Greenhouse, Steven. House Bill would Assure Workers Paid Sick Days. The New York Times. 3 November 2009.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/health/policy/04sick.html

In an effort to rein in the spread of the H1N1 flu, Representative George Miller, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.