In March 2008, the Washington, D.C., City Council will decide whether to give final approval to The Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, which would grant at least some “paid sick leave to all workers in the city,” the Washington Post recently reported. The article notes that “San Francisco is the only U.S. city with a similar comprehensive law,” and the District’s bill “would allow victims of violence and abuse to take paid leave.”

The bill and the news story are noted in Health Affairs’ 12 February 2008 Grantwatch Online, the Web-only version of the journal’s section on health philanthropy. The latest Grantwatch Online discusses several foundation-funded efforts on the need for paid sick leave and the many workers who do not have access to it.

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