New bill will provide Minn. workers paid sick days

KSTP.com ^ | 01-02-09 | kstp

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There is a push at the State Capitol to make sure Minnesota workers get paid if they take a sick day from work.

The Minnesota Paid Sick Days Coalition along with Sen. Ellen Anderson and Rep. John Lesch will unveil the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplace Act Friday.

Sen. Anderson and Rep. Lesch say sick workers cost employers in lost productivity while also spreading illness in the workplace.

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***Small Business Survival Index 2007: State Rankings***

(ranked from friendliest , to least friendly toward SMALL businesses...MN is 45th.)

http://sbecouncil.org/Media/pdf/SBSI_2007.pdf?CFID=886110&CFTOKEN=53264537

[sageb1]

Seems unfair to traditional families. Why should single-income families have to foot the bill for this?