According to the CDC, the number of Americans who committed suicide in 2021 nearly reached the 2018 peak. A study warns that suicide rates in the US are rising. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that there were 48,183 suicides in the United States in 2021. (CDC). It was the greatest number recorded […]
Paid sick leave associated with lower rates of suicides, homicides, and alcohol-related deaths
The researchers estimate that mortality could drop by about 5 percent in large cities if they required companies to offer paid sick leave to employees who work at least 40 hours a week. The United States does not have any paid sick leave requirements and state-level preemption laws often make it impossible for local governments […]