sick day

noun

1. a day for which an employee will be paid while absent because of illness.

Example Sentences

Six years later, Vernon Township, a small town in northern New Jersey, changed its police contract to allow officers to cash in their sick days annually, in addition to at retirement.

From ProPublica

Her 2014 measure required employers to provide paid sick leave, and prohibited retaliating against employees who use sick days.

From Voice of San Diego

As we mentioned, a 2010 state law limits sick day sell-backs to $15,000 at retirement for employees hired after that date.

From ProPublica

Payroll records show that some recently hired officers are on track to exceed the $15,000 threshold if they continue selling back sick days annually.

From ProPublica

About 34 million people work for those small businesses—and the majority offer fewer than 10 paid sick days, if any.

From Fortune