Fact Sheets

When people are sick, they are better off when they can be home or in the hospital, getting the care they need and preventing the spread of their illness. But in Pennsylvania, 46 percent of all workers have no access to earned sick time. If they or their family members get sick, they are stuck in a no-win situation: work sick, or stay home and lose their pay and possibly their jobs.


Supporting Earned Sick Time is as Easy as 1-2-3: Public Health - Smart Business - Economic Security

The Case for Paid Sick Days for Pennsylvania’s Workers

Working Women Need Paid Sick Days

Paid Sick Days are Good for Children’s Health

Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health

Victims of Domestic Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault Need Paid Sick Days

Paid Sick Days Help Protect Economic Security for Working Families During the Recession

Paid Sick Days Make Good Business Sense

Paid Sick Days are Good for Caregivers

Paid Sick Days are Necessary to Manage Chronic Illness

Workers Caring for Older Relatives Need Paid Sick Days

Paid Sick Days: Busting the Myths

Working Families Need the Healthy Families Act

Everyone Gets Sick, Not Everyone Has Time To Get Better

Thank you to our friends at the National Partnership for Women and Families for putting together some of these fact sheets.