Walk It Through: The Sick Day
A new hire with the flu, a child home from a closed school, and a parent teacher conference.
A few months into a new job, a worker gets the flu.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A year round employee at a business covered by the sick time law. Seasonal and part year workers, the new employer exemption, and federal family leave are not worked through here.
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.