Extended Illness Protection. 1. Teachers who have exhausted or anticipate exhausting their personal sick bank may contact the Human Resources Office to apply for Extended Illness Protection (EIP). A committee composed of two representatives named by the Board and two named by the Association will decide whether to lend sick days for an extended illness. While the request is being processed, the teacher’s compensation and benefits will not be altered. If the committee decides not to grant the request, the appropriate adjustment in compensation will be made. All references to “days” shall refer to workdays in this section.
Extended Illness Protection. All regular, full-time non-exempt employees who have been employed full-time by Tufts for at least one (1) continuous year are eligible for Extended Illness Pay (EIP), at no cost to the employee. Full-time employees who work for Tufts only during the academic year are also eligible for EIP, but they can receive EIP only during the academic year. EIP supplements the full-time, non-exempt sick pay policy during an approved medical leave of absence. EIP may not be used to supplement Workers’ Compensation benefits. EIP is equal to 60% of the employee’s base salary (base salary excludes overtime, shift differential, and supplemental pay), and it applies to scheduled work days and University holidays. Employees may choose to apply accumulated vacation, bonus, and personal days to receive up to 100% of their salary. EIP commences after a waiting period of twenty (20) continuous work days, or after all accumulated sick days beyond twenty (20) are exhausted. Should the employee’s sick time be exhausted during the waiting period, an employee may choose to use available vacation, bonus and personal time. Any portion of the waiting period not covered by sick, vacation, or personal time will be unpaid. If an employee has more than twenty (20) sick days accumulated, all sick time must be taken/used prior to the commencement of EIP. All sick leave pay (regular and extended) will cease at the end of the employee’s medical leave. Employees seeking to participate in the University’s Long Term Disability Plan (LTD) may apply for benefits under that plan while receiving EIP.
