Maine Women's Lobby Blog » Centers for Disease Control http://www.mainewomen.org/blogs The Voice of Maine Women Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:22:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Sick Leave at Issue in H1N1 Preparations: CDC Calls for Flexible Sick Leave Policies http://www.mainewomen.org/blogs/2009/08/sick-leave-at-issue-in-h1n1-preparations-cdc-calls-for-flexible-sick-leave-policies/ http://www.mainewomen.org/blogs/2009/08/sick-leave-at-issue-in-h1n1-preparations-cdc-calls-for-flexible-sick-leave-policies/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:29:22 +0000 admin http://www.mainewomen.org/blog/?p=800 Today, a sold-out audience of more than 1,000 people will gather at the Augusta Civic Center for a summit on H1N1 flu preparation. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers, which includes recommendations from the CDC and a letter cosigned by the Secretaries of Commerce, Health and Human Services, and Labor.

Their advice is simple: Plan ahead and “encourage sick workers to stay home without penalty.”

But, how can workers stay home when they don’t have paid sick days?

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