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Check out the letter of support from the Maine Small Business Coaltion:

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

23 Jan 2010

Maine business leaders support paid sick days The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us to stay home from work or school in order to decrease the spread of the H1N1 virus. President Obama says, “If you’re sick, stay home.” Common sense tells us to limit our contact with others when we are sick. [...]

From the Majority Report

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|Senate President Libby Mitchell|swine flu

17 Nov 2009

Senate President Libby Mitchell: In light of H1N1, Maine Needs Paid Sick Days “…Everyday during flu season, thousands of people go to work sick even though they know they should be staying home. The problem is, if they do the responsible thing and stay home, they lose a day’s pay. For the thousands of Mainers [...]

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From the White House: Support Paid Sick Days

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Obama|Paid sick days|swine flu

13 Nov 2009

Here it is, folks, straight from the White House. It’s time that everyone had the protection of paid sick days. Said Secretary Solis yesterday, “Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Biden we are proud to work with our colleagues in the Cabinet and the Middle Class Task Force to improve work-life policies, and efforts [...]

Right now: Paid Sick Days Hearing in Congress

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

10 Nov 2009

Senator Dodd is overseeing a hearing in U.S. Senate Committee Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Subcommittee on Children and Families right now. Stream it now! The cost of being sick:H1N1 and Paid Sick Days

Scrutiny towards Walmart's Paid Sick Day Policy

In: H1N1 Flu|Paid sick days|Senate President Libby Mitchell|swine flu

6 Nov 2009

Today’s segment on Good Morning America reports on Walmart’s paid sick days policy.  At issue: do penalties for using paid sick days encourage people to come to work sick?

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Lack of Paid Sick Days May Aid Flu Pandemic

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

3 Nov 2009

The New York Times reports today http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/business/03sick.html?ref=health

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Stop Swine Flu? The Answer is Paid Sick Days

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

20 Oct 2009

October 20, 2009 Contact: Sarah Standiford, 207-622-0851, ext. 20, or 207-837-2609 (cell) Paid Sick Days Needed to Limit H1N1 in Schools and Workplaces Augusta – On Tuesday, a prominent local physician joined Senate President Libby Mitchell and advocates for seniors, women, and survivors of violence to urge passage of “An Act to Aid in the [...]

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Sick Leave at Issue in H1N1 Preparations: CDC Calls for Flexible Sick Leave Policies

In: Centers for Disease Control|H1N1 Flu|Paid sick days|swine flu

20 Aug 2009

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 [...]

coffee, bagels, and swine flu

In: H1N1 Flu|Paid sick days|Uncategorized|swine flu

12 Jun 2009

We continuously tell people to stay home when they’re sick, but we don’t guarantee paid sick days. And, yesterday at the same time that the World Health Organization was announcing a pandemic, our Congress was debating a bill that would guarantee paid sick days. Where is the logic in this? I think it’s ridiculous that paid [...]

BooHiss

In: H1N1 Flu|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|swine flu

11 Jun 2009

Ms. Lipnic – can’t remember her affiliation maybe Chamber of Commerce? – is telling the committee that employers needs discretion to deny paid sick days and paid leave. grrrr. But here comes Sandra Poole who will talk about how California’s paid family and medical leave is working. (they are testifying on the FIRST act – [...]


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