title: Awareness of Paid Sick Leave among New York City Restaurant Workers.
abstract: Restaurant workers are less likely to have paid sick leave (PSL) benefits than other professions, despite the fact that they handle food and interact with the public. In this study, we collected and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data on PSL awareness among New York City's restaurant workers and the factors that produced these levels of awareness. We found that 62% of surveyed workers were aware of NYC's law, and that successful outreach requires building broad awareness and ensuring trustworthy sources of information with multiple points of contact. Our research also highlights the importance of immigrant populations in PSL outreach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health & Social Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, 55 W. 125th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA. emma.tsui@sph.cuny.edu.
authors.forename: Emma K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health & Social Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, 55 W. 125th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Madeline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.affiliation: Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York, Queens, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D057766:Policy; D012147:Restaurants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
keywords: Awareness; Paid sick leave; Policy implementation; Restaurant workers