Common use of Catastrophic Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Sick Leave. 10.2.1 The District shall maintain an RBTA Catastrophic Leave Bank. This Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be maintained to provide paid leave to bargaining unit members who have exhausted all earned sick leave as described in Section 10.1 above who are suffering from catastrophic illnesses or injuries as verified by a physician and are not receiving benefits provided by any income protection insurance program. Catastrophic leave shall also be available to unit members who need to care for an immediate family member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury as verified by a physician. The District shall provide the Association upon request a statement of activity on the bank for the prior month as well as the monthly ending balance of days in the bank. 10.2.2 A probationary or permanent unit member may donate up to five (5) days of sick leave per year to the Catastrophic Leave Bank described in Section 10.2.1 above. Such donations shall be irrevocable. Sick leave which is donated under this section shall be deducted from the accrued sick leave authorized under Section 10.1 above. A bargaining unit member who wishes to donate sick leave shall execute an authorization for the donation of the sick leave and an assignment of the leave to the leave bank This authorization must confirm the understanding that the donation of sick leave to the Catastrophic Leave Bank is voluntary and irrevocable. The authorization must further indicate unit member agreement to indemnify and hold the District and the Association harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action related to the donation. Solicitations for donations to the Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be the sole responsibility of the Association. 10.2.3 A catastrophic illness or injury shall be defined by Education Code Section 44043.5. The District and the Association reserve the right to amend the definition of a catastrophic illness or injury upon mutual agreement. The use of catastrophic leave by a bargaining unit member shall be by mutual agreement of the District and the Association. 10.2.4 While utilizing the Catastrophic Leave Bank, a unit member shall be deemed to be on a paid sick leave. One donated day, when combined with one day of substitute differential pay, shall cause said unit member’s daily rate of pay to remain at 100%. A bargaining unit member who has been approved to use catastrophic leave agrees to indemnify and hold the District and the Association harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action related to the use of said leave. 10.2.5 This section supersedes any obligations of the district under Education Code Section 44043.5. 10.2.6 Any further regulations regarding the administration of the Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be mutually developed by the District and the Association.

Catastrophic Sick Leave. 10.2.1 The District shall maintain an RBTA Catastrophic Leave Bank13.19.1 A catastrophic sick leave bank will be established to provide supplemental sick leave to unit members who will gain participation by donating one sick leave day as prescribed by this article of the contract. 13.19.2 Participation in the catastrophic sick leave program is voluntary. This Catastrophic Leave Bank An enrollment contribution shall be maintained one donated sick leave day per participating member. 13.19.3 Eligibility to provide paid leave draw from the bank is limited only to bargaining those unit members who have exhausted all earned sick leave as described donated to the bank. Donations will be made during the open enrollment period at the beginning of the school year. Donations will be made in Section 10.1 above who writing on the form obtained from Personnel. Donations are suffering from catastrophic illnesses irrevocable. 13.19.4 New hires and unit members previously not participating will be allowed to donate one day and gain participation rights during the enrollment period or injuries as verified by a physician and within thirty (30) days of their date of hire. 13.19.5 In any given year, when there are not receiving benefits provided by any income protection insurance programless than 400 available days in the bank after the open enrollment period, participants wishing to continue eligibility must donate one (1) additional day. Catastrophic leave shall also be available to Any given year when the bank reaches 400 or more days, only previously non-participating unit members who need wish to care for an immediate family member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury as verified by a physician. The District shall provide the Association upon request a statement of activity on the bank for the prior month as well as the monthly ending balance of days in join will donate. 13.19.6 Unit members must exhaust all accrued sick leave before becoming eligible to apply to the bank. 10.2.2 A probationary or permanent unit member may donate up to five (5) days of 13.19.7 The catastrophic sick leave per year bank will be administered by a committee composed of the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, or designee thereof, and two (2) appointed representatives of the MHFT. Available days can be granted to the Catastrophic Leave Bank described in Section 10.2.1 aboveapplicant with two (2) committee members’ approval. Such donations Appeals of denied days can be made to the MHFT executive council whose decisions shall be irrevocablefinal. Sick leave which is donated under this section shall be deducted from the accrued sick leave authorized under Section 10.1 above. A bargaining unit member who wishes All participating members agree to donate sick leave shall execute an authorization for the donation of the sick leave and an assignment of the leave to the leave bank This authorization must confirm the understanding that the donation of sick leave to the Catastrophic Leave Bank is voluntary and irrevocable. The authorization must further indicate unit member agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the District and the Association harmless from MHFT for any claims, demands, or causes of action related and all claims relating to the donation. Solicitations for donations to the Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be the sole responsibility of the Association. 