Association of Paid Sick Leave Laws With Foodborne Illness Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies suggest an association between paid sick leave (PSL) and better population health, including fewer infectious and nosocomial gastrointestinal disease outbreaks. Yet few studies examine whether laws requiring employers to offer PSL demonstrate a similar association. This mixed-methods study examined whether laws requiring employers to provide PSL are associated with decreased foodborne illness rates, particularly laws that are more supportive of employees taking leave.

Methods

The four earliest PSL laws were classified by whether they were more or less supportive of employees taking leave. Jurisdictions with PSL were matched to comparison jurisdictions by population size and density. Using difference-in-differences, monthly foodborne illness rate

SUBMITTER: Hsuan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5677603 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature