Paid Sick Leave During Health Emergencies bill blocked by GOP

[Isilwen]

I gave you an answer, are we still being serious?

Excuse me, had dinner to start getting ready. You were close. I am 45, so I am not an inexperienced 20 year old.

 

[Hank77]

You missed the entire point of that post.

I may have to leave my job because I am at risk if this thing gets more widespread as I am already at high risk of contracting it because of my job. I live paycheck to paycheck. What am I supposed to do for pay?

Your employer, because of your circumstance, may lay you off job attached that way you should be able to collect unemployment right away, without a waiting period. It would be better than having no income and depending on how long this lasts you would still have a job to go back to.

 

[Isilwen]

Your employer, because of your circumstance, may lay you off job attached that way you should be able to collect unemployment right away, without a waiting period. It would be better than having no income and depending on how long this lasts you would still have a job to go back to.

My employer doesn't think like that, unfortunately. He won't be too pleased that I am wanting to be laid off and be able to keep my job.

He'll tell me to just suck it up and work, or there's the door.

 

[Need answers]

I dont really need a nanny state. Just a job thank you.

 

[Hank77]

And Companies that have 20 employees would go out of business if it did get as bad as people believe.

Small businesses can't budget such things......GOOGLE, AMAZON, WALMART can, but Joe's nut and bolt shop can"t

I agree with you that small businesses couldn't afford to paid sick leave for 2 weeks if many of their employees got sick at the same time. What's the risk to that business if someone comes to work with the virus and many get sick? Would they go out of business because they had no one to work?

 

[Hank77]

My employer doesn't think like that, unfortunately. He won't be too pleased that I am wanting to be laid off and be able to keep my job.

He'll tell me to just suck it up and work, or there's the door.

Did you say that you are an EMT?

 

[Isilwen]

Did you say that you are an EMT?

I am, yes. I do not work for county, but do transport people who may or may not be carriers. We do nursing home to hospital transfers on the regular.

 

[Hank77]

I am, yes. I do not work for county, but do transport people who may or may not be carriers. We do nursing home to hospital transfers on the regular.

I can't imagine someone in a healthcare business not caring about their employees getting sick. That's just amazing to me. It takes a really greedy heart to deny someone a temporary lay-off in your circumstance.

 

[JIMINZ]

I agree with you that small businesses couldn't afford to paid sick leave for 2 weeks if many of their employees got sick at the same time. What's the risk to that business if someone comes to work with the virus and many get sick? Would they go out of business because they had no one to work?

Well according to everyone on this thread, it's going to be a Pandemic soon, therefore it just might be they would go out of business.

What business's could afford to pay salaries with no production going out the doors?.......Only those with no actual physical product......Google

 

[DaisyDay]

Yes stay home when your sick to keep the spread down. Employers have the right to OFFER sick leave it should not be mandated. Cases like this are why you have RESERVE.

Employers with fewer than 50 employees can fire you for taking unpaid sick leave (except in NYC and certain other municipalities). You may be sick enough to spread the virus but still be able to work. Donald said so, he said people were recovering at work.

 

[yougottabekidding]

Note to our foreign friends -- there is no federal requirement for paid sick leave in the US. Go be sick on your own time.

That is correct - there is limited Government intrusion on how people run their companies.

We offer a good benefits package, including sick days, but nothing is mandated by the government.

 

[Speedwell]

That is correct - there is limited Government intrusion on how people run their companies.

We offer a good benefits package, including sick days, but nothing is mandated by the government.

Who's "we?"

 

[yougottabekidding]

W

That is correct - there is limited Government intrusion on how people run their companies.

We offer a good benefits package, including sick days, but nothing is mandated by the government.

We is myself and business partner.

 

[Speedwell]

W


We is myself and business partner.

Good for you. Your employees are better off in that respect than many others.

 

[dogs4thewin]

FMLA does not apply to businesses with less than 50 employees.

yup that is what I was saying.

 

[dogs4thewin]

I find that hard to believe. That would be insane from a population health perspective and an economic perspective.

A healthy workforce is a productive work force: how else can you maintain a workforce? We know corporations will not deviate from a race to the bottom unless forced to.

nope sick leave can be a benefit. Sometimes it is a set benefit say ten sick days a year. Sometimes it is an earned benefit say you get one day of sick leave for every month you work. Sometimes it is both where you start out with a very few sick days and earn more the longer you work somewhere. ( my sister's school district works that way), but there is no requirement for paid sick leave.

 

[Desk trauma]

yup that is what I was saying.

Yet not too long ago that was your go to for people keeping their jobs while taking extended time off fo health reasons.

 

[Albion]

LINK

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats to quickly pass legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to provide paid sick leave.

The issue of paid sick leave has jumped into the spotlight amid growing concerns about a coronavirus outbreak within the United States. Individuals exposed to the virus are being recommended to quarantine for at least two weeks.

As usually is the case with legislation that should be bi-partisan in the common interest, the Congressional Democrats have included in it a number of "poison pills," i.e. pet projects unrelated to the purpose for which the legislation was intended.

As a result, they get to have their way with those add-on issues or else get to campaign on the theme that the Republicans didn't want to help the American people in this time of crisis.

 

[cow451]

Most republicans are the pick yourself back up by your boot straps and just work extra when you're back on your feet kind.

It’s the “I Got Mine” crowd.

 

[cow451]

Republicans usually expect people to be accountable for their own actions. Moreover, this is about mandating sick leave it is already a benefit employers may choose to offer and one which can attract and keep good employees.

Ever work for a hospital?