Offer Companies Time Paid Leave Work Employers Types

Large companies offer many types of "paid leave," or permission to not come to work for a certain amount of time and continue to receive a "paycheck" (money from one's employer). Most employers offer holiday leave, vacation leave, and sick leave, but larger companies have the flexibility to offer additional types of paid leave.

For example, some companies offer paid leave for "military duty," so that an employee can "serve" (work) in the "military" (army, navy, air force, etc.) for a certain number of weeks, months, or years, and still receive a paycheck and have a job to return to upon "completion of service" (when one has finished serving the promised amount of time in the military).

Companies can also offer paid leave for "jury duty," which is a period of time when a U.S. citizen is expected to serve on a "jury" (the group of people who decide whether someone is guilty or innocent in a lawsuit). Normally, jury duty lasts for only a few days, but depending on the complexity of the lawsuit, it can last for several weeks or even months.

Employers can also offer "bereavement leave" (time taken off work immediately after a close family member or friend "passes away" (dies)). More commonly, employers can choose to offer "generous" (giving more than is expected) "maternity leave" (time taken off work immediately before, during, and after a woman gives birth to a child) "beyond" (more than) what is required by law. Some companies offer generous "paternity leave" (for the father of a new baby), too.