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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This leaves teachers — 73% of whom are women — under a complex set of benefits that require them to use up all of their sick time.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The legislation, a top Republican priority this year, would strike down portions of Proposition A, a measure voters approved in November that requires most employers to provide paid sick time off to workers starting May 1.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The contract with the higher raise includes a concession that sick time would not count as hours worked in calculating overtime.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Less Sick Time The amount of sick time employees take has climbed recently.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The legislation, a top Republican priority this year, would strike down portions of Proposition A, a measure voters approved in November that requires most employers to provide paid sick time off to workers starting May 1.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The contract with the higher raise includes a concession that sick time would not count as hours worked in calculating overtime.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Less Sick Time The amount of sick time employees take has climbed recently.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick time
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“Sick time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20time. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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