Post by Logan on Apr 2, 2016 21:40:42 GMT -6
Task force proposes Chicago employers offer 5 days of paid sick leave a year
Chicago employers should allow workers to earn at least five paid sick days a year, according to recommendations by a mayoral task force that could revive efforts to mandate paid sick leave in the city.
The scheduled Sunday release of the Working Families Task Force report comes as more cities adopt earned sick leave laws that would particularly affect low-wage workers, nearly 80 percent of whom don't receive paid sick time and often can't afford to forgo a paycheck.
"It is unacceptable that more than 200,000 workers in Chicago cannot take a sick day without worrying about losing their job or being unable to pay their bills," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement announcing the recommendations. "This task force report provides the city with a road map for ensuring that our working families receive this important protection."
The task force, convened last summer, was charged with studying paid sick leave, scheduling predictability and paid family and medical leave policies to address growing concerns about the juggling of work and family obligations.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-paid-sick-leave-task-force-0403-biz-20160401-story.html
Chicago employers should allow workers to earn at least five paid sick days a year, according to recommendations by a mayoral task force that could revive efforts to mandate paid sick leave in the city.
The scheduled Sunday release of the Working Families Task Force report comes as more cities adopt earned sick leave laws that would particularly affect low-wage workers, nearly 80 percent of whom don't receive paid sick time and often can't afford to forgo a paycheck.
"It is unacceptable that more than 200,000 workers in Chicago cannot take a sick day without worrying about losing their job or being unable to pay their bills," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement announcing the recommendations. "This task force report provides the city with a road map for ensuring that our working families receive this important protection."
The task force, convened last summer, was charged with studying paid sick leave, scheduling predictability and paid family and medical leave policies to address growing concerns about the juggling of work and family obligations.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-paid-sick-leave-task-force-0403-biz-20160401-story.html