Austin outlines plans on how city-wide paid sick leave would work

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An ordinance introduced last week could pave the way for more Austin workers to take paid sick days.
The proposed ordinance highlighted that denying earned sick time to employees “is unjust,” “is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City” and “contributes to employee turnover and unemployment, and harms the local economy.” According to Work Strong Austin, 37 percent of Austinites — about 223,000 peo