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

With employers directing sick workers to stay home to stem the spread of swine flu, it is unfair to make employees “chose between their livelihood and their coworkers’ or customers’ health,” said Miller, who chairs the House Education and Labor... Full Article at Houston Chronicle

For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care workers, servers, shopkeepers and small-business owners to their jobs each day. Full Article at Taiwan News