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Report finds benefits for economy, health in universal paid sick leave
Helping workers stay home when they’re sick or exposed to COVID-19 could reduce the pandemic’s spread, analysis finds
While vaccines have been slowly rolling out for COVID-19 and state lawmakers are debating whether to throw out Wisconsin’s statewide mask requirement, a new report points to another tool that could help curb the spread of the coronavirus:
Money.
Not just money for public health departments or money to invest in medical prevention, treatment or cures money in workers’ pockets.
Paid sick leave and workers’ compensation coverage when employees contract COVID-19 on the job could encourage more workers to safely stay in quarantine or isolation so they avoid spreading the virus, according to the report ....

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