As an emboldened progressive movement is demanding bigimprovements in worker compensation and benefits across thecountry, major employers are voicing frustration at the differentsick leave laws they have to contend with.
The Wall Street Journal reports that 36 states,counties and municipalities have implemented mandatory sick leave laws over the past decade.
All employers in California, for instance, are required to givetheir employees three paid sick days a year. But if they’re in LosAngeles, the number jumps to six. In San Francisco, companies arerequired to provide workers nine paid sick days. Even thecomparably conservative San Diego mandates five days off to nursean illness or care for a loved one.
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