National Partnership for Women & Families

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Celebrating a Decade of Paid Sick Days Progress, Resolving to Pass a National Policy

These legislative victories are proof the paid sick days movement is gaining significant traction and that the tipping point for a national policy is soon near. Yet even as we celebrate a decade of tremendous progress, today more than 34 million private sector workers cannot earn a single paid sick day.
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Implementation Day: A Time to Celebrate Progress, Demand Action on National Paid Leave and Paid Sick Days

Today, working people and advocates for fairer workplaces are marking Implementation Day to celebrate the anniversaries of paid sick days and paid family and medical leave laws across the country.
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A Subversion of Democracy

Last month, Gov. Rick Snyder dealt a blow to democracy by gutting the state’s paid sick time law. This was just one of the intentional subversions of democratic process that occurred in Michigan and Wisconsin in the lame duck sessions.
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Paid Sick Days Map

Existing Laws and Active Campaigns

State with a paid sick days campaign State with campaign
Orange shading represents existing legislation. State with paid sick days victory
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