Catherine (Kathryn) Dill

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Companies Tweak Sick-Day Policies as Coronavirus Spreads · 13 Mar 2020 podcast

It's estimated that workers who came to work during the H1N1 outbreak in 2009 infected as many as 7 million of their coworkers. matched

Of course, absolutely. matched

I mean, if they don't come to work, they risk missed wages, in some cases at best, and at worst, losing their jobs. matched

We're seeing companies really scrambling to come up with contingency plans. matched

Walmart waived its attendance policy for associates. matched

So if you're sick or worried about getting sick, you can stay home, use your paid leave without the usual restrictions. matched

Trader Joe's said if you're sick, stay home. matched

It won't come out of your paid sick days bank. matched

And Darden Restaurants, which is the parent of Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse, they have 180,000 hourly workers. matched

They accelerated the rollout of a planned paid sick time benefit because of this. matched

Yes. matched

Whether you have paid sick time really does depend on the kind of job you have and also where you live. matched

Among the top 10% of earners, 93% of workers have paid sick days, but that number falls to 30% among the bottom 10% of earners. matched

So even among white collar workers who are more likely to have these benefits, a lot depends on your relationship with your manager, how comfortable you feel staying home, what the culture is like in your company. matched

There's just a lot of variation. matched

Yes. matched

So there's no federal law in the U.S., but there are 11 states plus Washington, D.C., and 22 cities and counties. matched

that do have laws providing workers with paid sick days that they can earn, usually between about five and seven days a year. matched

And in those places, those days can be used to recover from an illness or take care of a sick family member. matched

They can also be used for preventative health care, like a physical. matched

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