Milwaukee has been there and done that.

By D.C.

 From the AP wire,via the Portland (Maine) Press Herald,we get the following story,"Seattle set to require paid worker sick days".

 Here are few highlights from the story;

 "Seattle is set to become the third U.S. city to require businesses to provide paid sick days for their workers, after a City Council vote Monday that supporters said could provide momentum for establishing similar laws across the country."

 "The council voted 8-1 to mandate that all but the smallest companies -- those with fewer than five workers -- give at least five paid days off a year to employees who are sick, need to care for a sick family member, or who are victims of domestic abuse and need to take time off to assist law enforcement or attend court hearings."

 "Businesses with more than 250 workers would have to provide nine days."

 "(Seattle)Mayor Mike McGinn is expected to sign the measure, putting Seattle in a league with San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; and Connecticut, where a state law takes effect in January."

 And the most important line in the whole story;

 "Milwaukee passed a sick-leave bill in 2008 that was later pre-empted by the state Legislature."

 Mayor Barrett,Gov.Walker is still waiting on the Thank You note.