“Our failure to establish a minimum standard of paid sick days is putting the public’s health at risk” She’s noting that it’s largely those workers who interact directly with the public – food service workers, child care, nursing home workers – that lack even a single paid sick day.

Here’s an impressive resume: Dr. Schuchat, M.D., Acting Deputy Director for Science and Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Dr Schuchat is speaking on behalf of the administration and once again asking employer to provide flexible sick leave. The [...]