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Lawmakers Reject Sick Leave Measure

Mainers who get sick, but have no sick leave benefits, face tough choices. A proposed law would have required employers to grant employees an hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. But opponents said it would make things harder for Maine businesses, and the bill died in Augusta today. Murray Carpenter reports.

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Reported by: Murray Carpenter, Radio News Producer Contact MPBN Radio News

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