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All companies are required to give up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year for both full- and part-time employees, except per diem healthcare employees and unionized construction workers. Eligible employees earn one hour of paid sick leave for evert 30 hours worked and can use it after 120 days after being hired. Unused time can be carried over.
One in 5 civilian workers in the U.S don’t have paid sick leave, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, that figure changes depending on geography and occupation.
In the private sector, 73 percent have access to paid sick leave -- but it varies drastically depending on what they do and where they work.
According to Resume-Now, more than 32 million Americans working in the private sector have no access to paid sick days. While the U.S. does not mandate paid sick days, there are 179 countries that do.
Studies show that workers are less likely to take time off for injury or illness when they do not have paid sick leave. [2] [3] Workers without paid sick leave are also less likely to obtain preventive medical care, such as cancer screenings and flu shots. [4] [5] Workers with paid sick leave are less likely to experience workplace injuries. [6]
An early instance of paid time off, in the late 19th century in Australia, was by Alfred Edments who gave every employee a fortnight's holiday on full pay, and when ill, Edments continued to pay their salaries. [7] In France, first paid leave - no salary deduction under 15 days per year - is introduced for civil servants, only, in 1854. [8]
As a result, around 1 in 5 U.S. workers don’t have access to paid sick days, and they are more likely to work in the lowest-paying jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In the United States paid time off, in the form of vacation days or sick days, is not required by federal or state law. [15] Despite that fact, many United States businesses offer some form of paid leave. In the United States, 86% of workers at large businesses and 69% of employees at small business receive paid vacation days. [17]