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24 Aug, 2010

Imagine a World With Paid Sick Days

Posted by: annesheldon In: New Jersey|Paid Sick Days|Progress

9to5 Executive Director Linda Meric has a great op-ed about paid sick days on the New Jersey Today website. Read her piece her, Imagine a World With Paid Sick Days

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One year after New Jersey became the second state to offer paid family leave, the sky hasn’t fallen and businesses haven’t fled the state. Instead, the clear benefits are piling up: 26,000 workers were able to care for a new baby or a serious personal or family illness without going broke or losing their jobs. [...]

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