As an emboldened progressive movement is demanding big improvements in worker compensation and benefits across the country, major employers are voicing frustration at the different sick leave laws they have to contend with.
The Wall Street Journal reports that 36 states, counties and municipalities have implemented mandatory sick leave laws over the past decade.
All employers in California, for instance, are required to give their employees three paid sick days a year. But if they’re in Los Angeles, the number jumps to six. In San Francisco, companies are required to provide workers nine paid sick days. Even the comparably conservative San Diego mandates five days off to nurse an illness or care for a loved one.
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