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September 8, 2015

Obama Unveils Order to Give 300,000 Workers Paid Sick Leave 
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President Obama has announced a new executive order that will require
federal contractors to offer up to seven days of paid sick leave. Obama
made the announcement in Boston on Labor Day.

President Obama: "Let's face it: Nobody wants a waiter who feels like
they have to come to work when they're coughing, they're contagious. But
if they don't have sick leave, what are they going to do? They've got to
pay the rent. That's not good for anybody. Unfortunately, only Congress
has the power to give this security to all Americans, but where I can
act, I will. And by the way, I just did. As we were flying over here, I
signed a new executive order requiring federal contractors to allow
employees who work on our contracts to earn up to seven paid sick days a
year."

 

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