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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Campbell had been asking a judge to conclude that the state’s 55,000 Uber drivers and 35,000 Lyft drivers are employees under state law and therefore entitled to benefits such as a minimum wage, overtime and earned sick time.
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Reuters, CNN, 28 June 2024
The FAQs state that employees would not be paid out for unused sick time but would be paid out for unused vacation time.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Employees can also use paid sick time for a mental health day, which is defined as a day during which a worker attends to their emotional and psychological well-being.
—Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024
Post-pandemic, there’s been a global shift in views on the use of sick time, according to a spokesperson for the Clark County School District.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 28 June 2024
The FAQs state that employees would not be paid out for unused sick time but would be paid out for unused vacation time.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Employees can also use paid sick time for a mental health day, which is defined as a day during which a worker attends to their emotional and psychological well-being.
—Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024
Post-pandemic, there’s been a global shift in views on the use of sick time, according to a spokesperson for the Clark County School District.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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“Sick time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20time. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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