Access to EIT accruals. The purpose of Extended Illness/Injury Time (EIT) is to provide coverage to an employee for extended absences from work as a result of illness or injury of the employee or to care for the illness or injury of a family member as required by Washington State’s Family Care Act. Moreover, PTO or EIT may be used for:
Access to EIT accruals. The purpose of Extended Illness/Injury Time (EIT) is to provide coverage to an employee for extended absences from work as a result of illness or injury of the employee (including maternity disability) or to care for the illness or injury of a family member for an extended absence allowed under the FMLA, subject to the sixteen (16) hour inaccessibility rule set out in Article 10.4.1. EIT may also be used for extended absences to care for a family member consistent with the WA State Family Care Act (FCA), subject to the sixteen (16) hour inaccessibility rule set out in Article 10.4.1.
