Absence Due to Injury. Any teacher who is injured while on the job and qualifies for Worker's Compensation benefits under the terms of the Worker's Compensation Statute shall be allowed to receive compensation in one of the following ways:
1. Compensation from Worker's Compensation only. This is based on two-thirds of the individual's average weekly wage (up to the maximum set by law). Thisis a complex issue. Please look into it carefully before making yourdecision.
2. Use personal illness days in addition to Worker's Compensation benefits. If a teacher desires to utilize this option, personal illness days will be bought back with any worker's compensation check received. A teacher choosing this option will receive a full day of pay for any sick day(s) he/she uses. Any worker's compensation payment must be signed over to the school. Sick days will be restored to the employee's account in 1/2 day increments for whatever portion the worker's compensation check will buy back.
Absence Due to Injury. Whenever an employee is absent from employment and unable to perform his duties as a result of personal injury sustained in the course of his/her employment, including travel to and from his/her work place, he/she will be paid his/her full salary to the extent of available sick leave for the period of his/her absence, less the amount of any workmen's compensation award made for disability due to said injury.
Absence Due to Injury. Any teacher who is injured while on the job and qualifies for Worker's Compensation benefits under the terms of the Worker's Compensation Statute shall be allowed to receive compensation in one of the following ways:
Absence Due to Injury. A. An employee taking leave in a Worker's Compensation case, may not use or be compensated by the use of sick leave, vacation leave or personal leave or any type of accumulated leave benefit except as provided for in this Article.
B. An employee returning to work from a Worker's Compensation status is required to contact the Personnel Division upon release from the physician. Employees may be required to be examined by the Civil Service physician prior to returning to work.
C. If a worker's compensation case or claim is denied at the initial or a subsequent step by the Worker's Compensation Board, the worker’s compensation carrier or by another legitimate funding agency and subsequently the employee is ruled ineligible to receive Worker's Compensation checks, but said employee believes that he has a work related injury, disease, disability or sickness which prevents him from working and subsequently said employee initiates a formal appeal of the denial ruling, then said employee during this controverted disability period and appeal period and while he is not working, shall be allowed to use his accumulated paid sick leave, upon the presentation of a legitimate letter from a medical doctor attesting to the severity of the disability, sickness, injury and the un-employability of said employee. The paid sick leave shall cease upon the determination of employability of said employee or the determination of the compensation claim. An employee taking leave in a worker's compensation case shall be permitted the use of sick leave during the statutory waiting period. Should the employee continue on compensation and/or be granted worker's compensation by the Worker's Compensation Board, the employer would be entitled to the pro-rated share of wages/compensation checks, and the employee must reimburse the Authority with compensation checks. The employer will reinstate sick leave based upon the value of the compensation check as it relates to normal pay.
D. Employees will be excused, with pay, to attend hearings before the Workers’ Compensation Board scheduled in connection with claims arising from their employment with the BMHA. To receive compensation for time lost in attending such hearings, employees must notify their immediate supervisor at least two working days prior to the scheduled hearing and must provide a copy of the hearing notification which includes the date, time and location of the hearing. Written verification of attendance must also be provided. Emp...
Absence Due to Injury. Absence due to injury incurred in the course of the Employee‘s employment will not be charged against the Employee’s sick leave days except as follows. An employee who is unable to work because of an alleged work injury shall be placed on a workers’ compensation leave and shall receive full salary during any absence due to disability caused by the work injury during the first 365 days following the report of injury. The employee shall remit and endorse over to the employer any checks for workers’ compensation wage-loss benefits received during the 365-day period. If the disability continues beyond the 365-day period, the employee shall be placed on an unpaid workers’ compensation leave while receiving workers’ compensation wage-loss benefits at a rate of two-thirds of the employee’s weekly wage, as provided in the Workers’ Compensation Act. To maintain the equivalent of full pay, an employee may supplement such benefits with paid leave as provided elsewhere in this Agreement at a rate of one (1) day of paid leave for every three (3) days of unpaid workers’ compensation leave. Workers’ compensation leaves are not eligible for PSERS service credit. An employee who wishes to earn PSERS service credit while receiving workers’ compensation benefits may request to be placed on a special sick leave. The employer shall advise eligible employees of their right to make such a request. Special sick leave is limited to one (1) year per occurrence and requires the employer and the employee to pay retirement contributions. Full payment of medically related fringe benefits will continue for two (2) calendar years after the Employee’s initial date of absence due to injury, subject to the applicable employee contribution. If an indemnity claim of an Employee is denied by Worker’s Compensation, the foregoing provisions of this Subsection F will be null and void. If such employee requires leave due to disability caused by an alleged work injury, he or she may use paid or unpaid leave as provided elsewhere in this Agreement.
Absence Due to Injury. Absence due to injury incurred in the course of the teacher's employment shall be charged against the teacher's sick leave days. The Board shall pay to a teacher accumulated sick leave in coordination with Worker Compensation Law as defined by current Minnesota Statute.
Absence Due to Injury. Absence due to injury incurred in the course of the teacher’s employment shall not be charged against the teacher’s sick leave days. 5e Board shall pay to such teachers the di£xxxxxxx between their salaries and benefits received from Xxxxxxx’x Compensation for the duration of such absence.
Absence Due to Injury. Employees who are unable to perform the duties of their employment because of injuries received in the service of the Employer, and who receive Workers’ Compensation Benefit, may at the employee’s option, receive a supplemental sum equal to the difference between their wages and their compensation benefits for the period of time during which accrued sick and vacation days are available. Such supplemental sum shall be deducted from accrued sick leave credits or accrued vacation leave as the same may stand to the credit of an employee. An employee, however, who has sick leave or vacation to his credit shall receive, in full, his weekly pay, and the Worker’s Compensation payment to which he is entitled shall be assigned in full by such employee to the Employer.
Absence Due to Injury. Employees who are unable to perform the duties of their employment because of injuries received in the service of the Town, and who receive Workers' Compensation benefits, shall receive a supplemental sum equal to the difference between their wages and their compensation benefits, chargeable to sick leave on a pro-rata basis.
Absence Due to Injury. In the event that a member of the UNIT is injured while performing duties directly related to his/her responsibilities and is necessarily absent by reason of such injury, the days absent during the during the first 11 months after such injury shall not be included against his/her leave of absence days either for the year in which injured or against accumulated days. The DISTRICT shall pay the salary in full during the first year of such injury provided, however, that the DISTRICT shall be entitled to reimbursement for any payments which this employee receives or is entitled to receive under New York State Workers’ Compensation Act. After one year of absence due to injury sustained by this member while on duty, he/she may sue the accumulated days of leave until the same are completely used. If this member is unable to render any appropriate services to the DISTRICT as determined by the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources during the period of up to one year following the injury, he/she shall retain the right to earn wages from other employment during such period of up to one year provided to member held such employment and received wages prior to the injury. The DISTRICT may require an examination by a qualified physician who will be chosen or approved by the DISTRICT.
