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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Last year, 58% of Missouri voters approved paid sick time and minimum wage increases, the latter of which stands for now.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
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.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Veith questioned the validity of expecting an employee to work part time rather than use sick time.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 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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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
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.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Veith questioned the validity of expecting an employee to work part time rather than use sick time.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 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 8 Sep. 2025.
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