sick leave
nounDefinition of sick leave
1
: an absence from work permitted because of illness
2
: the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick
Examples of sick leave in a Sentence
employee benefits such as vacation time and sick leave
We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave.
He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
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That status means they are not guaranteed the same rights as employees, such as a minimum wage, overtime, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, paid sick leave or on-the-job expenses. — Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN, "DoorDash details new tipping policy after backlash," 22 Aug. 2019 Jeff Faughender, Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Attorney General's Office has ruled the state's Education Department violated the Open Records Act by not properly fulfilling a request for staff sick leave records. — David Harten, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky attorney general rules Education Department violated Open Records Act," 6 Aug. 2019 The ordinance, which passed in April on a 10-4 vote, mandates paid sick leave for employees who work at least 80 hours a year in Dallas. — Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, "Texas AG Ken Paxton joins sick leave lawsuit against Dallas," 7 Aug. 2019 Among other terms and conditions, the tentative agreement includes a new cap on accrual of sick leave for new hires, who will be allowed to accumulate no more than 784 hours. — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Imperial Beach reaches agreement on new contract with fire union," 23 July 2019 This would mandate minimum wages, health benefits, and sick leave — and could cost Uber and Lyft hundreds of millions of dollars. — James P. Sutton, National Review, "Are the Uber and Lyft Bubbles about to Burst?," 12 July 2019 The school district blamed a 1976 California law stating public school teachers can take up to 100 days of sick leave but can be docked the cost of their replacement. — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, "‘It’s so crazy:’ Lowell teacher docked pay while undergoing liver transplant," 7 June 2019 An unfair policy Columnist Heather Knight has detailed San Francisco Unified School District’s unfair sick leave policy before, but a change could be on the horizon. — Jen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: Feeling at home while at school," 26 July 2019 That status means workers don't get the same rights as employees, such as a minimum wage, overtime, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, paid sick leave or on-the-job expenses. — Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN, "On-demand workers are protesting -- using the apps they work for," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sick leave.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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