Synonyms for sick leave
sick leave

Princeton's WordNet

1. sick leavenoun

   a leave of absence from work because of illness

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1. • Leave

Suggested Resources

1. sick leave

   Read the full text of the Sick Leave poem by Siegfried Sassoon on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Donna Ballman:

   People who don't have paid sick leave can't afford to take time off if they are living paycheck to paycheck.

2. Gilbert Cisneros:

   Sick leave may be used to cover travel that is necessary to obtain any type of medical treatment.

3. City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro:

   The excessive sick leave by a group of our Firefighters because of their anger at the vaccine mandate for all city employees is unacceptable, contrary to their oaths to serve, and may endanger the lives of New Yorkers, despite these actions by some, the Department will continue to respond to all calls for help that come our way.

4. Christopher McNerney:

   This is a national issue, because ride-share companies are not providing sick leave anywhere, you want drivers to stay home when they're sick, so when you hop in a Lyft car you won't get sick.

5. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi:

   This means not only providing mask and social distancing measures in the workplace, but also putting pressure on business owners to provide paid sick leave to workers so that people don't have to make the decision between going to work while they're sick and potentially infecting others, or paying rent or providing food at home.