Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Less Likely To Take Time Off For Illness Or Injury Compared To Those With Paid Sick Leave

• Published in: Health Affairs Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 520 - 527
• Main Authors: DeRigne, LeaAnne, Stoddard-Dare, Patricia, Quinn, Linda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Correlation analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Databases, Factual; Employee benefits; Employees; Employer Health Costs; Employers; Employment; Female; Health behavior; Health care; Health care policy; Health insurance; Health services; Humans; Illnesses; Incidence; Insurance Benefits - economics; Insurance Benefits - statistics & numerical data; Insurance coverage; Insurance Coverage - statistics & numerical data; Interviews as Topic; Leaves of absence; Male; Maternity & paternity leaves; Middle Aged; Part time; Public health; Reference Values; Risk; Sick leave; Sick Leave - economics; Sick Leave - statistics & numerical data; Sickness benefit plans; Studies; United States; Work; Workers; Workers' Compensation - economics; Workers' Compensation - statistics & numerical data; United States > US; forgone care; Disparities; Workforce Issues; delayed care

Paid sick leave is an important employer-provided benefit that helps people obtain health care for themselves and their dependents. But paid sick leave is not universally available to US workers. Little is known about paid sick leave and its relationship to health behaviors. Contrary to public healt...