Starbucks' announcement is evidence that may be happening. Vikki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategy for the National Partnership for Women & Families, called the paid sick leave program "an extremely welcome sign" and said in an interview that Starbucks had "essentially taken what paid sick leave policies say and extended that to their entire workforce. We will be watching to make sure that what they have said they'll do is how their partners experience it." In a statement, the group called the new policy "very welcome corporate leadership."