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In what was called both a "real win-win" and a "bad precedent," Connecticut became the first state to mandate paid sick leave. The new law requires service businesses with at least 50 employees to provide at least one hour of paid sick leave for each 40 hours worked. The controversial measure--a scaled down version of earlier...