Common use of Catastrophic Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Sick Leave. a. An employee shall not be entitled to use Catastrophic Sick Leave days before they are earned. b. Employees may not accumulate more than 1,200 hours pay within the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. The maximum number of Sick Leave hours that may be used at any one time is the number necessary to carry the employee through the 90 consecutive calendar day qualification period for long-term disability. c. Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank may be utilized when the employee’s PTO bank balance reaches a level of 40 hours or less, for the following purposes: 1) The employee’s illness, accident, or hospitalization; or 2) Illness, accident or hospitalization of a member of the immediate family (up to a maximum of two days per year for family care). d. Catastrophic Sick Leave days will not be applied to an illness or injury resulting from the performance of services for the Employer, which are covered by the provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act. e. The Employer reserves the right to require written authentication of illness from a physician prior to granting the use of sick days. Cost of such authentication shall be the responsibility of the employee. f. An employee within the bargaining unit may, each contract year, donate up to 16 hours of accumulated Catastrophic Sick Leave Pay to no more than two other unit members who are off work for an illness or injury and have used all available compensation.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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