Catastrophic Leave
Eligible, disabled employees may receive sick leave or vacation credits donated by other employees on the same campus. The purpose of donated leave is to ease the financial burden of employees who have exhausted all of their own leave time for personal or family illnesses. To apply for Catastrophic Leave, employees should contact the Office of Human Resources Development. While the employee is receiving donated credit, the position may not be converted.
Eligibility:
Catastrophic Leave is a benefit available to all faculty and staff who accrue vacation and/or sick leave. Employees may initially request donated time for up to three calendar months; an additional three-month period may be approved in exceptional cases. Depending upon the amount of time received, an employee will continue to receive a pay warrant (not to exceed their normal full pay), which will keep all health, dental, and vision benefits in active status. While receiving donated time, employees will continue to earn vacation, sick leave, seniority, and service credits.
Usage:
To be entitled to use Catastrophic Leave, an employee must be in an active position.
Required Form:
Attendance Recording:
Payroll Services will record the donated leave credits to the employee soliciting the leave credits and reduce the balance of the employee donating the leave credits. The appropriate timekeeper will be notified of leave usage as it is processed.