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Paid Sick Leave Can Significantly Reduce Flu Rates
Paid Sick Leave Can Significantly Reduce Flu Rates
Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoHere's a revolutionary thought: Letting people stay home when they're sick without docking their pay could help curb the spread of diseases.Specifically, a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that the flu rate "decreases significantly" when employees are given paid sick days.Many people in the United States don't have paid sick leave (or paid family leave, for that matter); the authors say half of American works don't have paid sick days.
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Paid Sick Leave Reduces the Flu Rate 'Significantly,' NBER Paper Says
Paid Sick Leave Reduces the Flu Rate 'Significantly,' NBER Paper Says
Everyone knows staying home from work when you have the flu helps protect your co-workers from getting sick.Unfortunately, not everyone does it.A new National Bureau of Economic Research paper argues that one reason for that is a lack of access to paid sick leave.
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Paid Sick Leave Reduces the Flu Rate 'Significantly,' Paper Says
Paid Sick Leave Reduces the Flu Rate 'Significantly,' Paper Says
ENLARGE Researchers, noting that only 40% of people in the U.S. have flu vaccines, say people working while they are sick is "one important channel through which infectious diseases spread." Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Associated PressEveryone knows staying home from work when you have the flu helps protect your co-workers from getting sick.Unfortunately, not everyone does it.A new National Bureau of Economic Research paper argues that one reason for that is access to paid sick leave.
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