Council Member Gale Brewer, the lead sponsor of the sick-leave bill, said she believes the compromise version is better than the original.

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"I think it's a good proposal because it will cover maybe a million workers, " said Council Member Gale Brewer, the bill's lead sponsor.

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Councilwoman Gale Brewer, a Manhattan Democrat who sponsored the bill, called the study a "good attempt" to quantify the impact of the bill.

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