#PaidSickDays Final Rule Awareness Day
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As of January 1, 2017, companies that do business with the federal government are
required to provide up to seven paid sick days per year to their employees who work on
federal contracts, thanks to the final rule implementing President Obama’s paid sick days
executive order. The requirement applies to new contracts entered into on or after January
1, 2017, and is estimated to guarantee 1.15 million people the right to earn paid sick time,
including nearly 600,000 people who currently cannot earn a single day.
On Tuesday, January 17, to celebrate and raise awareness of the new rule and the
tremendous paid sick days progress of 2016, members of the National Work and Family
Coalition are hosting a social media awareness day. Throughout the day, groups and
individuals are encouraged to use the #paidsickdays hashtag to talk about the importance
of the new rule, recent paid sick days victories, and the widespread benefits that paid sick
days have on workers, families, businesses, communities and our economy.
#PAIDSICKDAYS SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS DAY
Tuesday, January 17 (All Day)
Hashtag: #PaidSickDays
PROMOTIONAL TWEETS
 Join us all day Tuesday, 1/17, in tweeting about why paid sick days are important for
America’s workers and families. Use #paidsickdays.
 Speak up in support of #paidsickdays on Tuesday, 1/17! Critical new protections for
federal contract workers took effect Jan. 1.
 #Paidsickdays promote healthier workplaces and communities while saving biz,
taxpayers and families money. Share that message Tuesday, 1/17.
 People shouldn’t have to choose btwn their health and a paycheck. That’s why the new
#paidsickdays rule is so critical. Tweet w/ us on 1/17.
 .@POTUS’ new #paidsickdays rule will benefit 1.15M workers, their co-workers, families
and communities. Spread the word on Tuesday, 1/17.
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 Not OK: People w/o #paidsickdays have to risk the basics when illness strikes. Make
your voice heard on Tuesday, 1/17, by tweeting about it.
 America’s workers need time to deal with their own illnesses and to care for sick loved
ones. Let’s talk about #paidsickdays tomorrow, 1/17.
 On Jan. 1, the new #paidsickdays rule took effect. This advance for 1.15M workers must
stand. Tweet about its importance tomorrow, 1/17!
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SAMPLE TWEETS
 Approx. 1.15M fed. contract workers and their families will be more secure, healthier
due to new #paidsickdays rule! bit.ly/2ddrjDL
 Nearly 600K fed. contract workers w/o #paidsickdays will gain them due to rule that
took effect Jan. 1: bit.ly/2ddrjDL #ThanksObama
 Lawmakers: #Paidsickdays are low-risk, high-reward policies that protect workers’
health and economic stability. npwf.info/1MAM5Ko
 #Paidsickdays rule will help fed. contract workers who are #dv / #sexualassault
survivors take steps toward health, safety, econ. security.
 Working families won key advances in 2016 – like the new #paidsickdays rule. We
must stay vigilant against efforts to take them away.
 Two new state #paidsickdays laws take effect in 2017! Nearly 40 places will soon have
them, paving the way for more: npwf.info/2hQel0l
 Nearly six in 10 voters in Ariz. and Wash. voted for #paidsickdays. There’s clear
public demand for the policy: npwf.info/2jbqwYv
 Thx to the efforts of workers and advocates, nearly 40 places will soon have
#paidsickdays laws: npwf.info/2hQel0l Let’s keep it up!
 Voters want #paidsickdays! 82% say it’s important for the next president, Congress to
consider laws to provide them: npwf.info/2hdFTzn
 #Paidsickdays progress in 2016 was tremendous, but there is much work ahead to
protect it and continue the drumbeat for the change we need.
 The new #paidsickdays rule is win-win-win for workers, biz and the nation. It must be
allowed to take full effect.
 #Paidsickdays benefit all. A majority of voters say they’re more likely to support an
official who supports them: npwf.info/2hdFTzn
 Elected officials should not forget that businesses support #paidsickdays too, despite
what corporate lobbyists say: npwf.info/1UE3syp
 The #paidsickdays movement is stronger than ever. Here’s to protecting our victories
and keeping the country moving forward in 2017!
 Spread the word about the new #paidsickdays rule that will benefit 1.15M people who
work on federal contracts. It’s a major victory!
 #Paidsickdays supporters must counter opponents by lifting up the growing evidence
that they’re good for workers, biz, and the public’s health.
 Strong coalitions are committed to keeping the nation moving forward toward the day
all workers have #paidsickdays.
 #Paidsickdays promote healthy workplaces and communities while saving biz,
taxpayers and families money. They must be protected, advanced.
TALKING POINTS
 The new paid sick days rule is a tremendous advance that will benefit workers,
families, businesses and communities throughout the country in meaningful ways.
 The full effect of the rule will be significant for millions of people. More than one
million federal contract workers and their children, partners, parents and other loved
ones will be more secure and healthier as a result of this rule.
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Nearly 600,000 people who currently do not have a single paid sick day will no
longer have to choose between a paycheck and taking the time they need to
recover from the flu or other common and often contagious illnesses.
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Hundreds of thousands of other federal contract workers will have their existing
paid sick days protections strengthened or expanded, so they can earn more time
than they have now, or use that time without fear of discrimination for doing so
or to provide care for family members.
 A growing body of evidence demonstrates the widespread benefits of paid sick days.
Evidence from cities, states and employers that have adopted paid sick days policies
makes clear that paid sick days promote healthier workplaces and communities while
saving employers, taxpayers and families money through reduced health care costs
and improved employee retention and productivity.
 But opponents continue to try and thwart progress and undermine essential paid
sick days protections, despite strong and mounting evidence that paid sick days are
low-risk, high-reward policies, and workers’ urgent need for the health and economic
stability paid sick days provide.
 So as we celebrate the new paid sick days rule and essential protections and benefits
it will provide for millions of people, we must also remain vigilant against efforts to
take away this important policy advance and call out those who seek to obstruct
further progress – at every level.
 In the months and years ahead, coalitions of workers, advocates, lawmakers and
business owners will keep the country moving forward toward the day no one has to
choose between job and family, while shining a bright light on efforts to roll back
essential, much-needed, pro-worker and pro-family gains.