Common use of Extended Illness Time Clause in Contracts

Extended Illness Time. (EIT). EIT banks will no longer accrue new hours but may 32 be banked for the term of employment and utilized to supplement Short Term Disability 33 (STD) waiting periods and to supplement the STD 20%-40% wage recovery discount. 1 Nurses will still be eligible for the EIT Cashout outlined in the Letter of Agreement at the 2 end of this contract. 4 EIT is the time available for the nurse who may be hospitalized or have extended 5 periods of disability or injury which would otherwise deplete accumulated PTO time. It is 6 used only for the personal disability or injury of the nurse who accumulated EIT. EIT is