{"id":2004,"date":"2014-10-20T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T01:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/benefits\/?page_id=2004"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:00:49","slug":"catastrophic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/benefits\/leave\/catastrophic\/","title":{"rendered":"Catastrophic Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc\" class=\"uwsa-toc callout hidden-print\"><\/div><style>@media (min-width: 768px) {#toc { max-width: 40%} <\/style><script>jQuery(document).ready(function() {\n \t\t\t\t\tgenerateTOC(\"Catastrophic Leave Program\", \"\", \"div.cfct-content-placeholder\" ,1 ,\"true\", \"toc\");\n \t\t\t\t\t });<\/script>\n<h2><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Catastrophic Leave Program allows the continuation of salary and benefits for an eligible employee who has a catastrophic need and has exhausted all paid leave. <span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">It allows employees to donate earned paid leave credits (except for sick leave or compensatory time) to employees who have a catastrophic need at their own or at a different Universities of Wisconsin institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCatastrophic need\u201d means a significant financial hardship that is due to an illness, medical condition or injury that incapacitates or is expected to incapacitate an employee or an employee\u2019s family member that requires the employee to take unpaid time off from work for an extended period of time, as defined by the Universities of Wisconsin institution.<\/p>\n<p>The program relies on the donation of unused vacation, banked leave, or personal\/floating holidays by the employee\u2019s co-workers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Apply for Catastrophic Leave<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Review UW System Administrative Policy 1214 (formerly BN 5): Catastrophic Leave Program.<\/li>\n<li>Review the Catastrophic Leave Request Form (UWS 420).<\/li>\n<li>Determine how many hours of catastrophic leave are needed with the assistance of your human resources office.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Catastrophic Leave Request Form (UWS 420) and submit it to your human resources office. Your human resources office may request medical certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How to Donate Time to Catastrophic Leave<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Review UW System Administrative Policy 1214 (formerly BN 5): Catastrophic Leave Program to determine if you are eligible to donate leave.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Catastrophic Leave Donor Authorization Form (UWS 422) and submit it to your human resources office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Forms &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Policy\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uw-policies\/uw-system-administrative-policies\/catastrophic-leave-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UW System Administrative Policy 1214 (formerly BN 5): Catastrophic Leave Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Forms\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/benefits\/download\/leave\/catastrophic\/uws420.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catastrophic Leave Request Form (UWS 420)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/benefits\/download\/leave\/catastrophic\/uws422.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catastrophic Leave Donor Authorization Form (UWS 422)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Entering Leave Usage\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/internal\/151242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catastrophic Leave Time Off Reporting-Employee (KB 151242)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Catastrophic Leave Program allows the continuation of salary and benefits for an eligible employee who has a catastrophic need and has exhausted all paid leave. 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