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  1. Mandated sick pay
    coverage, utilization, and welfare effects
    Author: Maclean, Catherine; Pichler, Stefan; Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Germany

    This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States. Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate their impact on coverage rates, sick leave use, labor costs, and... more

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    This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States. Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate their impact on coverage rates, sick leave use, labor costs, and non-mandated fringe benefits. Sick pay mandates increase coverage significantly by 18 percentage points from a baseline level of 66% in the first two years. Newly covered employees take two additional sick days per year. We find little evidence that mandating sick pay crowds-out non-mandated fringe benefits. Finally, we develop a model of optimal sick pay provision and illustrate the trade-offs when assessing welfare.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/247692
    Series: Discussion paper / ZEW ; no. 21, 083 (11/2021)
    Subjects: sick pay mandates; take-up; social insurance; fringe benefits; moral hazard; unintended consequences; medical leave; National Compensation Survey; optimal social insurance; Baily-Chetty; welfare
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 77 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. Sick leave and medical leave in the United States
    a categorization and recent trends
    Author: Pichler, Stefan; Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
    Published: January 2024
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not guarantee access to paid sick leave for all employees. We first provide a... more

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    This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not guarantee access to paid sick leave for all employees. We first provide a categorization of the different paid leave concepts such as sick leave, medical leave, or temporary disability insurance, both in a domestic and an international context. Then we use data from the National Compensation Survey to sketch employee coverage rates by type of job. We also document changes since 2010, focusing on paid sick leave. Although gaps in access have decreased over the past decade, we still find large inequalities in access to paid sick leave: While overall coverage increased to 78% in 2023 from 64% in 2015, about half of all parttime employees, employees in the bottom quarter of the wage distribution, and employees in the accommodation and food industry still have no access to paid sick leave benefits. In the last part, we discuss implications of the lack of access to paid sick and medical leave benefits. Moreover, building on international research findings and experiences, we discuss what a possible integration, coordination, and expansion of the co-existing programs could look like.

     
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    hdl: 10419/283504
    Series: IZA policy paper ; no. 206
    Subjects: sick pay mandates; sick leave; medical leave; paid leave; inequality; employer mandates; fringe benefits; moral hazard; unintended consequences; labor costs; National Compensation Survey (NCS)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 46 Seiten)
  3. Labor market effects of paid sick leave
    the case of Seattle
    Author: Wething, Hilary; Slopen, Meredith
    Published: 2-1-2024
    Publisher:  W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI

    We investigate the impact of Seattle's Paid Sick and Safety Time (PSST) policy on workers' quarterly hours worked and separation hazard. Using Unemployment Insurance records from before and after the implementation of PSST, we examine... more

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    We investigate the impact of Seattle's Paid Sick and Safety Time (PSST) policy on workers' quarterly hours worked and separation hazard. Using Unemployment Insurance records from before and after the implementation of PSST, we examine individual-level employment behavior at the extensive and intensive margins and compare Seattle workers to workers in Washington state using a difference-indifferences strategy. Importantly, we consider how impacts vary by employment characteristics, including worker wage rate and tenure, and by firm characteristics, including industry and firm size. We find that PSST increased workers' quarterly hours by 4.42 hours per quarter, or around 18 hours per year. While there was no overall impact on workers' separation hazard rates, we observed a 10 percent decrease in separations for workers in firms with more than 50 employees following PSST implementation. Our findings indicate that paid sick leave policies may support workers in increasing their hours and, to a lesser extent, may reduce turnover.

     
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    hdl: 10419/283989
    Series: Upjohn Institute working paper ; 24, 396
    Subjects: sick pay mandates; hours worked; low-wage employment
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 34 Seiten), Illustrationen
  4. Sick leave and medical leave in the United States
    a categorization and recent trends
    Author: Pichler, Stefan; Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
    Published: [2024]
    Publisher:  ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Germany

    This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not guarantee access to paid sick leave for all employees. We first provide a... more

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    This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not guarantee access to paid sick leave for all employees. We first provide a categorization of the different paid leave concepts such as sick leave, medical leave, or temporary disability insurance, both in a domestic and an international context. Then we use data from the National Compensation Survey to sketch employee coverage rates by type of job. We also document changes since 2010, focusing on paid sick leave. Although gaps in access have decreased over the past decade, we still find large inequalities in access to paid sick leave: While overall coverage increased to 78% in 2023 from 64% in 2015, about half of all part-time employees, employees in the bottom quarter of the wage distribution, and employees in the accommodation and food industry still have no access to paid sick leave benefits. In the last part, we discuss implications of the lack of access to paid sick and medical leave benefits. Moreover, building on international research findings and experiences, we discuss what a possible integration, coordination, and expansion of the co-existing programs could look like.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
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    hdl: 10419/289611
    Series: Discussion paper / ZEW ; no. 24, 011 (03/2024)
    Subjects: sick pay mandates; sick leave; medical leave; paid leave; inequality; employer mandates; fringe benefits; moral hazard; unintended consequences; labor costs; National Compensation Survey (NCS)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (40 Seiten), Illustrationen