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Vacation and Sick Leave<\/h1>\n
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Federal law does not mandate paid vacation or sick leave for private employers. Your state law may require small-business owners to offer workers vacation time and sick leave<\/a>. Many employers provide these benefits to full-time employees as a way to keep employees and provide job satisfaction.<\/p>\r\n

Employers may offer them as hiring incentives and perks if the law does not require vacation and sick leave. An employee handbook outlining your policies helps avoid possible legal action. You should get legal advice about the implications of such benefits.<\/p>\r\n

This article summarizes the laws about employee benefits like paid vacations and sick leave.<\/p>\r\n

See FindLaw’s Leave Laws<\/a> and Wages and Benefits<\/a> sections to learn more.<\/p>\r\n

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Paid vacation days are every employee’s dream benefit. Full-time and part-time employees alike hope for a job with a two-week paid vacation like their grandparents once had. That rarely happens. Today, employers usually offer accrued paid time off, with employees getting a certain number of hours for an amount of time worked.<\/p>\r\n

Whatever method you use to provide vacation time, keep a few things in mind:<\/p>\r\n