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Bill to Mandate Paid Sick Days Introduced in House

Posted November 04, 2009
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“In an effort to rein in the spread of the H1N1 flu, Representative George Miller, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.” (New York Times, Wednesday)

Beware the law of unintended consequences.

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