The CSU Catastrophic Leave Donation Program allows employees to voluntarily donate
sick and/or vacation leave credits to employees that are totally incapacitated due
to a catastrophic illness or injury, and have exhausted all leave credits, including
any sick, vacation, personal holiday or CTO credits. Family illnesses that are deemed
catastrophic, requiring an employee to be absent to care for an immediate family member,
are also eligible for the program.
To Receive Catastrophic Leave Credits
- You must have exhausted all accrued leave credits (sick, vacation, compensatory time
off, etc.) due to a catastrophic illness or injury that has incapacitated you from
work.
- A doctor's note must accompany the request form and indicate any special circumstances
that cause the illness or injury to be catastrophic. (Not all illnesses or injuries
that disable an employee form working qualify as catastrophic.)
- The total donated leave credits you may receive cannot exceed three calendar months
from the first day of catastrophic leave. In exceptional cases, an additional three
calendar month period may be approved.
To Donate Catastrophic Leave Credits
- You may donate up to 40 hours of your accrued vacation or sick leave credits per fiscal
year (refer to Catastrophic Leave Chart).
- Donated leave credits may not necessarily be deducted in the same calendar or fiscal
year that the form is signed.
- Leave credits are transferred in the order pledged on the Catastrophic Donation Form
and are not deemed donated until transferred by Payroll to the recipient.
For more information regarding the CSUSM Catastrophic Leave Program, please refer
to the appropriate collective bargaining agreement and/or your HR Analyst.
