sick leave
noun
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The chamber also approved a repeal of sick leave protections passed by voters last year.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Questions of what would happen to her work, as well as compensation for unused sick leave and time off, remain unresolved; senior AHRQ managers are also in the dark.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
And the House Democratic caucus has been divided over whether to touch the minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
How much sick leave employers must provide depends on the number of employees the business has.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Questions of what would happen to her work, as well as compensation for unused sick leave and time off, remain unresolved; senior AHRQ managers are also in the dark.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
And the House Democratic caucus has been divided over whether to touch the minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
How much sick leave employers must provide depends on the number of employees the business has.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick leave
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“Sick leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20leave. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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