Working Sick During Covid: What We Learned from Swine Flu

August 3, 2020
(6 min.)

‘Stay home if you’re sick’ is time-tested advice. But not all workers can afford it.

As Covid-19 spreads, keeping workers from becoming sick on the job is taking on renewed importance. Research shows that robust sick leave policies can play an important role in stemming a pandemic.

  • Producer: María Villaseñor
  • Editor: Cullen Golden
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