When a worker without paid leave must miss work because of their own illness or caregiving responsibilities, two days of lost wages ...

When a worker without paid leave must miss work because of their own illness or caregiving responsibilities, two days of lost wages equate to a month’s worth of gas, three days equal a monthly utility payment, and roughly a week of lost wages equals an entire month’s rent or mortgage payment. State preemption of local paid leave laws prevents local governments from addressing these economic injustices. Read more from  Gould E, Schieder, J. Work sick or lose pay? The high cost of being sick when you don’t get paid sick days. Economic Policy Institute. June 2017. https://www.epi.org/publication/work-sick-or-lose-pay-the-high-cost-of-being-sick-when-you-dont-get-paid-sick-days.