ASBC Proposes Coronavirus Legislation

The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) is calling on Congress to act immediately to pass and for the President to sign the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201), which would allow people to take the time that they need to stay healthy or to recover, while not losing needed income.
 
The proposed bill provides for immediate emergency sick days, earned sick days, longer paid leave and expanded unemployment insurance, with targeted assistance to small business.
                    
Nationally, over one in four private sector employees lack access to earned sick days, according to ASBC, and 60 percent of workers lack employer provided personal medical leave for a longer illness.
 
ASBC believes that when all employees have time to heal themselves, or time to care for sick family members, productivity increases, profits rise, our economy grows and our nation becomes stronger. To make this happen, the council argues that workers need to have access to paid leave so they have support while dealing with personal or family health issues, and a job to come back to once the issues have been resolved.
 
The council is urging people to send a comment to the President and their federal legislators.