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Paid sick leave linked to a longer life in recent study

BOSTON -- A new study finds getting paid sick leave could also be linked to a longer life.

Researchers at Syracuse University found that laws requiring employers to provide paid sick leave help to reduce death from suicide and homicide among working-age men and homicide and alcohol-related deaths among women.  

The U.S. is one of only a few developed countries with no national paid sick leave policy.

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