Common use of Death or Illness Clause in Contracts

Death or Illness. 1. Five (5) days of bereavement leave shall be granted to faculty members in the event of death in the immediate family (natural or surrogate parents, wife, husband, son or daughter), and other members of the employee’s immediate household. 2. All faculty members shall be entitled to twelve (12) days of sick leave each academic year, with the following exceptions: after five (5) years of service, librarians and the Coordinator of Health Services shall be entitled to thirteen (13) days and counselors to fifteen (15) days of sick leave per year. Such leave will be accumulated for use in event of illness to be used in subsequent years as needed. The Board may require proof of illness. All faculty members hired prior to May 21, 2010, upon retirement from the College at age 62 or over, with fifteen (15) years or more of full-time consecutive service at the College, the faculty member shall receive a lump sum payment equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the unused portion of his/her accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days payment, computed at the average per diem rate he/she has earned at the College during the last three years of full-time employment (i.e., this in effect means that if a faculty member has accumulated one hundred fifty (150) days of sick leave, he/she will be paid for thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days of that accumulated time). Accumulated sick days in excess of one hundred fifty (150) are not subject to percentage compensation. For all faculty members hired on or after May 21, 2010, the lump sum payment calculated as set forth in the above paragraph shall be capped at $15,000. 3. Sick Leave Bank - A sick leave bank will be established for use by faculty members who have suffered an extended disability and/or catastrophic illness and have exhausted their own sick leave. The bank will be administered by a committee of two (2) administrators -34- -35- appointed by the President and one (1) faculty member appointed by the Federation. Composition of the administrators of the sick bank will conform to state statute. a. At the end of each fiscal year, all faculty members may contribute unused sick days which are in excess of their statutory entitlement of ten (10) days per year for personal illness. b. In order to be eligible to use the sick leave bank, a faculty member must have contributed at least two (2) days within the prior one (1) fiscal year to the bank. Exceptions may be considered in extraordinary circumstances. A faculty member cannot contribute unless they have at least one (1) continuous year of service as of June 30 of each year. c. The total sick leave bank shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) days. A faculty member must contribute to the bank in order to maintain his/her eligibility, even when such contribution would cause the bank to exceed the maximum of one thousand (1,000) days. In that case, the contribution of sick days will be recorded, but the bank limit will remain at one thousand (1,000) days. d. The Human Resources Office shall maintain the record of contributions and withdrawals from the sick leave bank. e. An eligible faculty member may present a claim to the Human Resources Office for additional sick leave from the bank after all personal sick leave days are exhausted. Upon presenting such a claim, the faculty member must present a medical certificate signed by a licensed physician indicating the nature of the illness or injury, an indication of when the period of disability began, and, if possible, when it is expected that the employee will be able to return to normal duties. The Board reserves the right to employ a physician of its own choosing to render a second opinion. f. Claims for sick leave from the bank may not be made for illness or injury resulting from a job-related condition which falls under the worker’s compensation laws. g. Faculty members who do not qualify for participation in the sick leave bank program under this Article because they have less than one year of continuous service, can elect to participate in a Temporary Disability Plan by paying an amount equal to half cost of the premium, with levels of benefits to be equivalent to the State Disability Plan. At the time a faculty member is eligible to participate in the sick bank program, the member is not entitled to participate in the Disability Plan. h. No faculty member may claim more than one hundred five (105) days from the bank in any twelve (12) month period. Once a faculty member has used a total of one hundred five (105) days during any twelve (12) month period, he/she is not eligible for further withdrawals from the bank until he/she has worked twelve (12) additional months of continuous service. Faculty members whose claims are validated using the above criteria will be paid as follows: Years of Continuous Service Percentage of Salary to be Paid 1 to 2 years 60% 3 to 5 years 70% 6 to 10 years 80% More than 10 years 100%

Death or Illness. 1. Five (5) days of bereavement leave shall be granted to faculty members in the event of death in the immediate family (natural or surrogate parents, wife, husband, son or daughter), and other members of the employee’s immediate household. 2. All faculty members shall be entitled to twelve (12) days of sick leave each academic year, with the following exceptions: after five (5) years of service, librarians and the Coordinator of Health Services shall be entitled to thirteen (13) days and counselors to fifteen (15) days of sick leave per year. Such leave will be accumulated for use in event of illness to be used in subsequent years as needed. The Board may require proof of illness. All faculty members hired prior to May 21, 2010, upon retirement from the College at age 62 or over, with fifteen (15) years or more of full-time consecutive service at the College, the faculty member shall receive a lump sum payment equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the unused portion of his/her accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days payment, computed at the average per diem rate he/she has earned at the College during the last three years of full-time employment (i.e., this in effect means that if a faculty member has accumulated one hundred fifty (150) days of sick leave, he/she will be paid for thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days of that accumulated time). Accumulated sick days in excess of one hundred fifty (150) are not subject to percentage compensation. For all faculty members hired on or after May 21, 2010, the lump sum payment calculated as set forth in the above paragraph shall be capped at $15,000. 