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Senator Kamala Harris talks about the importance of sick leave during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2009 analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that around 39 percent of American workers in the private sector do not have paid sick leave. [1] Around 79 percent of workers in low-wage industries do not have paid sick time. [2]
In a statement, the White House said the law "provides paid leave, establishes free coronavirus testing, supports strong unemployment benefits, expands food assistance for vulnerable children and families, protects front-line health workers, and provides additional funding to states for the ongoing economic consequences of the pandemic, among other provisions."
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According to Michele Evermore, senior policy advisor for unemployment insurance at the U.S. Department of Labor, individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and stay home to recover are not ...
As of 2022, the unemployment rate reached its pre-pandemic levels - nevertheless, in many key aspects and industries, the U.S. economy has not completely recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. A growing digital gap emerged in the United States following the pandemic, despite non-digital enterprises being more dynamic than in the European Union .
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Other strikes occurred at a McDonalds [91] in San Jose California, where workers complained that they did not have enough soap to clean their hands, [65] and 20 workers at a McDonalds in Cicero, Illinois went on strike over paid sick days required by Illinois law, the walkout lasted 30 minutes and won the workers the paid sick leave. [65]