/tags/sick-leave sick leave en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-18/should-workers-be-paid-to-stay-home-sick-due-to-covid-right-now-thats-up-to-individual-employers As the omicron variant delivers a spike in coronavirus cases around Ohio, employers and workers are sparring over who pays for time off when a worker gets sick or has to quarantine. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-18/should-workers-be-paid-to-stay-home-sick-due-to-covid-right-now-thats-up-to-individual-employers Stephanie Czekalinski /news/2017-12-12/as-ohio-lawmakers-push-against-paid-sick-leave-research-shows-big-benefits Heather Dougan loves her job in customer service at a locally owned firm. “This is my chosen field," she says.But Dougan doesn’t get paid sick leave, and… Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:32:33 GMT /news/2017-12-12/as-ohio-lawmakers-push-against-paid-sick-leave-research-shows-big-benefits Jeff St. Clair