Eligible employees may donate accrued vacation leave to another eligible employee for use as sick leave during a catastrophic illness or injury.
Eligible employees are faculty and staff who accrue vacation.
This contribution to an employee is converted to sick leave and used for a catastrophic illness or injury when the employee has exhausted all the sick leave, vacation, converted sick leave and compensatory time to which that employee is otherwise entitled and has not yet satisfied the waiting period for long-term disability benefits. Leave shall be donated in increments of one hour or more. The total leave donations received by an employee shall not exceed the amount necessary to cover the long-term disability waiting period, not to exceed one year. Family Members 1. Eligible employees may donate accrued vacation leave to another eligible employee for use as vacation leave during a family catastrophic illness or injury.