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In the absence of federal paid sick leave, some states work to fill the gap. Plus, a new report on the looming Social Security and Medicare budget shortfalls, and what to expect from Reddit's first ea...
Hear Hilary Wething on today's Marketplace Morning Report talking about her research with @mslopen.bsky.socialwww.marketplace.org/shows/market...@hilwething.bsky.social@epi-org.bsky.social#Econsky
Strong growth continues for state and local government this month. We've surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
Unemployment up 0.2 ppts to 3.9 and payroll up 275,000. Gains in government and healthcare are particularly promising
By providing short-term *job protected* leave, paid sick leave gives workers the space and flexibility to take short periods of leave when they need to care for themselves and others, which in turn, can improve work force attachment. This is cool!
This matters because workers in low-wage jobs often want more hours but can't get them, either due to employer-side scheduling practices that shut out workers or caregiving responsibilities that make committing to work schedules difficult.
Excited to share a new @upjohninstitute.bsky.social@mslopen.bsky.social on the impact of paid sick leave and hours worked. We looked at one of the oldest city laws, Seattle's PSL law, and found that the policy induced low-wage workers to work 4.4 hours/quarter more than before
