APHA wants more to have sick days, paid family & medical leave
The Governing Council of the American Public Health Association (APHA) has approved a policy statement expressing APHA’s support for expanding U.S. workers’ access to earned sick days and paid medical and family leave.
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation that does not give workers access to paid sick time to recover from illness, or to paid maternity leave following a baby’s birth. This policy statement from the APHA documents the public health damage from inadequate paid leave policies and expresses support for laws and policies that expand access to paid sick, medical, and family leave.