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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The Industrial Commission of Arizona oversees and enforces the wage law, along with that for sick time.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
On the Legislature's agenda during the lame duck session will be minimum wage and paid sick time.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
Farmworker sick leave Senate Bill 1105 allows California farmworkers to use sick time when environmental conditions prove too hazardous for work to be done safely.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The court's ruling also would expand paid sick time laws — another feature some business groups oppose.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
On the Legislature's agenda during the lame duck session will be minimum wage and paid sick time.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
Farmworker sick leave Senate Bill 1105 allows California farmworkers to use sick time when environmental conditions prove too hazardous for work to be done safely.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The court's ruling also would expand paid sick time laws — another feature some business groups oppose.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Sick time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20time. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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