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Sick workers would be guaranteed up to five paid days off if their boss tells them to stay home because they might be contagious, according to an emergency bill introduced today by two Bay Area Democratic House members. The bill, by Reps. Full Article at The Orange County Register
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Miller is the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, and Lynn Woolsey is the chairwoman of the labor committee’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee. Full Article at The Money Times
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In an effort to rein in the spread of the H1N1 flu, Representative George Miller, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their... Full Article at The New York Times
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers who tell workers to stay home when they are sick will have to give them paid time off for up to five days under new federal legislation proposed on Tuesday. Full Article at Reuters
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By Corey Boles WASHINGTON--A senior House Democrat on Tuesday introduced legislation directing employers to pay for up to five days' sick leave for workers they send home because they have contracted the H1N1 virus.House Education and Labor Committee... Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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But workers have been reporting that many of them are either afraid or cannot afford to take time off
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Sick workers advised to stay home by their employers shouldn't have to choose between their livelihood, and their co-workers' or customers' health
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Sometimes you talk about legislation in the abstract, but this is making people begin to understand the problem
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I will make every effort to have a vote as soon as possible
