Several major U.S. companies including Netflix, Chipotle and Microsoft recently began offering their employees paid sick and maternity leave. The U.S. is currently the only industrialized country that doesn’t require companies to provide sick leave to their employees. 35% of American workers do not receive any type of paid sick leave.
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Yes, but only for sick leave, which is unexpected, instead of pregnancy, which is a personal choice, and the company has 100+ workers
Yes bit make it a graduated system. That means more aid for small and some medium sized businesses. Many medium and large corporations can affordable it on their own
@9MT2ZRJ1yr1Y
Yes. The federal government should sponsor this program and businesses should be allowed to provide additional paid sick or maternity or paternity leave if they wish.
@9J6K2YXProgressive 2yrs2Y
No, the federal government should sponsor these programs, with businesses electing to offer additional services.
@9T6CKVM1yr1Y
Yes but make it graduate so that small businesses and some medium sized business get assistance to pay for it. Large businesses can afford it
@93Y8XNR3yrs3Y
Yes, and they should be required to provide the same amount of leave for a worker who is taking care of any sick family member
@8ZCF2YP4yrs4Y
No, create a federal program offering paid leave instead.
@8Z2TW9Y4yrs4Y
yes from the government not the place they work at.
@dkinnibu4yrs4Y
No, the government should provide this.
@8SYQ8M44yrs4Y
Yes, but only for maternity leave and long term absence due to injury or sickness
@8Q25MNN5yrs5Y
No, but provide incentives to companies to encourage them to provide the payed leave.
@8P9MTNZ5yrs5Y
Yes for businesses with 250 employees and over, but have it capped for certain instances so that people do not take advantage of these programs.
@9CB4V822yrs2Y
Yes but a reasonable amount of time.
No, but the worker shouldn't lose their job
@3GYNF4N5yrs5Y
Yes, if the company is a corporation, but no for small business
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