Common use of Catastrophic Illness and/or injury Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Illness and/or injury. A catastrophic illness and/or injury is an acute or prolonged illness or injury that is considered life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability which results in the employee’s inability to work. A. Examples of catastrophic illness or injury 1. Serious debilitating illness, impairment, or physical/mental condition that involves treatment 2. High intensity/high frequency of treatment encounters necessary for a chronic or long-term condition that is so serious that, if not treated would likely result in an extended period of incapacity or death B. Exclusions 1. Paid catastrophic leave is not applicable unless the employee has exhausted his/her annual sick leave 2. Elective surgery does not qualify as a catastrophic illness or injury. 3. Most leaves associated with pregnancy are not covered by catastrophic leave. Complications arising from a serious health condition for mother or child may be considered for eligibility. C. This program does not cover time off due to job-incurred injury covered by workers compensation. D. In the event an employee suffers from a catastrophic illness and has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave, personal leave, and vacation days, each employee shall be allowed to contribute a maximum of two (2) sick days to said employee. All employees will be given up to two opportunities to contribute days to said employee. In the event days contributed are unused, said days shall be placed in a sick leave bank. The sole purpose for the bank is to store unused days that were donated by other employees who suffered a catastrophic illness.

Catastrophic Illness and/or injury. A catastrophic illness and/or injury is an acute or prolonged illness or injury that is considered life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability which results in the employee’s inability to work. A. Examples of catastrophic illness or injury 1. Serious debilitating illness, impairment, or physical/mental condition that involves treatment 2. High intensity/high frequency of treatment encounters necessary for a chronic or long-term condition that is so serious that, if not treated would likely result in an extended period of incapacity or death B. Exclusions 1. Paid catastrophic leave is not applicable unless the employee has exhausted his/her annual sick leave 2. Elective surgery does not qualify as a catastrophic illness or injury. 3. Most leaves associated with pregnancy are not covered by catastrophic leave. Complications arising from a serious health condition for mother or child may be considered for eligibility. C. This program does not cover time off due to job-incurred injury covered by workers workers’ compensation. D. In the event an employee suffers from a catastrophic illness and has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave, personal leave, and vacation days, each employee shall be allowed to contribute a maximum of two (2) sick days to said employee. All employees will be given up to two opportunities to contribute days to said employee. In the event days contributed are unused, said days shall be placed in a sick leave bank. The sole purpose for the bank is to store unused days that were donated by other employees who suffered a catastrophic illness.

Catastrophic Illness and/or injury. A catastrophic illness and/or injury is an acute or prolonged illness or injury that is considered life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability which results in the employee’s inability to work. A. Examples of catastrophic illness or injury 1. Serious debilitating illness, impairment, or physical/mental condition that involves treatment 2treatment 0. High intensity/high frequency of treatment encounters necessary for a chronic or long-term condition that is so serious that, if not treated would likely result in an extended period of incapacity or death B. Exclusions 1. Paid catastrophic leave is not applicable unless the employee has exhausted his/her annual sick leave 2. Elective surgery does not qualify as a catastrophic illness or injury. 3. Most leaves associated with pregnancy are not covered by catastrophic leave. Complications arising from a serious health condition for mother or child may be considered for eligibility. C. This program does not cover time off due to job-incurred injury covered by workers workers’ compensation. D. In the event an employee suffers from a catastrophic illness and has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave, personal leave, and vacation days, each employee shall be allowed to contribute a maximum of two (2) sick days to said employee. All employees will be given up to two opportunities to contribute days to said employee. In the event days contributed are unused, said days shall be placed in a sick leave bank. The sole purpose for the bank is to store unused days that were donated by other employees who suffered a catastrophic illness.