The United States still doesn’t mandate paid sick days. That’s sick.

And, no surprise in the forever unequal United States, the more money you make, the more likely you are to receive paid sick time. According to a 2019 survey by the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 90 percent of people who are in the top quarter of earners receive sick pay, only a third of those earning less than $10.80 an hour can say the same. Whites are more likely to receive paid sick days than Blacks. All in all, a full 25 percent of workers in the private sector lack the right to stay home sick and still get paid. (As for gig workers — you’re joking, of course. They are fully on their own.)