Late Wednesday night, Congress introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes several critical provisions to help curb the spread and economic impact of COVID-19. Key elements of the emergency bill include: 14 days of immediately available paid...
In news coverage of the Coronavirus, much has been said about paid sick days as a critical missing piece of America’s public health toolkit. Here’s a look at paid sick time – and who does and doesn’t have access to it – in North Carolina. Data courtesy of our friends...
As COVID-19 reached the continental US earlier this week, media coverage almost immediately connected the dots between this potential public health crisis and the myriad shortcomings of our public policy and healthcare system. The lack of a federal paid sick days...
