Paid Sick Days

Paid sick days are a matter of economic security. No mother should have to choose between her job and taking care of a sick child. We are working to make earned paid sick days a right for all.

Can you believe it? Nearly one in three private-sector workers – and 70% of low wage workers cannot earn a single paid sick day.

This means that people are often forced to choose between working sick and losing pay - or even their jobs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying home when we’re sick with common illnesses like the flu, and keeping sick children out of school. Workers without paid sick days don’t have that option, and we all risk getting sick.

Over 145 other countries have paid sick leave. Moms are working to put the US on the map. We've had major wins in New York City, Connecticut, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco and we won't stop until everyone has the ability to earn paid sick days!

Read MomsRising supporters' personal stories on paid sick days:

As a full-time public school teacher and single mother, I am grateful for my paid sick days. But day after day, I see my own students struggle through a school day when they should be home in bed sick, not at a school desk, but their parents must be at work, because they don’t have paid sick days...Read more

Kim, Missoula, MT

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Radio

08/19/19

New on #BreakingThrough this week: we cover the growing (and winning!) movement for paid family/medical leave with Executive Director for Healthcare America, Margarida Jorge. We also discuss how important it is that we all fight to protect access to healthcare and affordable medicine including via...

Amber Dorsey

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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

07/15/19

Ensuring that a growing economy is equitable and benefits all workers is an important policy priority for all elected officials. Given that women’s earnings and economic security are central to the health and well-being of U.S. households and the overall economy, each election cycle presents an...

Heidi Hartmann

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

07/11/19

Ensuring that a growing economy is equitable and benefits all workers is an important policy priority for all elected officials. Given that women’s earnings and economic security are central to the health and well-being of U.S. households and the overall economy, each election cycle presents an...

Heidi Hartmann

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Maternal Justice Paid Sick Days

03/23/19

Happy Saturday! We're sharing our latest list of top actions from the past week for your social justice-seeking pleasure. This week we're talking about gun safety, tax reform, maternal justice, and more! As always your voice is powerful and urgently needed. Please take a moment to sign and share...

Karen Showalter

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Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

10/03/18

Did you hear the news?! Michigan lawmakers passed a paid sick time law! That may seem like good news at first, but the truth is that it’s not that simple and we can’t totally celebrate...yet. Here’s the scoop: The MI Time to Care coalition collected nearly 400,000 signatures for a strong paid sick...

Sara Alcid

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Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

09/03/18

From a strong minimum wage to paid family and medical leave, Washington’s labor movement has been MOMumental in a slew of powerful wins for women and families.

Maggie Humphreys

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NJ Thank-You Card! #PaidSickDays

It is truly a new day in New Jersey, and in a few short months New Jersey will be a more just and fair place to live and work.

Portland City Council: Pass a strong earned sick days ordinance!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/sign/PortlandME_EarnedSickDays/?source=action">Portland City Council: Pass a strong earned sick days ordinance!</a>

The Portland City Council is currently considering an earned sick days ordinance that would allow Portland workers to earn up to six paid sick days each year.

>>> Now your Councilors need to hear from YOU! Ask them to pass a strong city-wide paid sick days policy!

Albany County Legislature: Pass Paid Sick Days!

The Albany County Legislature is currently considering passing paid sick days!

Now your legislator needs to hear from YOU! Ask them to pass a strong county-wide paid sick days policy!

Tell Congress: Advance Paid Sick Days with the Healthy Families Act!

Senator Murray and Representative DeLauro swooped in this year (Super Woman style) with the reintroduction of the Healthy Families Act – national paid sick days legislation – which is a true win-win-win for working families, businesses, and the economy!

For a healthy workforce and economy, we need the Healthy Families Act! Urge your members of Congress to act swiftly to advance paid sick days.

Together with raising the minimum wage, paid family & medical leave, and equal pay, paid sick days help ensure the economic security of families across our nation, especially communities of color and Muslim, immigrant, and LGBTQ+ families, as well as rural communities, all of whom are disproportionately facing unjust and harmful actions from the Trump Administration.

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All New #BreakingThrough: Rise Up!

A Woman-Centered Economic Agenda: Support Labor Unions

A Woman-Centered Economic Agenda: Improve Access to Paid Leave, Paid Sick Days, Child Care

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: March 23, 2019

Don’t GUT Michigan’s new paid sick time law!

Labor of Love: Thanking the Labor Movement for MOMumental victories