sick time

noun

: the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick

three weeks annual sick time

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That might differ from actual hours worked, since staffers might have picked up extra shifts or taken vacation or sick time that wasn’t entered into the system. —

Curtis Heinzl, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024 There is no federal law that entitles workers to paid time off, and fewer than 20 states now have enacted paid sick time laws. —

Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 More:Minimum wage, paid sick time loom over Michigan's lame-duck session What will the Legislature do during the lame duck session? —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024 The measure also ensures employers of 15 or more give their employees the chance to accrue paid sick time—up to 56 hours annually. —

Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for sick time