How health emergencies emphasize the role of temporary paid sick leave
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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Dear John
Letters in the December issue discussed permanent versus temporary sick
leave policies.
Permanent Versus Temporary Paid Sick Leave
In a letter
published in the December 2021 issue of Health Affairs, Emily Suzuki and
Nobutoshi Nawa wrote about an article by Jody Heymann and colleagues in
the September 2021 issue that put US sick leave in global context
.
"We completely agree that the permanent national approach contributes to
social equalities in health," they wrote. "However, we would like to
emphasize the role of temporary paid sick leave legislation at the state
and local levels to address the urgent need for flexible policies,
especially during health emergencies."
Jody Heymann and Aleta Sprague responded to the letter
,
outlining four ways in which temporary legislation falls short and
emphasizing that a permanent paid sick leave policy covering the full
range of health needs has myriad advantages over temporary sick leave
legislation hurriedly adopted amid a crisis.
Sick leave has been discussed in several Health Affairs Policy Briefs.
In June 2021, a brief highlighted the role of sick leave in inequalities
at work
during COVID-19. In March 2019, a brief discussed the connection between
paid family leave policies
and population health.
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Daily Digest
US Sick Leave In Global Context
Emily Suzuki and Nobutoshi Nawa
US Sick Leave In Global Context: US Eligibility Rules Widen Inequalities
Despite Readily Available Solutions
Jody Heymann et al.
US Sick Leave In Global Context: The Authors Reply
Jody Heymann and Aleta Sprague
Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19
Rebecca Wolfe et al.
Paid Family Leave Policies And Population Health
Maya Rossin-Slater and Lindsay Uniat
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