NPWF President: "Robust interventions to address the substantial racial inequities in maternal health in the United States are long overdue and require immediate action." WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2023 – Today, the National Partnership for Women...
paid sick days
Current Paid Sick Days Laws
FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.
Paid Sick Days Statutes
CHART | A detailed summary of existing paid sick days laws.
Paid Sick Days Are Good for Business
FACT SHEET | Businesses benefit when their employees have access to paid sick days. When sick workers are able to stay home, the spread of disease slows and workplaces are both healthier and more productive. Plus, workers recover faster from...
Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid Safe Days
FACT SHEET | On the need for the country's workplace policies to provide domestic and sexual violence survivors the support and job protection they need to recover - through a paid sick and safe days standard.
Back to School Sample Letter to the Editor
Fall is challenging for any working parent. Summer is over. Kids are headed back to school – and flu season is around the corner.
Back to School Sample Letter to an Elected Official
Dear Elected Official, As our state approaches back-to-school and flu season, I want to call your attention to the state’s failure to put in place a paid sick days standard – and the very real threat that poses to the health of our children,...
Voters Show Bipartisan Support for Permanent Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave
Emergency paid sick days and paid family leave protections provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will expire in December 2020, despite the majority of voters facing expanded or continuing caregiving needs during the pandemic.
Know Your Rights for Parents and Educators: Emergency Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care and Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that creating safe environments for work, care, and learning is vital to keeping people healthy and controlling the spread of the virus. Unfortunately, the administration and many state and local...
Americans’ Awareness of and Intentions to Use New Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Days Protections
POLLING | New polling data on Americans’ awareness of and intentions to use new paid family leave and paid sick days protections included in coronavirus legislation.
Expanding Paid Sick Days and Paid Family & Medical Leave in Response to COVID-19
FACT SHEET | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the universal need for - and far from universal access to - paid sick days and paid family and medical leave in the United States.
Expanding Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave in Response to COVID-19
FACT SHEET | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the universal need for - and far from universal access to - paid sick days and paid family and medical leave in the United States.
Conoce tus derechos: Permisos pagados por enfermedad y permisos para cuidado infantil durante el coronavirus
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS | Conoce tus derechos: Permisos pagados por enfermedad y permisos para cuidado infantil durante el coronavirus (Spanish)