The pandemic has brought all new challenges. Although Make The Road Nevada is still fighting for its policy goals, it has sharpened its focus to meeting more basic and immediate needs — making sure people have food and shelter at a time when many immigrants are left out of government aid packages.

The poll, conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research on behalf of progressive collective Time to Care Nevada, found an estimated 82 percent of Nevada voters support legislators passing a law requiring employers give earned paid sick leave to their employees. The poll was conducted between January 22 and 27 of 601 registered voters in the state in both English and Spanish, with 53 percent of interviews conducted over cell phones and with a 4 percent margin of error.

As amended, the bill would allow employees to earn up to 40 hours of paid leave per year, with the amount of compensation equivalent to either an individual’s hourly rate or at the amount a salaried employee would earn if they worked 40 hours a week, not including any discretionary bonuses or overtime. It also changes “paid sick leave” in the original bill to just paid time off, meaning employees do not have to give a reason for the time off.