Is it legal for an employer not to provide sick time?
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Is it legal for an employer not to provide sick time?
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Asked on October 28, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Most states do not mandate that sick time be provided to workers and AL is one of those states. Accordingly, unless a worker has an employment contract or union agreement that provides for such time, an employer need not provide it to its workers. Exceptions to this are state and federal employees who do receive such time off.
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