The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Isolating.

The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Isolating.

Many workers with COVID-19 still—still!—can’t afford to isolate, because they don’t have paid sick leave.

Despite COVID, paid sick time for service workers hasn’t grown much, survey says.

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Red Lobster workers say they’re forced to work sick through pandemic

One of the largest restaurant chains in the U.S. pressured sick workers to come to work, even with COVID-19 symptoms.

Why Are Half of All U.S. Service Sector Workers Still Unvaccinated for COVID-19?

Many service sector employees do not receive paid time off or any form of sick leave. Thus, employees without this benefit could experience financial hardship if they needed to take time off due to side effects from the vaccine.

Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum

As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.

Red Lobster staff say they work when they’re ill because of a lack of paid sick leave and pressure from managers, according to report

Current and former staff at some Red Lobster restaurants say they’ve worked while they’re ill during the COVID-19 epidemic – in some cases because of a lack of paid sick leave or because they were unable to meet management requests to find cover.

Red Lobster Workers Report Inadequate Paid Sick Leave, Pressure From Managers To Work

The Shift Project at Harvard’s Kennedy School found that 63% of Red Lobster workers who were ill in the past month say they worked while sick.

COVID-positive workers pressured to stay on the job, say OSHA complaints

Workers who test positive for COVID say they’re being asked to stay on the job, according to a dozen complaints filed with Nevada OSHA in December.

Red Lobster workers say they are forced to work sick

Few Red Lobster workers have access to paid sick leave. As a result, most Red Lobster workers who get sick are forced to show up to work, according to interviews with Red Lobster employees and previously unreleased survey data.

CVS and Walgreens just cut down paid sick leave for workers

Nearly two full years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in the middle of an Omicron surge, major U.S. companies are making moves to reduce paid leave for employees who test positive for COVID-19.
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