sick day
nounDefinition of sick day
: a paid day of sick leave
Examples of sick day in a Sentence
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For example, a 2013 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that workers in leisure, hospitality and construction took an average of only two sick days a year. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio’s paid sick leave debate driven by lack of trust," 26 July 2019 Because these types of PTO are more accessible, employees will leverage their vacation days or their sick days to meet their obligations as caretakers. — Fortune, "Retaining Good Employees Is Tougher Than Ever, but Offering Paid Family Leave Can Help," 15 Aug. 2019 But his stubborn refusal to take a sick day only adds to the shot-and-a-beer aura of Uncle Vic. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: Is watching Broncos rookie QB Drew Lock throw the football as painful as passing a kidney stone?," 1 Aug. 2019 To make matters worse, Anthony and the 900,000 Uber drivers in the United States just like him do not receive health insurance, sick days, paid breaks or vacation time, worker’s compensation, or disability insurance. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, The New Republic, "California Looks to Give Gig Workers Their Due," 24 July 2019 The contract allowed him to use up to five sick days for personal business. — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, "Former Detroit school official seeks $41,193 payout for unused vacation days," 21 June 2019 This cold and flu season, workers are striking back against coughing colleagues who insist on coming to work—even if their employers provide paid sick days. — Chip Cutter, WSJ, "You Sneezed. Go Home.," 24 Jan. 2019 The court ruling applied mainly to minimum wage and overtime laws, while the legislation, Assembly Bill 5, would apply to all aspects of employment, including unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation and paid sick days. — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, "Debate Over Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Rights in California Has Split Labor," 29 June 2019 The United States is the only country among 34 industrial nations (other than South Korea) that doesn't guarantee paid sick days. — Steven Greenhouse For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "We need to ask the 2020 candidates what they will do for workers," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sick day.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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