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Cuomo wants NY employers to provide paid sick leave to workers
If Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets his way, New York will join 10 other states and the District of Columbia in requiring paid sick leave for workers.
Cuomo included the paid sick leave mandate in his State of the State agenda. Under the proposal, which must be approved by the state Legislature, companies with five to 99 employees must provide workers with at least five days of job-protected paid sick leave annually. Workers at businesses with at least 100 employees would receive at least seven days of paid sick leave a year.
I like the idea of dedicated paid sick leave. I don't have it at my current job, which is something I miss from working for the state. While I have plenty of general "paid time off", having dedicated sick time, would be a way to encourage people to stay home when they are sick, keeping the office off.
Why the World Is Becoming More Allergic to Food
Inquiries into the deaths of British teenagers after eating buttermilk, sesame and peanut have highlighted the sometimes tragic consequences. In 2018, a six-year-old girl in Western Australia died as the result of a dairy allergy.
The rise in allergies in recent decades has been particularly noticeable in the West. Food allergy now affects about 7% of children in the UK and 9% of those in Australia, for example. Across Europe, 2% of adults have food allergies.
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Next Time – Saturday January 11
Today’s sunrise was at 7:24 am. The next time the sun will rise later then today 🌄 is in 291 days on Wednesday, October 28.
Today’s sunset will be at 4:42 pm. The next time the sun will set earlier then today 🌆 is in 300 days on Friday, November 6.
