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Walk It Through: The Sick Child and the Paid Leave

Paid leave earned at one hour for every 40, a child home sick, notice to a supervisor, and a write up for using it.

A new hire at a company with dozens of employees asks how paid leave works.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A full time worker at a private employer without a union contract. Seasonal jobs and the federal family leave law are left out.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.