NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR PAYCHECK AND THEIR HEALTH.

Yet over 250,000 Nebraskans have to choose between caring for themselves or a loved one, and paying the bills. Workers and their families have raised this problem for years, and now their voices will be heard.

Nebraska advocates have filed a ballot initiative for the November 2024 election to require all businesses to offer paid sick leave to employees, building off the momentum Nebraska voters have made in recent years to expand Medicaid, end predatory payday lending, and raise our minimum wage.