Support Paid Sick Days

Fact Sheets

These short resources highlight some of the most reliable and significant data, and can help advocates make the case for a paid sick days initiative in their communities. Please use them and share them freely with other activists, coworkers and friends.

Business and Economy

• Paid Sick Days Lead to Cost Savings for All

• Paid Sick Days: Good for Businesses, Good for Workers

• Busting the Myths about Paid Sick Days

Health and Safety

• Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools: The Case for a National Paid Sick Days Standard

• Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health

• Paid Sick Days Benefit Children’s Health

• Family Caregivers Need Paid Sick Days

• Paid Sick Days Are Necessary To Manage Chronic Illness

• Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid "Safe Days"

Key Populations

• Working Women Need Paid Sick Days

• Women of Color Need a Paid Sick Days Standard
• African American Workers and Their Families Need Paid Sick Days

• Latino Workers and Their Families Need Paid Sick Days | Trabajadores latinos y sus familias necesitan días pagados por enfermedad

• LGBT Families Need Paid Sick Days
  (Family Equality Council Fact Sheet)

Healthy Families Act

• Overview: The Healthy Families Act