Paid Sick Leave Evidence

San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance: Outcomes for Employers and Employees

02/01/2011

Robert Drago and Vicky Lovell. Institute for Women's Policy Research. February 2011.

“San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance: Outcomes for Employers and Employees” is based on a survey of 700 employers and 1,200 workers. The results show the overwhelming success of San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave ordinance.

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Paid Sick Leave Does Not Harm Business Growth or Job Growth

09/28/2010

John Petro. Drum Major Institute. September 28, 2010.

“Paid Sick Leave Does Not Harm Business Growth or Job Growth” shows that the effects of the San Francisco paid sick leave law were not as dire as business groups predicted. Specifically, their warnings of mass joblessness proved entirely unfounded.

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Employers’ Perspectives on San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Policy

03/31/2009

Shelley Waters Boots, Karen Martinson, and Anna Danziger. The Urban Institute. March 31, 2009.

 “Employers’ Perspectives on San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Policy” finds that the San Francisco paid sick leave law had minimal negative effects upon most businesses.


 
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