Rural/urban differences in access to paid sick leave among full-time workers.
Carrie Henning SmithJanette DillArianne BaldomeroKaty Backes KozhimannilPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)
Full-time workers in rural areas have less access to paid sick leave than full-time workers in urban areas. Without access to paid sick leave, rural and urban residents may go to work while contagious or forego necessary health care. Left to individual employers or localities, rural inequities in access to paid sick leave will likely persist.