sick days

NEARLY HALF OF LOCAL WORKERS LACK SICK DAYS, INCLUDING MOST FOOD WORKERS

 

By Miriam Raftery

February 27, 2014 (San Diego) – Sick workers, particularly in the food service industry, pose risks to public health. But nearly half of all workers in the private sector locally lack paid sick time locally—including 80 percent of those in food service. That leaves workers a choice of coming to work sick, or losing pay.


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