A bargaining unit member who is pregnant or has a catastrophic illness or injury, who has exhausted all current sick and compensatory leave banks, and has less than __ hours of annual leave, is eligible to submit a request for donated sick leave.

• A. 10
• B. 15
• C. 13
• D. 20

Answer: (C)

Eligibility for donated sick leave hinges on having exhausted your own sick and compensatory leave and then keeping only a very small annual leave balance. In this bargaining unit, the cutoff is thirteen hours. If your annual leave is less than thirteen hours, you’re eligible to submit a request for donated sick leave to cover time off needed due to pregnancy or a catastrophic illness or injury. This threshold helps ensure that the program assists those with genuine need while not depleting someone’s regular paid leave entirely. The other hour amounts don’t match the established rule, making thirteen hours the correct cutoff.