Employees who suffer a catastrophic illness or injury may ask their supervisor or department head if a Voluntary Time Bank may be created for them. Under the Voluntary Time Bank program, other employees who have large leave balances may anonymously donate vacation, holiday, or annual leave to the employee in need.
Catastrophic illness or injury is generally defined as a severe illness or injury of the employee which is expected to completely and totally incapacitate the employee for at least two weeks and which creates a financial hardship because the employee has exhausted all of his/her accumulated leave at the time the application is submitted. Catastrophic illness or injury is further defined as a debilitating illness or injury of an immediate family member that results in the employee being required to take time off from work for at least two weeks to care for the family member, creating a financial hardship because the employee has exhausted all of his/her accumulated leave at the time the application is submitted. For more information, see your supervisor or Department Representative.