Connecticut Becomes First State to Require Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave

As this AP story explains, Connecticut has become the first U.S. state ever to mandate that employers provide paid sick leave to their workers. The law requires companies in the service indusry that employ at least 50 workers to give those workers at least one hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked. The workers can take the leave when they, their kids, or their spouses are sick. According to a source quoted in the the story, two cities -- Washington, D.C. and San Francisco -- have similar laws, and sick-leave legislation is pending in another 20 states and cities.