Paid Sick Days Make News in Connecticut and Philadelphia. On July 1st, Governor Malloy signed the first state-wide law guaranteeing paid sick days to tens of thousands of workers in Connecticut.  Click here to read about the implications of this new law for securing paid sick days in New York City and around the country. Although the Philadelphia City Council voted to make that city the fourth in the country to pass paid sick days, Mayor Nutter vetoed the bill on June 28th. Click here to read more about the Philadelphia campaign.