Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Flu Epidemic: One In Three American Workers Has No Paid Sick Leave, Contributes To Spread Of Disease
Posted: January 11, 2013
While the nation?s ?flu epidemic? has spread to over 40 states, thousands of Americans are trudging to work with cold and flu symptoms instead of staying home and keeping the spreadable disease to themselves. Why? Because one in three Americans do not have the luxury of taking a paid sick day.
An estimated 41.7 million workers in America cannot take paid sick days, which means that nearly a third of the nation?s work force has the potential to raise health risks for the entire population.
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Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/478261/flu...tes-to-spread-of-disease/#spHJSCQoVT56STbT.99
Posted: January 11, 2013
While the nation?s ?flu epidemic? has spread to over 40 states, thousands of Americans are trudging to work with cold and flu symptoms instead of staying home and keeping the spreadable disease to themselves. Why? Because one in three Americans do not have the luxury of taking a paid sick day.
An estimated 41.7 million workers in America cannot take paid sick days, which means that nearly a third of the nation?s work force has the potential to raise health risks for the entire population.
...
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/478261/flu...tes-to-spread-of-disease/#spHJSCQoVT56STbT.99