U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd and Rep. Rosa DeLauro are hailing the state legislature’s labor committee for voting, 6 – 4, in favor of paid sick days for companies with more than 50 employees.<\/p>\n
The bill has been highly controversial at the state Capitol as no other state in the nation has passed such a law. Three cities – San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee – have adopted similar laws.<\/p>\n
On the federal level, Dodd and DeLauro have co-authored a similar bill on paid sick leave.<\/p>\n
“Connecticut was the first state in the nation to see a bill like this pass one of our legislative chambers, and with today’s vote we are now one step closer to seeing it become law,” Dodd said in a statement. “No one should have to choose between their job and their health or that of their family. And thanks to the leadership of people like Edith Prague, Rosa, and my late friend Ted Kennedy, they hopefully won’t have to make that unfair choice for much longer.”<\/p>\n
DeLauro described the labor committee’s vote Tuesday as “another step forward in the fight to ensure that every American worker has the right to take time off to deal with their own medical needs, or those of their families,”<\/p>\n
DeLauro added, “Almost half of all private sector workers, 57 million, do not have a single paid sick day. These workers put their jobs on the line every time they take a day off. It is a simple matter of right and wrong to ensure that paid sick days legislation is passed at the national level as well.”<\/p>\n
The Connecticut Business & Industry Association, known as CBIA, has lobbied hard against the bill, which has failed in the past. The bill passed following a marathon, nine-hour debate in the state House of Representatives last year, but it failed in the Senate without a vote after the lawmakers were deadlocked, 18 to 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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