exclude such employee from the application of this subsection. (b) Duration of paid sick time (1) In general An employee shall be entitled to paid sick time for an amount of hours determined under paragraph (2). (2) Amount of hours The amount of hours of paid sick time to which an employee is entitled shall be as follows: (A) For full-time employees, 80 hours. (B) For part-time employees, a number of hours equal to the number of hours that such employee works, on average, over a 2-week period. (3) Carryover Paid sick time under this section shall not carry over from 1 year to the next. (c) Employer’s termination of paid sick time Paid sick time provided to an employee under this Act shall cease beginning with the employee’s next scheduled workshift immediately following the termination of the need for paid sick time under subsection (a). (d) Prohibition An employer may not require, as a condition of providing paid sick time under this Act, that the employee involved search for or find a replacement employee to cover the hours during which the employee is using paid sick time. (e) Use of paid sick time (1) In general The paid sick time under subsection (a) shall be available for immediate use by the employee for the purposes described in such subsection, regardless of how long the employee has been employed by an employer. (2) Sequencing (A) In general An employee may first use the paid sick time under subsection (a) for the purposes described in such subsection. (B) Prohibition An employer may not require an employee to use other paid leave provided by the employer to the employee before the employee uses the paid sick time under subsection (a). 5103. Notice (a) In general Each employer shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Secretary of Labor, of the requirements described in this Act. (b) Model notice Not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the