Sick and Tired of No Sick Leave

The Notion
April 28, 2010

Aside from the moral imperative, the costs and benefits of paid sick days and family leave are also very convincing...

Allowing workers time to seek preventative care for things like immunizations, counseling, and cancer screening would also reduce health care costs. Paid sick days would give workers the opportunity to seek primary care and reduce emergency room visits--we currently spend $20 to $32 billion annually on non-urgent emergency care and it can cost two to five times as much as primary care, according to the New England Healthcare Institute. Finally, paid sick days reduce job turnover and improve productivity, potentially producing billions of dollars in annual savings for employers and the broader economy...

Link to Full Article: http://www.thenation.com/blog/sick-and-tired-no-sick-leave