Obama's Labor Day Executive Order: Paid Sick Leave for Government Contractors
The president signed the order on Monday.
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Iran nuclear agreement August 5, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC. Obama is pushing for congress to appove the nuclear deal reached with Iran.
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President Barack Obama signed his latest executive order on Labor Day, which extends the number of paid sick leave days mandated for federal contractors.
"Right now you have parents who have to chose between losing income or staying home with a sick child," Obama said Monday in a speech at the annual Greater Boston Labor Council breakfast, an event sponsored by the AFL-CIO.