Business Groups Oppose Emergency H1N1 Paid Sick Leave

Public health officials say the H1N1 flu pandemic is exacerbated by employees going into work sick because they don’t get paid time off. But a representative from the business community told Congress on Tuesday to stay out of it.

House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.) is pushing an emergency bill that would require employers with more than 15 workers to provide up to five days of paid sick leave.

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 39 percent of workers in the private sector do not receive paid sick leave.

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