40 million—estimated number of workers in the United States who do not have paid sick at days at work (Public Welfare Foundation)
94 million—number of working people do not have a single paid sick day to use to care for a sick child. (National Partnership for Women and Families)
16—percent of people who have say they have lost a job for taking time off from work to care for a sick child or family member or because of their own illness (Public Welfare Foundation, National Opinion Research Center, June 21, 2010)
55—percent of workers without paid sick days who have gone to work with a contagious illness like the flu, putting co-workers and the public at risk (Ibid)
50—percent of norovirus outbreaks caused by ill food service workers. (Center for Disease Control, N.C. Justice Center, ncsickdays.org)
75—percent of people who believe that paid sick days are a basic worker’s right (Public Welfare Foundation, National Opinion Research Center, June 21, 2010)
86—percent of people who support requiring employers to provide a minimum of seven paid sick days per year (Ibid)
47—percent of people who say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who backs paid sick days legislation. (Ibid)
14— percent of people who say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who backs paid sick days legislation. (Ibid)
79—percent of people in North Carolina who say that employers should be required to provide a minimum number of paid sick days for full-time employees (AARP survey, March, 2008, N.C. Justice Center, ncsickdays.org)
180 billion—amount in dollars that presenteeism (the practice of employees coming to work sick) costs employers annually, which is considerably more than the cost of absenteeism (N.C. Justice Center, ncsickdays.org)
8.1 billion—amount in dollars of savings for national economy due to increased productivity and reduced turnover if workers were offered seven paid sick days a year,. (National Partnership for Women and Families)
25—number of states, including North Carolina, where active campaigns for paid sick leave are underway. (National Partnership for Women and Families)
4—days until the day of action for paid sick leave in North Carolina on Thursday, Women’s Equality Day, the 90th anniversary of women’s right to vote. (N.C. Justice Center, 9to5 National Day of Action – Healthy Workplaces: Paid Sick Days Now)
