Catherine (Kathryn) Dill

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · More Companies Under Pressure to Provide Paid Sick Leave · 29 Sep 2021 podcast
In terms of paid sick days, there's no legal requirement that employers provide them at the federal level. voice-verified
In terms of paid leave, that's the same, though nine states and the District of Columbia now have some manner of paid leave legislation on the books. voice-verified
Paid sick time is typically time that can be used for a minor illness, even if it doesn't feel minor when you have the flu. voice-verified
That's typically how those days are used, and they can be used typically without booking them in advance, like a vacation day. voice-verified
Whereas voice-verified
Paid leaves, paid family leave, typically is used to take care of a new child, whether you are the parent who has given birth or a partner, or to care for a sick family member. voice-verified
Because these leaves have grown in necessity, in popularity, of course, among employees, certainly at larger employers where there's always been competition for talent, these types of leaves have just become table stakes. voice-verified
They're more typically offered by large employers to salaried employees, though that's a huge generalization, of course. voice-verified
About 75% of private sector workers in the United States have some sort of paid sick days, though that breaks down along wage lines. voice-verified
High earners, of course, are far more likely to have paid sick time than hourly or lower wage workers. voice-verified
And among those hourly and low wage workers, you know, those who've cobbled together full employment from multiple part time jobs or those who work for small businesses, they're much less likely to have access to paid sick time or those other types of leaves. voice-verified
Well, one of the workers I spoke with was Krista Dixon, a woman in West Virginia whose situation will actually probably sound familiar to a lot of American workers. voice-verified
She does have paid sick time. voice-verified
but it accrues roughly a day at a time each month. voice-verified
And so, you know, it's fairly easy to exhaust sick time that accrues in those amounts. voice-verified
So for example, she and her husband and her four year old, as well as their infant twins, all tested positive for COVID-19 in January. voice-verified
And so she was able to take the first week of her two week quarantine, the first five days she was able to take off paid and spend time recovering and taking care of her family. voice-verified
But the second week when she was actually still quite sick and experiencing real symptoms, she had to telecommute and return to work because she was out of accrued paid sick time. voice-verified
Well, certainly the pandemic highlighted the need for paid sick time and for other types of leaves. voice-verified
And many large employers have really leaned in during the pandemic on increased flexibility and really trying to respond through their benefits packages to what employees say they really need. voice-verified
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