Today, the Seattle City Council passed legislation (Bill No. 117216) requiring businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. This follows Connecticut’s similar legislation, the first state-wide sick leave mandate, which passed earlier this year. A sick leave initiative will appear on the ballot in Denver, Colorado, this November. "Paid sick leave mandates are just the latest trend from advocacy groups wedded to the false […]

Today, the Seattle City Council passed legislation (Bill No. 117216) requiring businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. This follows Connecticut’s similar legislation, the first state-wide sick leave mandate, which passed earlier this year. A sick leave initiative will appear on the ballot in Denver, Colorado, this November. "Paid sick leave mandates are just the latest trend from advocacy groups wedded to the false […]

Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), by Richard V. Burkhauser (Cornell University), Sean Lyons (Cornell University) and Kosali Simon (Indiana University). The authors find that, as a consequence of poorly-understood factors in the new law, millions of employees may willingly switch from an employer plan to a government subsidized insurance exchange--even if their employer continues […]

Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), by Richard V. Burkhauser (Cornell University), Sean Lyons (Cornell University) and Kosali Simon (Indiana University). The authors find that, as a consequence of poorly-understood factors in the new law, millions of employees may willingly switch from an employer plan to a government subsidized insurance exchange--even if their employer continues […]

Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new survey commissioned from Opinion Research Corporation* that finds a majority of the public knows someone that has used paid sick time for reasons other than an illness—such as extending their summer vacation. The survey also found that the vast majority of the public opposes a government sick leave mandate if there are unintended consequences like those that […]

Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new survey commissioned from Opinion Research Corporation* that finds a majority of the public knows someone that has used paid sick time for reasons other than an illness—such as extending their summer vacation. The survey also found that the vast majority of the public opposes a government sick leave mandate if there are unintended consequences like those that […]