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"But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal-there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is a court. It can be the Supreme Court of the United States or the humblest J.P. court in the land, or this honorable court which you serve. Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal."
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird 218 (1960)
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Topic of the Week
Am I Entitled To Sick Leave?
Contrary to popular belief, there is no general legal requirement that employers give employees sick leave. While most employers do in fact give employees some paid time off each year to be used for sick leave, the law does not require employers to do so
Blog of the Week
Everyone can get coronavirus, but economic inequality means it will be worst for those at the bottom
Coronavirus doesn’t spare the powerful. As of this writing, two members of the House, a senator, and the president of Harvard University have tested positive. But as with so many things in the unequal United States of America, it’s going to be worse for people who are already vulnerable: low-income people, people in rural areas, homeless people, single parents, inmates, and more.
Thought for the Week
"Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline."
–Madeleine M. Kunin
List of the Week
from National Compensation Survey
U.S. workers and paid sick leave
- 24% of U.S. civilian workers, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave
- 92% of workers in the top quarter of earnings (meaning hourly wages greater than $32.21) have access to some form of paid sick leave
- Among the lowest-earning tenth – those whose wages are $10.80 an hour or less – just 31% have paid sick leave
Top Five News Headlines
- Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers
- A far-right rallying cry: Older Americans should volunteer to work
- San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable
- Can your boss make you come to work during coronavirus outbreak?
- University of Rochester and plaintiffs settle sexual harassment lawsuit for $9.4 million