It's time to end zombie arguments against paid sick leave

Brigid Schulte is a former Washington Post staff writer, director of the Better Life Lab at New America and author of"Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One has the Time." Jody Heymann is founding director of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center, distinguished professor of public health and of public policy, and past dean of the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA. The views expressed here are the authors'. Read more opinion on CNN.

As the US economy begins to reopen, the top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned of the preventable"suffering and death" that could result if done too hastily. Nonetheless, most states that have started opening their economies are doing so despite failing to meet the Trump administration's recommended criteria for safely resuming public activity.

Brigid Schulte Jody Heymann Paid sick leave is the only way all workers in America can afford to stay home when they are sick and not spread the novel coronavirus to others. Yet, in a report released Thursday, the Federal Reserve found that one in five workers still had no paid sick leave in April as the pandemic raged, even after Congress passed an emergency paid sick leave law in March.

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Opinion What needs to also end is the incessant incriminations that go along with 'calling out sick' ie: 'you're faking', or now the company is going to put you on 'warning' for taking sick days - sick pay should be Mandatory And not held against the Employee!!!

Opinion Anyone against this shld be asked this question: What would you do to survive if you & your children are starving & can't pay for nothing? Really dig down deep & repeat the question in your head!!!! The answer is, 'Almost Anything'! Desperate people, do desperate things crime

Opinion Just cause i owe child support i can't get any help i can't work pay my bills feed my kids that in the same household as me

Opinion Okie Dokie. Is CNN gonna pay for all the sick leave?

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Opinion America is so backward in so many ways!

Opinion Paid sick leave should be given to workers cz sickness is not something, person bring to him/herself. It should compulsory to the government.

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Opinion And who the he’ll do you think will pay for it? Do you not care if the market crashes You demonrats are ridiculous....all people need to get back to work except the vulnerable. You do not mask and quarantine healthy people, that’s what will make them unhealthy, U NITWIT!!!!

Opinion If Congress would just take a fraction of what they approve for defense each year, and put it on payroll for those who can’t work due to proximity of their clients. Hair stylist, Nail techs, massage therapist, etc. This virus won’t have a resurgence. But it won’t happen 😥

Opinion But big business does not care about the average worker.

Opinion Thank God we have the opportunity for six weeks paid sick here in germany and a Programm where companies can reduce the work time of their people and also reduce salary the same way and the government pays a big part oft the difference to the employees. Essential in these times

Opinion Fake news!

Opinion As a European I find it outrageous that Americans don't get paid sick leave or only two weeks holidays, You live in the 19th century!

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