This week in the War on Workers: The U.S. has scant company on paid sick leave

On paid sick leave, or lack thereof, the United States is in select company, one of only a few countries that don't guarantee some paid time off if you're sick. It's the U.S., Syria, Chad, Boznia and Herzegovina, India, and just a few others. In fact, among the 15 wealthiest and most productive countries, the U.S. is alone in not having paid sick leave.

Some American cities and states are chipping away at this, but a paid sick leave law for New York City is currently being held up by Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Such a law would benefit more than 1.65 million New Yorkers and reduce health care costs by tens of millions of dollars.

(Continue reading below the fold.)