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Just a quick update from Wisconsin: The Wisconsin state supreme court agreed yesterday to hear the case challenging the Milwaukee paid sick days ordinance, however, no court date has been announced yet. A summary of the case that is before the state supreme court is here on the Family Values @ Work blog. For more [...]

Activists in the paid sick days fight in Milwaukee are continuing to organize as the legal battle makes its way to the State Supreme Court. On February 18, the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals sent the legal challenge to Milwaukee’s paid sick days ordinance up to the State Supreme Court. The move means continued delay [...]

Paid sick days won in Milwaukee by a landslide! On November 4, 69% of those voting on the initiative said, “Yes! Don’t make me choose between the job I need and the family I love.” For more information, go to http://www.paidsickdaysmke.org.

Find out about the campaign for paid sick days in Milwaukee. Below is a link to a press release regarding a recent study showing that paid sick days will save local employers millions and protect public health. Paid Sick Days in Milwaukee Press Release

Milwaukee workers without paid sick days are forced to make impossible choices between vital income and jobs on one hand, and caring for their own health or family health on the other hand. Yet the majority of middle-income workers cannot rely on paid leave, and three-fourths of low-wage workers have no paid sick leave.  A [...]