10.2.3 A catastrophic illness or injury shall be defined by Education Code Section 44043.5. The District and the Association reserve the right to amend the definition of a catastrophic illness or injury upon mutual agreement. The use of catastrophic leave by a bargaining unit member shall be by mutual agreement of the District and the Association. 10.2.4 While utilizing the Catastrophic Leave Bank, a unit member shall be deemed to be on a paid sick leave. One donated day, when combined with one day of substitute differential pay, shall cause said unit member’s daily rate of pay to remain at 100%. A bargaining unit member who has been approved to use catastrophic leave agrees to indemnify and hold the District and the Association harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action related to the use of said leave. 10.2.5 This section supersedes any obligations of the district under Education Code Section 44043.5. 10.2.6 Any further regulations regarding the administration of the Catastrophic Leave Bank catastrophic leave bank. 13.19.8 Qualification for catastrophic sick leave is triggered by an illness or injury that has incapacitated and is likely to continue to incapacitate an employee for an extended period of time, requiring that the employee be absent from work. Examples include but are not limited to non work related injuries, cancer, heart disease, strokes, respiratory conditions, spinal injuries, severe arthritis, nervous disorders, Alzheimer’s. Work related injuries that extend beyond the duration of worker’s compensation coverage might also apply. Absences due to illnesses of family members of the employee are not covered by catastrophic sick leave. 13.19.9 Application to receive sick days from the bank shall include a report from a medical doctor indicating the nature of the illness, prognosis, and best estimate of the duration of the work restriction. Such information will be kept confidential among committee members administering the catastrophic sick leave bank and the Human Resources Department. The committee can, at this time, require examination of the applicant by a physician of the committee’s choice providing that the physician is a member of one of the District’s health plans. 13.19.10 No more than twenty (20) available days shall be mutually developed granted to any participating member at one time. Additional available days may be granted to the participating member upon review by the administering committee not to exceed a total of 50 days per unit member for an enrollment year. 13.19.11 Participating employees will use accumulated sick leave days, and granted bank days, before using the 100 days of sub differential disability leave as provided by the Education Code. 13.19.12 A participating member retains all employment rights while on catastrophic sick leave. 13.19.13 The District will maintain an account of donated days, available days and participating employees. This account will be furnished to the AssociationMHFT annually at the conclusion of the open enrollment period. Such information will also be made available to the MHFT upon request as needed to administer the catastrophic sick leave bank.

Catastrophic Sick Leave. 10.2.1 The District shall maintain an RBTA a Catastrophic Leave Bank. This Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be maintained to provide paid leave to bargaining unit members who have exhausted all earned sick leave as described in Section 10.1 above who are suffering from catastrophic illnesses or injuries as verified by a physician and are not receiving benefits provided by any income protection insurance program. Catastrophic leave shall also be available to unit members who need to care for an immediate family member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury as verified by a physician. The District shall provide the Association upon request a statement of activity on the bank for the prior month as well as the monthly ending balance of days in the bank. 10.2.2 A probationary or permanent unit member may donate up to five (5) days of sick leave per year to the Catastrophic Leave Bank described in Section 10.2.1 above. Such donations shall be irrevocable. Sick leave which is donated under this section shall be deducted from the accrued sick leave authorized under Section 10.1 above. A bargaining unit member who wishes to donate sick leave shall execute an authorization for the donation of the sick leave and an assignment of the leave to the leave bank This authorization must confirm the understanding that the donation of sick leave to the Catastrophic Leave Bank is voluntary and irrevocable. The authorization must further indicate unit member agreement to indemnify and hold the District and the Association harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action related to the donation. Solicitations for donations to the Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be the sole responsibility of the Association. 10.2.3 A catastrophic illness or injury shall be defined by Education Code Section 44043.5. The District and the Association reserve the right to amend the definition of a catastrophic illness or injury upon mutual agreement. The use of catastrophic leave by a bargaining unit member shall be by mutual agreement of the District and the Association. 10.2.4 While utilizing the Catastrophic Leave Bank, a unit member shall be deemed to be on a paid sick leave. One donated day, when combined with one day of substitute differential pay, shall cause said unit member’s daily rate of pay to remain at 100%. A bargaining unit member who has been approved to use catastrophic leave agrees to indemnify and hold the District and the Association harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action related to the use of said leave. 10.2.5 This section supersedes any obligations of the district under Education Code Section 44043.5. 10.2.6 Any further regulations regarding the administration of the Catastrophic Leave Bank shall be mutually developed by the District and the Association.