Economic Security Means Access to Earned Sick Days MPP SPOKESWOMAN: PUT YOUR NAME HERE

[MPP Spokeswoman: This should be a personalized slide. Maybe speaker photo, family photo, where you work, etc. This is where you tell your own story related to paid sick days, whether or not you had access to paid sick days, the impact that had on you/your family. This is also where you relate the “story of us” - why audience should care.]

Why Paid Sick Days? 46% of US workers can’t afford an unpaid day 1.6 million Michiganders lack paid sick time “Dr. Mom” 1 in 3 working women also care for elderly, disabled or special needs dependent

Employers & The Public Need Paid Sick Days Health-related low productivity costs $160 billion/yr Food-borne illnesses = 325,000 hospitalizations/yr and 5,000 deaths/yr Earned sick time = higher morale, job loyalty

FMLA Isn’t Sufficient Family Medical Leave Act is unpaid leave 40% of workers not eligible for FMLA FMLA structured for longer periods of illness and recovery

Advancing Paid Sick Days in Michigan State Legislation Ballot Initiative Employer Policy

In the Michigan Legislature House Bill 4167, Senate Bill 101 Employee earns one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked Required paid sick days capped at: − 5 days for businesses with <10 employees − 9 days for larger businesses

State & Local Paid Sick Days Laws

On Your Ballot Time to Care Coalition collecting signatures Same as legislative proposals, except adds up to 4 unpaid sick days for small businesses

In Your Workplace Better Workplaces, Better Businesses Tips for earned sick time policies Benefits to businesses with earned sick time

MPP Spokeswoman: (Maybe same photo as earlier?) Create a transition slide & notes that lead into the next slide, which is your “Ask.” Using the format Shannon suggested below, give the audience a brief reminder of your particular story: Story of Me (quick review of key aspects of the personal story you gave initially) Story of Us (why your story matters to them) tell them how these proposals would have made difference to you/your family

Take Action 1.Contact legislators about HB 4167 & SB 101: 2.Explore Time to Care ballot measure: 3.Support your workers:

Anticipated Concerns Overstated Seattle small business coalition found “no evidence of widespread negative economic impacts.”

“Multiple national studies have found that providing paid sick leave can benefit businesses through higher morale and productivity, less absenteeism, and lower turnover, offsetting some or all of an employer’s direct cost of providing paid leave.”

Impact on Business is Small In Connecticut, 1 in 6 businesses raised prices but … 80% of these kept increases below 2%

Workers Don’t Use all their Paid Leave Percentage of Employees Using 0 Days: 3 of 9 days 3 of 5 days Of those who do use paid leave, the average number of days used of the total number available are:

Few Employers Reduced Wages Employers That Reduced Wages, Raises or Bonuses

Time to Care Coalition Members ●Mothering Justice ●Detroit People’s Platform ●MOSES ●Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) Michigan ●Economic Justice Alliance of Michigan ●Michigan League for Public Policy ●Michigan Citizen Action ●Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan ●Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network ●Interfaith Reproductive Justice Coalition ●Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit ●Disability Network of Southwest Michigan

Teens Aren’t the Majority in Food Service, But Even They Need Sick Days

PTO vs. Sick Days vs. Vacation Leave As long as employers’ paid time can be used for illness, domestic violence, or sexual assault as outlined in PSD law, other forms of paid time can substitute or supplement for PSD Required paid sick days capped at: 5 days for businesses with <10 employees 9 days for larger businesses