We all get sick, and that shouldn’t put us at risk of losing needed pay or losing our job. Unfortunately in Oklahoma, it often means just that.

We all get sick, and that shouldn’t put us at risk of losing needed pay or losing our job. Unfortunately in Oklahoma, it often means just that.

The cost of denying paid sick leave

Am I too sick to work? Can I take the day off? For many Oklahomans, the answer to these questions is usually “no.” Private employers are not required to offer paid sick leave to their employees in Oklahoma. In the last legislative session two bills that would have required paid sick leave in the...

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