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Paid sick leave: Setback in Philly, progress elsewhere
Posted by Liz Borkowski on April 12, 2013 Although Philadelphia’s City Council fell one vote short of overriding a veto of the city’s paid sick leave bill, paid sick leave efforts are gaining steam nationwide.
Advancing paid sick leave laws – from Portland to the US Congress
Posted by Liz Borkowski on March 21, 2013 As the list of US jurisdictions with paid sick leave laws gets longer, members of Congress introduce a bill that would require paid sick leave nationwide.
Occupational Health News Roundup
Posted by Liz Borkowski on February 25, 2013 The White House’s two-year delay of OSHA’s proposed silica rule attracted media attention; West Virginia’s Governor orders mines to undertake a “safety stand-down” after a series of mineworker deaths; and a warming climate will necessitate stricter limits on outdoor work.
Occupational Health News Roundup
Posted by Liz Borkowski on February 5, 2013 The Family and Medical Leave Act is 20 years old and still doesn’t cover 40% of workers; researchers find evidence of brain damage in five former football players while they’re still alive; and a police officer protecting polio workers in Pakistan was killed.