3. Sick Leave Bank - A sick leave bank will be established for use by faculty members who have suffered an extended disability and/or catastrophic illness and have exhausted their own sick leave. The bank will be administered by a committee of two (2) administrators -34- -35- appointed by the President and one (1) faculty member appointed by the Federation. Composition of the administrators of the sick bank will conform to state statute. a. At the end of each fiscal year, all faculty members may contribute unused sick days which are in excess of their statutory entitlement of ten (10) days per year for personal illness. b. In order to be eligible to use the sick leave bank, a faculty member must have contributed at least two (2) days within the prior one (1) fiscal year to the bank. Exceptions may be considered in extraordinary circumstances. A faculty member cannot contribute unless they have at least one (1) continuous year of service as of June 30 of each year. c. The total sick leave bank shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) days. A faculty member must contribute to the bank in order to maintain his/her eligibility, even when such contribution would cause the bank to exceed the maximum of one thousand (1,000) days. In that case, the contribution of sick days will be recorded, but the bank limit will remain at one thousand (1,000) days. d. The Human Resources Office shall maintain the record of contributions and withdrawals from the sick leave bank. e. An eligible faculty member may present a claim to the Human Resources Office for additional sick leave from the bank after all personal sick leave days are exhausted. Upon presenting such a claim, the faculty member must present a medical certificate signed by a licensed physician indicating the nature of the illness or injury, an indication of when the period of disability began, and, if possible, when it is expected that the employee will be able to return to normal duties. The Board reserves the right to employ a physician of its own choosing to render a second opinion. f. Claims for sick leave from the bank may not be made for illness or injury resulting from a job-related condition which falls under the worker’s compensation laws. g. Faculty members who do not qualify for participation in the sick leave bank program under this Article because they have less than one year of continuous service, can elect to participate in a Temporary Disability Plan by paying an amount equal to half cost of the premium, with levels of benefits to be equivalent to the State Disability Plan. At the time a faculty member is eligible to participate in the sick bank program, the member is not entitled to participate in the Disability Plan. h. No faculty member may claim more than one hundred five (105) days from the bank in any twelve (12) month period. Once a faculty member has used a total of one hundred five (105) days during any twelve (12) month period, he/she is not eligible for further withdrawals from the bank until he/she has worked twelve (12) additional months of continuous service. Faculty members whose claims are validated using the above criteria will be paid as follows: Years of Continuous Service Percentage of Salary to be Paid 1 to 2 years 60% 3 to 5 years 70% 6 to 10 years 80% More than 10 years 100%

Death or Illness. 1. Five (5) days of bereavement leave shall be granted to faculty members in the event of death in the immediate family (natural or surrogate parents, wife, husband, son or daughter), and other members of the employee’s immediate household. 2. All faculty members shall be entitled to twelve (12) days of sick leave each academic year, with the following exceptions: after five (5) years of service, librarians and the Coordinator of Health Services shall be entitled to thirteen (13) days and counselors to fifteen (15) days of sick leave per year. Such leave will be accumulated for use in event of illness to be used in subsequent years as needed. The Board may require proof of illness. All faculty members hired prior to May 21, 2010, upon retirement from the College at age 62 or over, with fifteen (15) years or more of full-time consecutive service at the College, the faculty member shall receive a lump sum payment equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the unused portion of his/her accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of thirty-seven and one-one- half (37-1/2) days payment, computed at the average per diem rate he/she has earned at the College during the last three years of full-time employment (i.e., this in effect means that if a faculty member has accumulated one hundred fifty (150) days of sick leave, he/she will be paid for thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days of that accumulated time). Accumulated sick days in excess of one hundred fifty (150) are not subject to percentage compensation. For all faculty members hired on or after May 21, 2010, the lump sum payment calculated as set forth in the above paragraph shall be capped at $15,000. 3. Sick Leave Bank - A sick leave bank will be established for use by faculty members who have suffered an extended disability and/or catastrophic illness and have exhausted their own sick leave. The bank will be administered by a committee of two (2) administrators -34- -35- appointed by the President and one (1) faculty member appointed by the Federation. Composition of the administrators of the sick bank will conform to state statute. a. At the end of each fiscal year, all faculty members may contribute unused sick days which are in excess of their statutory entitlement of ten (10) days per year for personal illness. b. In order to be eligible to use the sick leave bank, a faculty member must have contributed at least two (2) days within the prior one (1) fiscal year to the bank. Exceptions may be considered in extraordinary circumstances. A faculty member cannot contribute unless they have at least one (1) continuous year of service as of June 30 of each year. c. The total sick leave bank shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) days. A faculty member must contribute to the bank in order to maintain his/her eligibility, even when such contribution would cause the bank to exceed the maximum of one thousand (1,000) days. In that case, the contribution of sick days will be recorded, but the bank limit will remain at one thousand (1,000) days. d. The Human Resources Office shall maintain the record of contributions and withdrawals from the sick leave bank. e. An eligible faculty member may present a claim to the Human Resources Office for additional sick leave from the bank after all personal sick leave days are