Author : Claudia Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (935 download)
Book Synopsis Valuing Good Health in Oregon by : Claudia Williams
Download or read book Valuing Good Health in Oregon written by Claudia Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This briefing paper uses data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Oregon Public Health Division, and the U.S. Census Bureau to evaluate costs and benefits of Oregon's House Bill 3390. It estimates how much time off Oregon workers would use under the proposed policy and the costs to employers for that sick time. This analysis also uses findings from previous peer-reviewed research to estimate cost-savings associated with the proposed policy, through reduced turnover, reduced spread of contagious disease in the workplace, prevention of productivity losses from employees working while sick, minimized nursing-home stays, and reduced norovirus outbreaks in nursing homes. The study is one of a series of analyses by IWPR examining the effects of earned sick days policies. The analysis, which quantifies only a subset of potential benefits, finds a net economic benefit from the proposed legislation. Likely additional benefits from earned sick days, not quantified in this analysis include: reduced health care spending due to reduced public contagion and more timely and regular preventive care and treatment; improved economic security among families who receive pay on sick days and are less likely to be fired or disciplined for taking sick time; and improved school outcomes and reduced contagion in schools, when parents can avoid sending sick children to school or child care.
