Morgan Smith Period 4 - Contract Requires Contractors to Pay for Sick Leave

New Obama Order Requires Contractors to Pay for Sick Leave? 

by Morgan T. Smith

Summary: Hundreds of thousands of people may be getting paid for sick days off. President Barack Obama signed an executive order Monday forcing companies who contract with federal government, to pay their employees when they take a sick leave. This proposed rule would require firms getting government contracts to provide an hour of paid sick day for every thirty hours an employee works, which is up to seven paid sick days a year.




Analysis: Republicans say that this new rule would raise the costs of doing businesses, making products, and services. To me, I think this new rule would have the greatest effect on low- wage workers, who are not likely to get paid for taking a sick leave and would be extremely beneficial. 

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