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The new year brought more than just new resolutions. It also brought hundreds of new state laws Monday. Here are a few notables — from marijuana legalization to house calls from hair cutters.
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Dozens of states and cities require businesses to offer paid sick leave. But some employers are looking for ways to pre-empt those requirements, including at the federal level.
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An NPR poll found that most working adults say they go to work when they're sick. For people who work in hospitals or restaurants that can be a problem, since it's easy to spread disease.
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"This will give about 300,000 working Americans access to paid sick leave for the first time," President Obama said after signing an executive order.
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A growing grass-roots movement aims to establish paid sick leave in the U.S., enjoying some success at the city and state level. The issue is already playing big in 2014 political races.