One study found statistically significant associations between paid-sick leave requirements and reductions in homicides...

One study found statistically significant associations between paid-sick leave requirements and reductions in homicides (in men and women), suicides (in men), and alcohol poisoning (in women). If state laws preempting paid-sick leave protections were repealed, mortality by these causes may decline by more than 5% in some places. Read more from Wolf DA, Montez JK, Monnat SM. U.S. state preemption laws and working-age mortality. Am J Prev Med. 2022;63(5): 681- 688. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.005.