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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		'I Also Have Rent To Pay:' Many Small Business Owners Oppose Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:28
	Publish Date:		2018-04-25 15:50:36
	Description:		Advocates for paid sick leave rallied on the steps of Portland City Hall Tuesday night in support of a proposed ordinance that would allow all workers in the city to earn sick time off with pay. But at a public hearing immediately after the rally, some employers said the benefits of paid sick leave also come with significant costs to certain businesses. Ten states and about 30 municipalities across the United States have adopted paid sick leave policies, and local supporters hope Portland will join the list. At the rally, Eliza Townsend of the Maine Women's Lobby said too many workers don't have that benefit. "An estimated nineteen-thousand Portland workers cannot currently take even one day off without pay when they or a loved one are sick, and that is just not right," Townsend said. Townsend's group joined with the Southern Maine Workers' Center to draft a proposed ordinance that would allow all workers in the city – seasonal, part time and full time – to earn up to six days of paid
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