Common use of Compassionate Leave Bank Clause in Contracts

Compassionate Leave Bank. The compassionate leave bank exists so employees may donate payout of sick leave days for use by eligible employees who need extended time off due to a catastrophic, serious health condition of a member of the employee's immediate family, residing within the employee's household, for whom the employee is the primary caregiver. Immediate family shall be defined as husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece, nephew, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, stepson, stepdaughter, half brother or half sister. The employee must exhaust all applicable paid leave prior to application to the compassionate leave bank. Funds generated from the payout of donated sick leave shall be deposited into the compassionate leave bank.