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Certificated w Classified w Management w Confidential w Professional Administrative w Part-Time Temporary Jail Ed. Employees at WCDF/MCDF/MDF
STATEMENT OF INTENT
The purpose of the
sick leave donation is to provide paid sick leave to members of the
bank in cases of incapacitating personal illness or personal injury
of the member or an immediate family member. Catastrophic Leave grants
may only be used after all accumulated leave has been used. The definition
of catastrophic leave shall be: leave that is granted to a member who
through personal illness, injury, or quarantine is unable to perform
the duties of his/her position. This does not cover cosmetic or elective
surgery.
The existence of the sick leave donation and participation by a member
in the bank does not negate or eliminate any other sick leave policies
or bargaining agreements sick leave provisions of Contra Costa County
Office of Education (CCCOE), nor does it in any way negate the rights
of individual members who participate in the bank to other sick leave
benefits.
Grants from the bank shall not exceed twenty (20) work days at a time
or the employee's remaining duty days for that year if the duty days
are less than twenty (20). In no case will the granting of leave from
the bank cause an employee to receive more than his/her annual base
salary.
It is the philosophy of the Agency to encourage employees to return
to work as soon as the doctor approves and releases the employee to
do so. Individuals who have been on a grant of at least twenty (20)
days, and whose doctor indicates they may return to work half time,
may continue to receive approved grant days (half days).
No employee shall be considered eligible for compensation through the
Catastrophic Leave Bank unless such employee was on duty or authorized
absence including recess, holiday, or personal days on the duty day
preceding the commencement of the disabling illness or injury.
If an employee does not use all of the days granted from the bank, the
Catastrophic Leave Bank days will be returned to the bank.
Members may donate accrued leave benefits to the Catastrophic Leave
Bank.
Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected
to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, or that
incapacitates a member of the employee's family, which incapacity requires
the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time
to care for that family member, and taking extended time off work creates
a financial hardship for the employee because he/she has exhausted all
of his/her sick leave and other paid time off.
Eligible Leave Credits mean accrued sick leave of the donating member.
Eligible accrued leave benefits may be contributed to a member if ALL
of the following requirements are met:
- The member submits a request to the Human Resources Administrator and provides verification of the catastrophic injury or illness. The member's next of kin, agent, or department head may make this request on behalf of a member that is unable to make such a request due to the catastrophic illness or injury. The request shall include a summary statement of the member's or family member's situation.
- The Human Resources Administrator will verify the member's or family member's catastrophic illness or injury, and determine that the condition will necessitate the member's extended absence from work, and that the extended absence from work will create a financial hardship.
- The member has exhausted all available paid leave benefits, including any temporary disability benefits, if applicable.
The Human Resources Administrator will notify the member of the decision, and as needed, a call for sick leave donation will be made.
Human Resources Administrator shall account for and distribute donated sick leave. Donated sick leave shall be posted to the Bank, and distributed on a first approved leave basis.
