April 2008
Paid Sick Days Bill Could Raise the Bar for Working Californians
California Progress Report, April 20, 2008
Should California Require Small Businesses to Offer Sick Days?
Sacramento Bee, April 17, 2008
A Doctor Speaks on the Public Health Reasons Behind Paid Sick Days: Why California Should Pass the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act
California Progress Report, April 15, 2008
Assembly Committee Approves Paid Sick Days Legislation
Asian Week, April 11, 2008
Assembly Committee Approves Paid Sick Days Legislation
California Chronicle, April 10, 2008
Bill Requiring Paid Sick Leave in Calif. Passes Committee
San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2008
Assembly Bill Would Mandate Paid Sick Days
Ventura County Star, April 10, 2008
New Calif. Bill Would Give All Workers Paid Sick Leave
NBC 11, April 9, 2008
Legislation Would Require Paid Sick Days
KXJZ Capital Public Radio
Aired 4/9/2008 on All Things Considered
Aired 4/10/2008 on Morning Edition
EDITORIAL: Paid Sick Leave Best for Workers, Employers
The Monterey County Herald, April 8, 2008
Sick Leave Bill to Get California Assembly Hearing
Proposal Provides Some Paid Days Off
San Jose Mercury News, April 7, 2008
Bill Would Mandate Paid Sick Days
Some Fear California Business Owners Will Suffer
Fresno Bee, April 2, 2008
Silicon Valley’s Low-Income Working Moms Take Their Fight for Paid Sick Days to Sacramento
California Chronicle, April 1, 2008
Poll Shows California Voters Support Paid Sick Days Law
Three in four (73 percent) California voters are in favor of a law allowing all workers to earn paid sick days, according to a statewide survey released on August 5, 2008. The poll was conducted by the Field Research Corporation for the California Center for Research on Women and Families (CCRWF), a program of the nonprofit Public Health Institute. Support for such a law crosses party lines and includes 85 percent of Democrats, 75 percent of non-partisans and 56 percent of Republicans.
CA Paid Sick Days Bill Will Boost Public Health: New Report
A research report released on July 30, 2008 shows that the proposed California paid sick days legislation will have significant positive public health impacts. The report entitled A Health Impact Assessment of the California Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act of 2008 was produced by Human Impact Partners and researchers at the San Francisco Department of Health.
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Valuing Good Health in California: The Costs and Benefits of the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act of 2008
Executive Summary
Full Report
Testimony on the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act
Rajiv Bhatia, MD, MPH
Online Rally for Healthy Families
Call on Congress to support paid sick days! Share your own story about why paid sick days are important to you and your family!
August 5, 2008
POLL SHOWS CALIFORNIA VOTERS SUPPORT PAID SICK DAYS LAW
Findings follow new research showing positive public health benefits of AB 2716