Friday, February 27, 2015

My stance about Paid Sick Leave



The author of this critique criticizes the attitude of Fox News about president Obama’s plan which says “The president will also sign a memorandum that will ensure federal employees get at least six weeks of paid sick leave for the arrival of a new child and propose that Congress pass legislation to give them six weeks of paid administrative leave“
The author mentions The New York Times and The Washington Post that reacted positively to news of Obama’s plan about Paid Sick Leave. On the contrary, the author reveals his stance about Paid Sick Leave and criticizes Fox News in an emphatic tone of voice, saying “But Fox's dismissal ignores the fact that paid sick days have been shown to save the U.S. economy billions of dollars annually. According  to the National Partnership for Women and Families, "Paid sick days help to decrease the productivity lost when employees work sick... which is estimated to cost our national economy $160 billion annually." Paid sick leave also contributes to workplace stability by removing the cost of replacing workers and the risk of infecting other workers. “

The author supports Obama’s stance about Paid Sick Leave.
 I agree with the author. Because I think that if someone was hurt and in a hospital that person would have to be out and back to work immediately in order to prevent becoming homeless. If a woman was pregnant and working on minimum wage she would have to be at work every day until she goes into labor and be out of the hospital immediately in order to support the child unless she has a family member or friend who isn't working on minimum wage and would be willing to help, even though, there are concerns about  some people think if they have seven sick days, they have to use them - even if not sick

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