Synonyms for sick leave
sick leave

Princeton's WordNet

1. sick leavenoun

   a leave of absence from work because of illness

Matched Categories

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. Barkoff Lamy:

   Dr. Bright has not been given any details about his new assignment or what his new job would entail ; nonetheless, under his doctor's direction, he has been on sick leave due to hypertension caused by this current situation.

2. 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.

3. Rosa DeLauro:

   Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.

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. Alexsis Rodgers:

   I've been glad to see Terry McAuliffe cite repeatedly that Terry McAuliffe is going to fight for paid sick leave, paid family and medical leave, and even make sure that home care workers get a raise. And I think that is a direct result of workers organizing... who have really pushed Terry McAuliffe to adopt policies that are going to uplift Black women and working women of color.