sick day
noun
: a paid day of sick leave
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The baristas went public with their union effort in April, calling for improved wages, paid sick day and affordable health care, minimum staffing requirements and additional COVID safety protections. 
The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Students are able to take a number of excused absences from school — varying among states and their respective laws — due to mental or behavioral problems, similar to a sick day. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 In other words, for some people Covid did away with the sick day instead of reinforcing it. New York Times, 13 June 2022 The pandemic might have killed the sick day, but the mental-health day is thriving. Alex Janin, WSJ, 11 May 2022 For Americans working from home, the latest coronavirus variant has meant the end of the sick day. WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anne D'innocenzio And Dee-ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022 Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. CBS News, 10 Jan. 2022 Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. chicagotribune.com, 10 Jan. 2022 See More
The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Students are able to take a number of excused absences from school — varying among states and their respective laws — due to mental or behavioral problems, similar to a sick day. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 In other words, for some people Covid did away with the sick day instead of reinforcing it. New York Times, 13 June 2022 The pandemic might have killed the sick day, but the mental-health day is thriving. Alex Janin, WSJ, 11 May 2022 For Americans working from home, the latest coronavirus variant has meant the end of the sick day. WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anne D'innocenzio And Dee-ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022 Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. CBS News, 10 Jan. 2022 Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. chicagotribune.com, 10 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
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