Guarantee every American worker at least seven paid sick days per year through legislation such as the Healthy Families Act.

The Healthy Families Act would guarantee every worker get seven paid sick days a year. Workers would earn a minimum of one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, with a minimum of 56 hours per year. Sick time could be taken to recover from an employee’s own illnesses, access preventative care, provide care to a sick family member, or attend school meetings related to a child’s health condition or disability. The bill would also allow victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault to use their paid sick time to recover or seek assistance.

Senator Gillibrand introduced the Healthy Families Act to guarantee American workers at least seven paid sick days per year (minimum 56 hours), usable for personal or family illness, preventive care, or consequences of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault.

Sen. Gillibrand & other officials introduce legislation to guarantee paid sick leave for American workers
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Gillibrand said the Healthy Families Act "would guarantee every worker in America up to seven paid sick days each year."

As of February 18, 2026, Gillibrand was still introducing the Healthy Families Act rather than pointing to an enacted nationwide paid-sick-days law.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Guarantee Paid Sick Leave To American Workers
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The Department of Labor states: "Federal law does not require sick leave."

Federal law still does not require sick leave, which directly contradicts a fulfilled promise to guarantee at least seven paid sick days for every American worker.

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Sick Leave | U.S. Department of Labor
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DOL says Executive Order 13706 requires certain federal contractors to provide employees with "up to seven days of paid sick leave annually" and applies only to covered federal contracts.

This created a seven-day paid-sick-leave rule for a limited class of federal contractor employees, not a universal guarantee for all American workers.

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Fact Sheet #84: Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
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Currently, there are no federal legal requirements for paid sick leave.

Federal law still does not require paid sick leave, so the promised nationwide guarantee has not been delivered.

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Sick Leave | U.S. Department of Labor
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ... introduced legislation to guarantee paid sick leave for workers across the country... The Healthy Families Act would: Guarantee every worker in America up to seven paid sick days each year.

Gillibrand was still introducing the Healthy Families Act in 2026, which is concrete legislative effort but not proof of enactment or a delivered universal guarantee.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Guarantee Paid Sick Leave To American Workers
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