Abay Asfaw1, Roger Rosa, Regina Pana-Cryan. 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Office of the Director, Economics Research and Support Office, Washington, District of Columbia (Drs Asfaw, Pana-Cryan), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Office of the Director, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Rosa).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Most U.S. employers are not required to provide paid sick leave (PSL), and there is limited information on the economic return of providing PSL. We estimated potential benefits to employers of PSL in reducing absenteeism related to the spread of influenza-like illness (ILI). METHODS: We used nationally representative data and a negative binomial random effects model to estimate the impact of PSL in reducing overall absence due to illness or injury. We used published data to compute the share of ILI from the total days of absence, ILI transmission rates at workplaces, wages, and other parameters. RESULTS: Providing PSL could have saved employers $0.63 to $1.88 billion in reduced ILI-related absenteeism costs per year during 2007 to 2014 in 2016 dollars. CONCLUSION: These findings might help employers consider PSL as an investment rather than as a cost without any return.
OBJECTIVE: Most U.S. employers are not required to provide paid sick leave (PSL), and there is limited information on the economic return of providing PSL. We estimated potential benefits to employers of PSL in reducing absenteeism related to the spread of influenza-like illness (ILI). METHODS: We used nationally representative data and a negative binomial random effects model to estimate the impact of PSL in reducing overall absence due to illness or injury. We used published data to compute the share of ILI from the total days of absence, ILI transmission rates at workplaces, wages, and other parameters. RESULTS: Providing PSL could have saved employers $0.63 to $1.88 billion in reduced ILI-related absenteeism costs per year during 2007 to 2014 in 2016 dollars. CONCLUSION: These findings might help employers consider PSL as an investment rather than as a cost without any return.
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