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May 20, 2015

Paid sick leave rare for low-wage workers

  • But some big companies with operations nationwide are changing their paid sick leave policies ahead of legislation.
    • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
    AP Retail Writer

    NEW YORK — For Shannon Henderson, getting a cold or flu could be the difference between putting food on the table and going hungry.

    As a part-time customer service representative at a Wal-Mart in Sacramento, California, Henderson is one of an estimated 40 million American workers for who calling in sick is a luxury. If they don't work, they don't get paid.


     
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