Despite new law to require paid sick-time for workers, many companies aren’t bound by it

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters announcing that House Democrats and the White House had come to an agreement on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2020. She is joined by, from left, Reps. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Susie Lee (D-Nev.), and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). (Samuel Corum/The New York Times)