"It wasn’t until the pandemic shut down Philly restaurants in 2020 that many service workers started to learn we had paid sick time. Most of my peers in the industry were unaware that we had all been racking up sick time — one hour for every 40 hours worked in the city of Philadelphia. These are legally mandated paid hours — at your regular hourly rate — for employers with 10 or more employees. (Employers with nine or fewer employees are only required to provide unpaid sick time.)" Read Nick DeSimone's report on paid sick leave in Philly by clicking the link in our bio. 📸: @shutterstock