A Push for Sick Leave: “Everyone Benefits When Minnesota Benefits”
A new push for earned sick leave could mean more employees get “Minnesota Benefits.”
According to TakeAction Minnesota, 1 million state workers – four in 10 – can’t take time off without risking their jobs or paychecks.The new Minnesota Benefits coalition wants legislators to change that.
An increasing number of families are living paycheck to paycheck, said Dan McGrath, executive director of TakeAction, who added that he thinks the whole state would benefit by helping them. “No one wants someone who’s preparing food to be ill. No one wants kids to have to stay home and take care of a younger brother or sister, so that mom can go off to work,” he said. “You know, we all do better when we all do better.”
