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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by refurb on Friday December 04, 2020 @10:40AM (#25303459)
At least for any job I've had in the US (middle class), one of your benefits is disability insurance (which the employer usually covers 100% of premiums) which pays you 60% of your salary if you can't work.
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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by lotsofpulp on Friday December 04, 2020 @12:55PM (#25305499)
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/disability-insurance-plans...

Only 1/3rd of non government employees have short term disability insurance. If you're a white collar office employee, you maybe have a 50% chance of having short term disability insurance, with the higher you get paid, the more likely you have it.

But for the people that need it the most, lower paid service workers, only 20% have it.

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