Catastrophic time off is paid time that eligible employees can use if they need to be absent from work for an extended period of time. CTO may be used for any of the following:

• an employee's own serious and/or chronic health condition
• the birth of a child
• to care for a child, spouse or parent with a serious and/or chronic health condition
• bereavement for an immediate family member

Regular full-time employees earn 24 hours of catastrophic time off each calendar year. CTO can accrue until a maximum of 160 hours is obtained. Accrued CTO is immediately available for qualified absences. Employees will not be paid for unused CTO when they terminate employment.