Family Catastrophic and Severe Illness Sample Clauses
The Family Catastrophic and Severe Illness clause provides employees with specific rights or accommodations in the event that a close family member suffers from a serious or life-threatening illness. Typically, this clause allows employees to take extended leave, adjust their work schedules, or access additional support without penalty when caring for a family member facing a catastrophic health condition. Its core function is to ensure that employees are not forced to choose between their job and their family responsibilities during times of severe medical crisis, thereby offering job security and peace of mind in difficult circumstances.
Family Catastrophic and Severe Illness. In the event that a bargaining group member’s family member experiences a severe or catastrophic illness or injury and that member has exhausted their sick days, the member may petition other association members to donate sick days directly to them. Procedures for this to occur are set in Appendix A.