Debra Ness with the National Partnership for Women and Families is quoted in the report as stating of the issue, “The problem has really come into sharp relief the past few …

“The problem has really come into sharp relief the past few days,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which has long pushed for paid sick leave. “Many people don’t even realize that almost half the private sector — 48 percent — has no sick days, not even a single one.”

For single-parent homes, or for families that depend on two incomes, “This could be the beginning of a spiral into economic disaster,” says Debra L. Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.

“The problem has really come into sharp relief the past few days,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which has long …

Nearly half of private sector workers in the United States don’t have a single paid sick day, said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for …