Common use of Catastrophic Illness or Injury Defined Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Illness or Injury Defined. A serious/extended illness or injury which is expected to incapacitate the employee and which creates a financial hardship because the employee has exhausted all of his/her sick leave and other leave credits. Catastrophic illness or injury may also include an incapacitated immediate family member if this results in the employee being required to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for the immediate family member and the employee has exhausted all of his/her sick leave and other leave credits. The prolonged illness or injury should preclude the employee from working and result in financial hardship, normally defined as at least two weeks without pay. Such catastrophic illness or injury may include, but is not limited to, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, cancer, incapacitating disease, major surgery, treatment for a life threatening illness, or hospitalization as a result of a serious automobile or other accident. The Director, Human Resources, will make the final determination on the situation which would qualify the employee for use of the catastrophic leave program.

Catastrophic Illness or Injury Defined. A serious/extended illness or injury which is expected to incapacitate the employee and which creates a financial hardship because the employee has exhausted all of his/her their sick leave and other leave credits. Catastrophic illness or injury may also include an incapacitated immediate family member if this results in the employee being required to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for the immediate family member and the employee has exhausted all of his/her their sick leave and other leave credits. The prolonged illness or injury should preclude the employee from working and result in financial hardship, normally defined as at least two weeks without pay. Such catastrophic illness or injury may include, but is not limited to, to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, cancer, incapacitating disease, major surgery, treatment for a life threatening illness, or hospitalization as a result of a serious automobile or other accident. The Director, Director of Human Resources, Resources will make the final determination on the situation type of illness or injury and situation, which would qualify the employee for use of the catastrophic leave program.