Philadelphia Councilmen Make Adjustment To Paid Sick Leave Bill

June 10, 2011 5:28 AM

FILE PHOTO (credit: KYW’s Timothy McLaughlin)

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The debate continues in City Council over whether to force local firms to give workers earned sick leave. The proposal was amended Thursday, but not enough to satisfy critics.

The sponsors of the paid sick leave proposal, Councilmen Bill Green and Bill Greenlee, realized they didn’t have enough support to get the plan passed. So they added a so-called “Mom and Pop” amendment, to exempt businesses with five or fewer workers.

Greenlee hopes the change boosts support among his colleagues.

“I think it gets us a lot closer,” he said. “And we’re going to keep working on it, because this is a needed thing for the city of Philadelphia.”

But local businesses continue lobbying against paid sick leave. Joe Mahoney is with the Chamber of Commerce.

“If this was being done on a statewide or national level, so that everyone might be equal, that might be a different story.”

This sets the stage for a possible final vote next week but that is far from certain.

Reported by Mike Dunn, KYW Newsradio

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Philadelphia Councilmen Make Adjustment To Paid Sick Leave Bill

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Something needs to be done – Many employers are hiring people on a casual/as needed basis with NO benefits, hour only. Most of us worry sick everyday – what will happen to us if we have to have surgery or be out of work a week for treatment.
Jack

HAPPY employees, who spend time with their FAMILIES, are more productive. The private sector already offers paid leave to most of their employees. The city’s most vulnerable, those who work hard for little pay, will benefit the most. I was at a coffee shop yesterday twice, once at 7am and again at around 9pm, the same server sold me a cup of joe. Some of these people work over 12 hours per day. They need help, and a more well rounded perspective.
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[...] Philadelphia’s leadership only listens to people who take from the system, not anyone who contributes. This is why they reward public employees who act like the Jerry Springer audience. This is why they’re punishing private business with another idea: forcing them to pay mandatory sick time. Even uber-Leftist Democrat City Councilman Bill Greenlee said that his back hurt from all the &#8220…. [...]