The Sick Leave Bank (SLB) was created to provide income security to SLB members who:
- Are out of work on an approved leave for one of the following reasons:
- Disabled from performing their job due to a short-term, non-work-related illness or injury.
- To care for a qualified family member who requires care due to a serious health condition.
- For the birth/adoption of a child, or placement of a child in their care.
- Do not have enough accrued sick, personal, compensatory and vacation time to secure income during the leave.
- Have a reasonable expectation of returning, and intent to return, to consistently perform the job from which they became disabled.
- Are not receiving, or eligible for income replacement from another source.
See the Benefits FAQ page for answers to the most common Benefits questions. If you have any questions that aren’t answered there, please contact the Health & Safety Coordinator Casey Krone and usa@umass.edu.
Your steward can also help you with any questions about the contract.
