How to Use sick time in a Sentence

sick time

noun
  • Duffy has said that air traffic controllers who abuse their sick time during the shutdown could be fired.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Recent changes to paid time off and earned sick time off (laws) are going to put more upward pressure on labor.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 27 May 2025
  • Payouts for unused sick time also would become more lucrative.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • And the amount of sick time and personal days workers used also fell by 65% in the most recent research.
    — Joni Sweet, Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The court's ruling also would expand paid sick time laws — another feature some business groups oppose.
    — Joe Guillen, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Lower priorities might be a specific amount of vacation or sick time.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
  • On the Legislature's agenda during the lame duck session will be minimum wage and paid sick time.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Among the changes are requirements for retailers to sell cage-free eggs, minimum wage increases, sick time for workers and more.
    — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There is no federal law that entitles workers to paid time off, and fewer than 20 states now have enacted paid sick time laws.
    — Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Staff members didn’t get enough sick time — and part-time employees didn’t get any — despite being around young people who are regularly sick.
    — Saja Hindi, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2023
  • Unlike Alaska’s sick time measure, Proposition A did not include a cap on that sick time.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • As an employee hired in 1997, Bush will also be paid half of his sick time upon retirement.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That might differ from actual hours worked, since staffers might have picked up extra shifts or taken vacation or sick time that wasn’t entered into the system.
    — Curtis Heinzl, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Any unused vacation or sick time was forfeited unless such actions violated state laws.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • But so far, most of the conductors and all of the engineers who work in locomotives — representing more than half of all rail workers — still don’t have sick time.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Last year, 58% of Missouri voters approved paid sick time and minimum wage increases, the latter of which stands for now.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • For example, some companies choose to have more lenient sick time for their employees, instead of outright calling it menstrual leave.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Informal workers, who are often poorly compensated and lack sick time, simply can’t afford to follow stay-at-home orders.
    — Diana Enriquez, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The Industrial Commission of Arizona oversees and enforces the wage law, along with that for sick time.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The United States is alone among its peer countries in not guaranteeing workers paid sick time or family and medical leave.
    — Monica Potts, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • However, the suit alleges many workers have still not received final paychecks or compensation for unused vacation and sick time.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • 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
  • The measure also ensures employers of 15 or more give their employees the chance to accrue paid sick time—up to 56 hours annually.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Based on the amount of hours worked, employees can be eligible for medical benefits, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, paid holidays and paid sick time.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Some companies failed to comply; Postmates agreed to pay nearly $1 million after denying workers in Seattle sick time.
    — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Starbucks said its expectations for hybrid workers hadn’t changed and that vacation, sick time and business travel are excluded from the calculation.
    — Daniela Sirtori, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Employers pay for sick time while employees are hospitalized, which could extend for several weeks depending on the severity of the illness or condition.
    — Ahzam Afzal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Bills introduced this year include a mandate for a $25 minimum wage for health workers; a proposal to more than double paid sick time; and new regulations for fast-food franchisees regarding wages and hours.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023

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