The Push For Paid Sick Leave In Maryland

Annapolis, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland lawmakers are hoping to ease the burden of low-income workers by requiring employers to offer some form of paid sick days. Political reporter Pat Warren looks at the prospects of passing a law this year.
This is one of those issues that comes back again and again, and supporters hope this year the General Assembly looks past the politics, to the people.
For tens of thousands of Marylanders, getting sick is not only a health issue, it’s an economic one.