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The Obama Administration ruled last Thursday to necessitate seven days paid sick leave for employees across the country. This decision is part of an effort to improve workplace policies no longer aligned with modern ways of life. Paid sick leave is especially designed for families with two working parents needing to take care of sick children. Congress debated a similar version of this legislation, then called the Happy Families Act, but it failed to gain traction in the Senate. Those in favor of the bill hope that the rate at which sickness spreads through the workplace will decrease, while opponents of paid sick leave wonder about the ability of employers to afford the additional cost.