Posts Tagged ‘swine flu’

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|swine flu|Uncategorized

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 [...]

Teeing up the witnesses

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

11 Jun 2009

Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership, is going first. “the sooner we act, the better off  we will be. “America needs a basic workplace standard that allows employees to earn …up to seven paid sick days a year.” Debra’s reminding us that, in the wake of the H1N1 virus, CDC asks people to stay [...]

What we don't have, that 140 other countries do, including the top 20 world economic powers…?

In: Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Paid sick days|swine flu

1 May 2009

Yes, 140 other countries, including the top 20 world economic powers, (except the United States) have paid sick days. With the Swine flu in the forefront of our minds, sick days linger in the air as a possibility.  But, almost half the private sector, 48% don’t have paid sick days. The benefits to mandated paid [...]

A Sick Situation

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

1 May 2009

As more cases of swine flu are reported, we are hearing more about staying home from work and school if you experience any flu-like symptoms. But the reality is the majority of workers cannot stay home when their sick. For the majority of workers, missing work results in a loss in wages – and possibly [...]

Please take a sick day for swine flu.

In: Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days

27 Apr 2009

I now know I’m not the only one wondering how we’re supposed to follow the CDC’s advice to stay home from work with flu-like symptoms.  Yes, you should prevent the spread of swine flu by staying home from work when you’re sick. But for the nearly one out of two full time workers without a [...]


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