(T.J. Kirkpatrick | The New York Times) Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a Senate subcommittee in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 25, 2020. Murray is one of the sponsors of a new sick leave bill congressional Democrats are hoping to pass. The U.S. is one of the only rich countries not requiring employers to give their workers paid time off when they're sick.
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