The vast, vast majority of impacted companies will be retail food establishments, which are not placed at any competitive disadvantage by the imposition of a sick leave requirement.
Like the cost of FDA inspectors that make sure food delivered to restaurants isn’t tainted or diseased, the costs will be passed onto consumers. At the very most, this means an increase of 2% in the cost of labor, which is only one part of the cost of serving a customer (raw materials, packaging, rent, insurance, utilities, advertising). Paid sick days may make the cost of a $4 hamburger go up by 3 cents.
In turn, the restaurant gets healthier, more productive workers (which have a $ value and a value in terms of retention and customer service) and public health is improved in the bargain. And, companies that have been treating employees well all along are no longer at a competitive disadvantage to abusive firms.
For those against it, I wonder if they’d support shuttering the FDA to save a few cents off their grocery bill, or shutting down OSHA so businesses can drive workers until they’re crippled and living on disability. Advances in health and public safety are inherently valuable, and in this case, can be had for extremely little money.
Just in case anybody was unclear, these guys held a press conference to remind us all that the Republican Party is the party of big business, and will always pick business over actual people. This is not news. So out of touch.
The vast, vast majority of impacted companies will be retail food establishments, which are not placed at any competitive disadvantage by the imposition of a sick leave requirement.
Like the cost of FDA inspectors that make sure food delivered to restaurants isn’t tainted or diseased, the costs will be passed onto consumers. At the very most, this means an increase of 2% in the cost of labor, which is only one part of the cost of serving a customer (raw materials, packaging, rent, insurance, utilities, advertising). Paid sick days may make the cost of a $4 hamburger go up by 3 cents.
In turn, the restaurant gets healthier, more productive workers (which have a $ value and a value in terms of retention and customer service) and public health is improved in the bargain. And, companies that have been treating employees well all along are no longer at a competitive disadvantage to abusive firms.
For those against it, I wonder if they’d support shuttering the FDA to save a few cents off their grocery bill, or shutting down OSHA so businesses can drive workers until they’re crippled and living on disability. Advances in health and public safety are inherently valuable, and in this case, can be had for extremely little money.
Just in case anybody was unclear, these guys held a press conference to remind us all that the Republican Party is the party of big business, and will always pick business over actual people. This is not news. So out of touch.