exhausted. Upon presenting such a claim, the faculty member must present a medical certificate signed by a licensed physician indicating the nature of the illness or injury, an indication of when the period of disability began, and, if possible, when it is expected that the employee will be able to return to normal duties. The Board reserves the right to employ a physician of its own choosing to render a second opinion. f. Claims for sick leave from the bank may not be made for illness or injury resulting from a job-related condition which falls under the worker’s compensation laws. g. Faculty members who do not qualify for participation in the sick leave bank program under this Article because they have less than one year of continuous service, can elect to participate in a Temporary Disability Plan by paying an amount equal to half cost of the premium, with levels of benefits to be equivalent to the State Disability Plan. At the time a faculty member is eligible to participate in the sick bank program, the member is not entitled to participate in the Disability Plan. h. No faculty member may claim more than one hundred five (105) days from the bank in any twelve (12) month period. Once a faculty member has used a total of one hundred five (105) days during any twelve (12) month period, he/she is not eligible for further withdrawals from the bank until he/she has worked twelve (12) additional months of continuous service. Faculty members whose claims are validated using the above criteria will be paid as follows: Years of Continuous Service Percentage of Salary to be Paid 1 to 2 years 60% 3 to 5 years 70% 6 to 10 years 80% More than 10 years 100%

Death or Illness. 1. Five (5) days of bereavement leave shall be granted to faculty members in the event of death in the immediate family (natural or surrogate parents, wife, husband, son or daughter), and other members of the employee’s 's immediate household. 2. All faculty members shall be entitled to twelve (12) days of sick leave each academic year, with the following exceptions: after five (5) years of service, librarians and the Coordinator of Health Services shall be entitled to thirteen (13) days and counselors to fifteen (15) days of sick leave per year. Such leave will be accumulated for use in event of illness to be used in subsequent years as needed. The Board may require proof of illness. All faculty members hired prior to May 21, 2010, upon Upon retirement from the College at age 62 or over, with fifteen (15) years or more of full-time consecutive service at the College, the faculty member shall receive a lump sum payment equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the unused portion of his/her accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days payment, computed at the average per diem rate he/she has earned at the College during the last three years of full-time employment (i.e., this in effect means that if a faculty member has accumulated one hundred fifty (150) days of sick leave, he/she will be paid for thirty-seven and one-half (37-1/2) days of that accumulated time). Accumulated sick days in excess of one hundred fifty (150) are not subject to percentage compensation. For all faculty members hired on or after May 21, 2010, the lump sum payment calculated as set forth in the above paragraph shall be capped at $15,000. 3. Sick Leave Bank - A sick leave bank will be established for use by faculty members who have suffered an extended disability and/or catastrophic illness and have exhausted their own sick leave. The bank will be administered by a committee of two (2) administrators -34- -35- appointed by the President and one (1) faculty member appointed by the Federation. Composition of the administrators of the sick bank will conform to state statute. a. a) At the end of each fiscal year, all faculty members may contribute unused sick days which are in excess of their statutory entitlement of ten (10) days per year for personal illness. b. b) In order to be eligible to use the sick leave bank, a faculty member must have contributed at least two (2) days within the prior one (1) fiscal year to the bank. Exceptions may be considered in extraordinary circumstances. A faculty member cannot contribute unless they have at least one (1) continuous year of service as of June 30 of each year. c. c) The total sick leave bank shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) days. A faculty member must contribute to the bank in order to maintain his/her eligibility, even when such contribution would cause the bank to exceed the maximum of one thousand (1,000) days. In that case, the contribution of sick days will be recorded, but the bank limit will remain at one thousand (1,000) days. d. d) The Human Resources Office shall maintain the record of contributions and withdrawals from the sick leave bank. e. e) An eligible faculty member may present a claim to the Human Resources Office for additional sick leave from the bank after all personal sick leave days are exhausted. Upon presenting such a claim, the faculty member must present a medical certificate signed by a licensed physician indicating the nature of the illness or injury, an indication of when the period of disability began, and, if possible, when it is expected that the employee will be able to return to normal duties. The Board reserves the right to employ a physician of its own choosing to render a second opinion. f. f) Claims for sick leave from the bank may not be made for illness or injury resulting from a job-job- related condition which falls under the worker’s 's compensation laws. g. g) Faculty members who do not qualify for participation in the sick leave bank program under this Article because they have less than one year of continuous service, can elect to participate in a Temporary Disability Plan by paying an a premium in the amount equal to half cost of the premium$2.50 per pay period, with levels of benefits to be equivalent to the State Disability Plan. At the time a faculty member is eligible to participate in the sick bank program, the member is not entitled to participate in the Disability Plan. h. h) No faculty member may claim more than one hundred five (105) days from the bank in any twelve (12) month period. Once a faculty member has used a total of one hundred five (105) days during any twelve (12) month period, he/she is not eligible for further withdrawals from the bank until he/she has worked twelve (12) additional months of continuous service. Faculty members whose claims are validated using the above criteria will be paid as follows: Years of Continuous Service Percentage of Salary to be Paid 1 to 2 years 60% 3 to 5 years 70% 6 to 10 years 80% More than 10 years 100%