Benefits

• Paid family leave is good for workers and their families. SickBank enables workers to take necessary time off to care for their families without undue financial burden.
• Paid family leave is good for businesses. Access to paid family leave improves employee morale and retention. SickBank also levels the playing field for small businesses by providing a benefit often offered only to employees of large companies.
• SickBank provides workers with up to 8 weeks of paid family and medical leave per year. Workers would be eligible for benefits following the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care; to recover from the worker’s own serious health condition; to address certain military family situations; and to care for a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent with a serious health condition. SickBank does not discriminate as to what type of illness or leave workers can take. If the time is still available in your account it's yours to use.
• Workers eligible for FMLA leave receive benefits of approximately 1/2 of their average daily income for each FMLA leave day claimed.
• Workers would be covered regardless of the size of their employer. SickBank covers all workers, including part-time workers and gig workers. Per the USOStatute, certain Employers are exempt from FMLA requirements, if these employers are willing to grant leave, SickBank will cover FMLA claims.
• SickBank payments are administered by the SickBank.
• SickBank Members have the security of the protections of FMLA with the added benefit of compensation from SickBank while on Family leave.