Common use of Catastrophic Illness Leave Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Illness Leave. 1. A full-time Employee who has a catastrophic illness will be credited with thirty (30) days of additional paid sick leave if he/she had thirty (30) or more accumulated sick leave days by July 1 of each year. If an eligible Employee had less than thirty (30) days of sick leave days by July 1 of that year, he/she will receive additional paid sick leave equal to fifty (50) percent of his/her total accumulated sick days that existed on July 1 of that year. Upon return to service, any unused catastrophic illness days will be credited to the Employee’s personal accumulated sick leave days.