Local mandate improves equity of paid sick leave coverage: Seattle’s experience

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Table 1 Employer Awareness of Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance, 2012 and 2013

Know about the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (%)
	N	Baseline (2012)	1 year (2013)
All employers	345	69.1	83.5	^***
Size
5-49FTE	247	65.3	83.1	^***
50 + FTE	98	77.4	84.4
Industry^a
Hospitality	40	82.5	82.5
Retail	53	75.5	88.7	^**
Health	61	86.9	93.4
Other	191	65.6	82.4	^***

SOURCE: Author analysis of data from survey of Seattle employers (see text)
^* p < .05, ^** p < .01, ^*** p < .001
^aIndustries are classified using North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Hospitality refers to firms with NAICS codes corresponding to Accommodation and Food Services Establishments. Health refers to firms with NAICS codes corresponding to Health Care and Social Assistance

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