According to the Plain Dealer, a group called Ohioans for Healthy Families has gathered more than the required number of signatures that could put an issue on the ballot in November to guarantee full-time employees who work at companies with 25 or more workers 7 days of paid sick leave per year. Part-time employees would be entitled to pro-rated, paid sick leave. There have been a lot of articles lately about attempts by Ohio Governor Strickland to hammer out a compromise package that would not go to the voters. The Plain Dealer article indicates that select groups, including Ohioans to Protect Jobs and Fair Benefits, are concerned about the impact required, paid days off would have on Ohio employers and businesses. Interestingly, Ohio would lead the nation if sick leave becomes mandatory. Click here to read the text of the proposed Ohio Healthy Families Act, that would add Chapter 4114 to the Ohio Revised Code in Title 41, governing Labor and Industry.