Common use of Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below: A. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. State and federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donors. X. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals accruals, to maintain a paid status as long as possiblefor a maximum of one (1) year. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severesevere and disabling, and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below: A. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. State and federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; then 2. From other donors in random order order, to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. Donated leave time shall be changed converted to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's ’s straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. Recipient employees shall be he credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonatedun-donated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in a pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, his or dependent that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The one (1) year period starts on begins with the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or of federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separatedseparated from employment with the City.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals accruals, to maintain a paid status as long as possiblefor a maximum of one (1) year. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severesevere and disabling, and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below: A. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. State and federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; then 2. From other donors in random order order, to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. Donated leave time shall be changed converted to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's ’s straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. Recipient employees shall be he credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to return-to-work date. All undonatedun-donated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. H. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in a pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, his or dependent that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The one (1) year period starts on begins with the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or of federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separatedseparated from employment with the City.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the Local 1909 Executive Board and the City Manager or designeehis or her designated representative, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to allow sworn Hayward Fire Department members to donate eligible time in order to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, leave and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s his or her designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal State of Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated.. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the Local 1909 Executive Board and the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty six

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below: A. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. State and federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donors. X. H. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid leave accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and it shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s their dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s their normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s their dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leaveto Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s their dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of their leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designeehis or her designated representative, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, leave and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; : then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with one more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s his or her designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-twenty six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-twenty six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s his or her dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee he or she would need to be off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s his or her normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leaveto Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal State of Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals accruals, to maintain a paid status as long as possiblefor a maximum of one (1) year. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severesevere and disabling, and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below: A. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. State and federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; then 2. From other donors in random order order, to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. Donated leave time shall be changed converted to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's ’s straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. Recipient employees shall be he credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to return-to-work date. All undonatedun-donated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in a pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, his or dependent that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The one (1) year period starts on begins with the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or of federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separatedseparated from employment with the City.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the Local 1909 Executive Board and the City Manager or designeehis or her designated representative, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to allow sworn Hayward Fire Department members to donate eligible time in order to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, leave and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s his or her designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal State of Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the Local 1909 Executive Board and the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of his or her dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time he or she would need to be off to care for his or her dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than 100% of his or her normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for his or dependent, such as but not limited to Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than 100% of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for his or her dependent must be provided by the employee to Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Fire Department employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid leave accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for the establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s their dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one one-hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leaveto Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one one-hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the Local 1909 Executive Board and the City Manager or designeehis or her designated representative, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to allow sworn Hayward Fire Department members to donate eligible time in order to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, leave and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s his or her designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal State of Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the Local 1909 Executive Board and the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of his or her dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time he or she would need to be off to care for his or her dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than 100% of his or her normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for his or dependent, such as but not limited to Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than 100% of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for his or her dependent must be provided by the employee to Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Sworn Hayward Fire Department employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals accruals, to maintain a paid status as long as possiblefor a maximum of one (1) year. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severesevere and disabling, and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below: A. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, leave and accrued compensatory time. B. State and federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient recipient, shall not be reversible. D. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) 16 hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; then 2. From other donors in random order order, to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. Donated leave time shall be changed converted to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's ’s straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. Recipient employees shall be he credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonatedun-donated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s his or her designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s his or her dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee he or she would need to be off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s his or her normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leave, his or dependent that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The one (1) year period starts on begins with the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state or federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, Leave will count toward any state or of federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separatedseparated from employment with the City.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designeehis or her designated representative, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, leave and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; : then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with one more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s his or her designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-twenty six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-twenty six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s his or her dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee he or she would need to be off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s his or her normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leaveto Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state or federal State of fFderal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid leave accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary and shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for the establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee would need to be off to care for the employee’s their dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leaveto Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. The intent of this program is to assist catastrophically ill or injured employees who have exhausted all available paid leave accruals to maintain a paid status as long as possible. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a medically certified, severe, severe and disabling non-industrial condition resulting in an employee's inability to work. Employees may submit requests to donate earned vacation and/or compensatory time on a voluntary basis subject to the conditions listed below:. A. a. Employees initially eligible to receive leave contributions must have exhausted all other leave balances available, available including earned vacation, earned sick leave, and accrued compensatory time. B. b. State and federal Federal income tax on the value of leave donated shall be deducted from the recipient employee's pay at the time of crediting. C. c. Leave hours that are credited as sick leave to the recipient shall not be reversible. D. d. Hours requested to be donated shall be kept in a pledge status until used, shall be credited on a monthly basis as sick leave, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use and payment of the same. Donations shall be credited in the following order: 1. From donors whose vacation accruals are at or within sixteen (16) hours of the maximum allowed for their classification; , then 2. From other donors in random order to be determined on a draw basis by the Human Resources Department; and. 3. Donation requests shall be credited in the order specified above in subsequent month(s). E. e. Donated leave time shall be changed to its cash value and then credited to the recipient in equivalent hours at the recipient's straight time hourly rate of pay. Recipient employees shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) of their normally scheduled hours for any given pay period. F. f. Donating employees may not reduce their balance of earned vacation below eighty (80) hours by reason of such donations. G. g. Recipient employees shall be credited with up to forty (40) hours of donated time upon their return to work, provided that sufficient hours remain in pledge status during the pay period immediately preceding the return to work date. All undonated, pledged hours exceeding forty (40) hours shall be returned to the respective donorsdonor(s). X. h. In the event of the death of the recipient, the recipient’s designated beneficiary shall receive payment for hours credited as donated. Hours remaining in pledge status are not subject to payout to the beneficiary beneficiary, and it shall be returned to the donor(s). I. i. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights or Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlement. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability or separated. This provision shall also allow the use and donation of catastrophic leave to employees who need paid time off to care for of a catastrophically injured or ill dependent. The use of this leave is limited to a one (1) year period for establishment of any Catastrophic Injury/Illness Time Bank. Upon approval of the City Manager or designee, a time bank may be established for the benefit of an employee who has a dependent who is incapacitated by a catastrophic illness or injury. A dependent is defined as a legal spouse, registered domestic partner, legal child under the age of twenty-six (26), or legal child of a registered domestic partner under the age of twenty-six (26). An employee must provide a signed medical certification from the treating physician of the employee’s his or her dependent stating that the employee’s dependent has a severe and disabling injury or illness and indicating the amount of time the employee he or she would need to be off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent. An employee shall not be credited with more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s his or her normally budgeted hours for any given pay period. In no event shall an employee receive donated paid leave in addition to any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or dependent, such as but not limited to, paid family leaveto Paid Family Leave, that will result in the employee receiving more than one hundred percent (100%) % of the employee’s base salary for the pay period. Records of any paid benefit provided to the employee for time off to care for the employee’s his or her dependent must be provided by the employee to payroll Payroll for integration with catastrophic leave. Employees can donate paid leave to an employee who has a dependent with a catastrophic injury/illness under the same terms and conditions as for an employee who has a catastrophic injury/illness. Employees can utilize catastrophic leave for up to a one (1) year period. The period starts on for the first day of use of catastrophic leave. For example, if catastrophic leave starts on July 1, 2010, it can only be used up until June 30, 2011. Leave can be taken on an intermittent basis if approved by the City Manager or designee but will not exceed catastrophic leave usage past the one (1) year leave period. Any leave used for purposes that qualify under a state State or federal Federal leave law, such as the Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act/Pregnancy Disability Leave, will count toward any state State or federal Federal leave entitlements. If an employee is unable to return to work and has exhausted all of his or her leave entitlements, the employee may be retired for disability and/or separated. This Section does not affect an employee’s rights, if any, under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.