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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Paid Sick Leave"”.
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Essays on Paid Sick Leave in the United States
… study estimates the causal effect of access to paid sick leave on worker mobility, by exploiting variation in the implementation of local paid sick leave mandates over time in the U.S. I use May 2004 - June 2019 Current Population Survey (CPS) basic monthly data, and by taking a …
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Inequity in access to paid sick leave in the Seattle area leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives: To examine inequity in access to paid sick leave (PSL) by race/ethnicity, income, and sex and to examine the association of PSL access with leave-taking, health behaviors, and respiratory pathogen presence among Seattle-area workers. Methods: Survey responses were collected online and …
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The Impact of Advocacy Groups in Facilitating Policy Diffusion to Pass Paid Sick Leave Laws in New Jersey
This study of the adoption and diffusion of paid sick leave laws in New Jersey has been designed to examine the spread of the policy between local governments and then the subsequent adoption of the policy by the state. In New Jersey, PSL was first adopted by Jersey City in 2013. Following that …
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Employee Absenteeism
… Most companies provide a certain number of paid sick leave days for their employees. If employees take paid sick leave days even when they aren't sick a high absenteeism results. This is costly both in terms of direct sick leave payments and loss of productivity. Incentives for attendance …
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Three Essays on Econometric Modeling and Application: Health and Consumer Behaviors
… model that investigates the effect of paid sick leave on workers' decision to receive the seasonal flu vaccination. For this investigation, I apply a Bayesian non-linear structural regression model with one-outcome and two-endogenous equations. The results of my estimation indicate that …
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Sex, Entrepreneurship, and Benefits: The Role of Small Business Owners in Promoting Gender Equity in the Workplace through Benefits Offerings
… work schedules, (2) health plans, (3) paid sick leave, and (4) paid vacation leave.
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The national minimum wage's effects on the non-wage benefits of labour migrants : evidence from the UK
… survey of 200 London-based migrants who have low-paid, low-skilled jobs. The secondary data is analysed using Difference-in-Difference (DID) analysis, while the primary data is analysed through regression analysis, the Pearson’s Chi-squared coefficient, descriptive statistics and qualitative …