sick day
nounDefinition of sick day
: a paid day of sick leave
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Half-pay for sick days was an initiative to combat rampant absenteeism among state employees in the early 1980s. — John O'connor, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: Disgraced ex-Madigan aide to collect $130K," 26 June 2018 Amazon warehouse workers afraid to go to the bathroom or take a sick day. — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, "Under pressure, afraid to take bathroom breaks? Inside Amazon’s fast-paced warehouse world," 2 July 2018 According to the contract, Sichel received 30 vacation days in the 2017-2018 school year, 12 sick days, 13 holidays and three bereavement days. — Kathy Boccella, Philly.com, "Abington superintendent to retire after Stephen Schwarzman donation debacle," 9 July 2018 The board would have granted concessions such as not slashing vacation and sick days or eliminating a Christmas bonus if legislators had approved the bill. — Washington Post, "Puerto Rico senators deal blow to governor amid budget clash," 3 July 2018 According to the terms of the extension, Keller can accrue up to 25 vacation days a year, 12 sick days a year and up to four personal days a year. — Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, "Lake Zurich village manager receives extension, including 12-percent salary increase," 3 July 2018 After that, any sick days that teachers accrue cannot be counted toward their pension. — Allison Ross, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky's surprise pension reform bill: The key points you should know," 30 Mar. 2018 In all, Mapes racked up 320 unused sick days over a 40-year career. — John O'connor, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: Disgraced ex-Madigan aide to collect $130K," 26 June 2018 But the protests seen so far this year don’t legally count as strikes, since many superintendents are pre-emptively closing down schools, and other teachers are using sick days to protest. — Michelle Hackman, WSJ, "When Teachers Strike, Parents Face Dilemma," 30 Apr. 2018These 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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