Even One Unpaid Sick Day Puts Low-Wage Workers’ Economic Security at Risk

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Economic Policy Institute

New EPI research finds that taking unpaid sick days can costs low-wage workers their basic needs. Only 27 percent of private sector low-wage workers have access to paid sick days, compared to 87 percent of the highest paid workers in the private sector.