Document Type
Policy Advocacy Brief
Publication Date
3-2021
Issue Statement/Executive Summary
Paid sick time is an essential benefit for all workers in Minnesota. Paid sick time is an economic issue, a public health issue, and an equity issue. Workers should not have to choose between going to work sick or losing a day of pay. Low wage workers, women, Black, Indigenous, people of color, and people living in rural areas are least likely to work at jobs that provide paid sick time. Three cities in Minnesota have implemented paid sick time for workers, along with twelve States and the District of Columbia. It is time for Minnesota to act now and implement a statewide mandatory paid sick time policy.
Department
Social Work
Recommended Citation
Hanson, L., Kemp, C., & Leggett, C. (2021). Paid sick time: An essential benefit for all of Minnesota's workers. MSW Program Policy Advocacy Briefs, Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/msw-student-policy-advocacy-briefs/34
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