Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement

[Insert Company Name] offers paid sick leave to regular full-time employees. Eligible employees accrue sick time as follows [insert schedule of how sick leave will accrue and/or maximum accrual amount]. Sick leave is to be used only when an employee actually needs to recover from illness or injury or to attend medical and dental appointments, unless otherwise required by applicable state law. The Company will not tolerate abuse or misuse of sick leave.