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sick time

American  
[sik tahym] / ˈsɪk ˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. the number of days or hours which an employer designates as paid for time taken off due to illness.


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“Some of these agents have to use sick time or vacation to go and make some money because they’re not getting a paycheck,” he said.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Gillian praised the package on offer, which includes wage increases, more vacation and sick time, and the addition of $3,000 in restricted stock to boost a signing bonus.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Senate Bill 1105 allows California farmworkers to use sick time when environmental conditions prove too hazardous for work to be done safely.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2025

Another 40% said they go to work while ill because they don't want to use up their sick time.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Fifty cayuses of | mine eating their heads off in this dirty kennel of yours, and it'll be a sick time you'll have if you don't hustle them ashore as fast as God'll let you!

From A Daughter of the Snows by London, Jack

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