Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. In accordance with the provisions of AB 2007, Catastrophic Illness/Injury leave shall be available to all eligible employees. The purpose of this leave is to permit employees with a catastrophic illness or injury to have sick leave donated to them by fellow employees.
Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. In cases of personal hardship to a bargaining unit employee brought on by catastrophic illness or injury, where the employee has exhausted all accumulated, unused paid leave as a result of the catastrophic illness or injury, the Board and the Union may enter into an agreement pursuant to the following guidelines to assist the affected employee through the donation of accumulated unused sick leave by other bargaining unit employees who volunteer to do so. Any decisions made by the Board and the Union through the Joint Committee established under this section shall be final, and the same shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure.
Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. 1. In accordance with the provisions of the law, Education Code, Section 44043.5, Catastrophic Illness/Injury leave shall be available to all eligible faculty members. Eligible faculty members shall include probationary, tenured, and adjunct faculty. The purpose of this leave is to permit faculty with a catastrophic illness or injury and who are unable to work at Glendale Community College or elsewhere to utilize paid leave by utilizing sick leave that has been donated to them by fellow faculty members.
Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. Upon submission of satisfactory medical evidence that demonstrates an existing catastrophic illness or injury, the Appointing Authority Employer shall grant the employee on a one-time basis, up to an additional twenty-six (26) weeks of non-intermittent non-FMLA leave. A catastrophic illness or injury is a severe or life-threatening condition that requires prolonged recovery or hospitalization and that totally incapacitates the employee from working. An employee may be granted leave under this paragraph not more than twice during their employment provided that the total aggregate amount of leave granted to any one employee shall not exceed 26 weeks.
Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. In the event of a catastrophic illness or injury to an employee’s spouse or dependent child that requires long term treatment with the presence of the employee at the place of treatment, the superintendent may at his or her sole discretion grant paid leave beyond that which is available through other contract leave provisions. All other appropriate and available paid leave, including personal leave, must have been used before this leave provision could apply. Denial of all or any portion of leave requested under this provision shall not be subject to grievance.
Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. The Board of Education may grant additional leave in the event of catastrophic illness or debilitating injury. To be a candidate for this leave, an employee must have used all other forms of paid leave (i.e. sick leave, personal leave, emergency leave or vacation). A written request must be sent to the Superintendent requesting the leave. The reason for the leave must be stated in the request. Further, the requesting person must provide medical information to verify the request. The Board may have the information reviewed by their own physician at the Board’s expense. A candidate would be eligible for catastrophic leave for an amount of days not to exceed forty
Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave. The Board of Education may grant additional paid leave in the event of catastrophic illness or debilitating injury. To be a candidate for this leave an Employee must have used all other forms of paid leave (i.e. sick leave, personal leave, emergency leave, or vacation). A written request must be sent to the Superintendent requesting this leave. The reason for the leave must be stated in the request. Further, the requesting person must provide medical information to verify the request. The Board may have the information reviewed by their own physician at the Board’s expense. A candidate would be eligible for catastrophic leave for an amount of days not to exceed forty (40) school days during his or her term of employment in the District. Payment for catastrophic leave will be based on the Employee’s position on the salary schedule at the time of the request. Payment for part-time Employees will be pro-rated. An Employee may apply for a maximum of twenty (20) days per request. Each subsequent request for catastrophic illness/injury leave must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent. All catastrophic leave days are to be “repaid” to the District. This repayment may include future sick leave, emergency, vacation, in-service, personal leave and/or financial reimbursement. All requests will be reviewed by the Administrative Committee of the Board, which will recommend action to the full Board. All decisions of the Board will be final.
