Common use of Absence Due to Work Injury Clause in Contracts

Absence Due to Work Injury. Absence Due to Injury on the Job – During the first 14 calendar days when an employee has been absent due to an occupational injury or disease sustained in the performance of his or her duties resulting in an approved workers’ compensation claim, the District will continue to pay full wages. Any workers compensation benefit payments received by the employee during this initial 14 day period will be submitted to the District. When the employee is absent beyond a 14 calendar day period as a result of the occupational injury or disease sustained in the performance of his or her duties, the employee will continue to receive full compensation during the absence within the limits of the individual’s remaining accrued sick leave, with a deduction of 1/3 sick leave for each day on workers’ compensation. Upon expiration of sick leave, the employee shall receive workers’ compensation payments only in accordance with Pennsylvania State law.

Absence Due to Work Injury. Absence Due to Injury on the Job – During the first 14 calendar days when an employee a Professional Employee has been absent due to an occupational injury or disease sustained in the performance of his or her duties resulting in an approved workers’ compensation claim, the District will continue to pay full wages. Any workers compensation benefit payments received by the employee Professional Employee during this initial 14 day period will be submitted to the District. When the employee Professional Employee is absent beyond a 14 calendar day period as a result of the occupational injury or disease sustained in the performance of his or her duties, the employee Professional Employee will continue to receive full compensation during the absence within the limits of the individual’s remaining accrued sick leave, with a deduction of 1/3 sick leave for each day on workers’ compensation. Upon expiration of sick leave, the employee Professional Employee shall receive workers’ compensation payments only in accordance with Pennsylvania State law.