recent S!ick NEWS

• Republicans Are Passing ALEC Written Laws Banning Paid Sick ...

  06/18/2013

  Now, with ALEC's templates in hand, Republicans are passing laws preemptively banning legislation to give workers paid sick leave.

• The Do's and Don'ts of Being Helpful to a Sick Friend - Lifehacker

  06/18/2013

  Having a friend who's sick is hard enough as it is, but figuring out how to talk with them in a way that's helpful is tough. The New York Times spoke with author Letty Cottin Pogrebin to find some of the better ways to help a sick ...

• Florida blocks cities, counties from voting on sick pay laws ...

  06/18/2013

  (CNN) -- Florida's governor has signed a law that says cities and counties cannot make businesses offer paid sick leave. Supporters say the law will mean consistency for employers across the state.

• Contaminated water suspected as workers fall sick in Bangladesh ...

  06/16/2013

  Sunday's development comes less than two weeks after up to 600 workers at another garment plant were rushed to hospital after falling sick due to contaminated water. The incidents follow the collapse of a building housing ...

• Sick of voting for rats? Elect a cat: Four-legged Morris runs for mayor ...

  06/16/2013

  MEXICO CITY - This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern ...