Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces
Mainers Need Paid Sick Days
Taking a day off from work when you are sick or when your child is sick should be simple. You get
sick, you stay home from work, and you get better.
Well, it's not simple - especially for the thousands of Maine workers who do not have access
to paid sick days at their jobs. It's an issue that is getting national and local attention lately as
lawmakers consider legislation to guarantee a minimum number of paid sick days.
Paid sick days are on the radar now more than ever simply because the needs of families are changing.
Unfortunately, the workplace isn't keeping up.
Nearly one-half of all Maine workers in the private sector lack even a single paid sick day.
For low-wage workers, the statistic is closer to 3 out of 4.
Employees who have no job-protected paid sick days must choose: they can either come to work
sick or stay home and risk losing a day's pay or even their job. Simply put, for most of us, a case
of the flu or a nasty cold is an inconvenience. For those who lack paid sick days, it can be the
difference between family security and financial disaster.
The Maine Women's Lobby is working hard to make sure no Mainer has to choose between their job
and their family ever again. They are supporting
L.D. 1454 "An Act to Care for Working Families."
Want to learn more about legislation guaranteeing paid sick days for Maine workers?
Want to get involved in the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces campaign?
Contact: Maine Women's
Lobby, (207) 622-0851
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