Obama adds another worker benefit: paid sick leave

President Obama, seen returning to the White House after his trip to Alaska, plans to travel to Boston on Monday for a Labor Day event with union officials.President Obama plans to use Labor Day to announce a new step toward increased benefits for workers -- ordering companies that do business with the government to provide paid sick leave for their employees.

The move, which Obama plans to announce with labor leaders in Boston, adds to a series of executive actions Obama has taken and comes as Congress resists legislation to change labor conditions and pay to cover all private-sector workers.

Obama's executive actions directed at the labor market, which many Republicans see as excessive use…