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COVID-19 Sick Leave Likely Prevented Thousands Of Cases. It’s About To Expire.

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US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Paid sick leave helps of COVID-19 by making it easier for workers to stay home if they catch the .The end of that pandemic provision couldn’t come at a worse time, as the number of COVID-19 cases is rising out of control in most of the country and is expected to increase even more after the holiday season.Last week, HuffPost talked by phone with Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a longtime advocate for paid sick leave,&nbsp;about the looming expiration, why paid sick leave is crucial and what needs to be done to deal with the onslaught of coronavirus cases.&nbsp;So, we’re at a crisis point.I know there are giant loopholes in the sick leave policy that passed in the spring. [Companies with more than 500 workers are exempt.] How effective do you think it’s been?But that’s not going to get passed [in the Senate] before Dec. 31. My colleague spoke to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who said there would be something passed, possibly in the omnibus, to extend the policy. Other senators were less hopeful.How’s that going?&nbsp;And what would it look like, if you got this put in? Would it just extend the current policy?Where is paid sick leave on your list of priorities? Certain unemployment benefits are , too.You’re hearing from people worried about this?Senators, you guys, have sick leave?&nbsp;And do they still get paid?Everyone should be able to do that, right?Long term, would you like to see something permanent passed?What did you say?Definitely, I don’t want that sandwich either.&nbsp;Did you see that &nbsp;where managers were betting to see how many workers got sick? [Managers allegedly allowed some workers to stay on the line even when they exhibited COVID-19 symptoms. At least five died of the virus.]We’re all waiting to see what Congress does now with regards to care for human life.What are the other priorities?The vaccine’s coming though. So won’t we be OK?Any thoughts on schools right now? Seems like a mess.What are the chances of any of this happening?It seems like the GOP thinks the economy is recovering.That makes sense.Igor Bobic contributed reporting.Calling all HuffPost superfans!Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapterDo you have information you want to share with HuffPost?Today is National Voter Registration Day!We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote!

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Paid sick leave helps of COVID-19 by making it easier for workers to stay home if they catch the .The end of that pandemic provision couldn’t come at a worse time, as the number of COVID-19 cases is rising out of control in most of the country and is expected to increase even more after the holiday season.Last week, HuffPost talked by phone with Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a longtime advocate for paid...

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