Common use of Advanced Disability Pension Payments Clause in Contracts

Advanced Disability Pension Payments. When the County does not allow the employee to work as a result of an industrial injury with permanent work restrictions and the County has determined that the employee cannot be accommodated in his/her current classification and there is no other viable position for accommodation within the Department, the County shall provide Advanced Disability Pension Payments (ADPP) within 30 days after exhaustion of paid time as described below and if the following conditions are met: The employee applies for disability retirement with the County within 30 days from removal of duty, and the employee has exhausted 4850 benefits, and the employee has exhausted accrued but unused sick leave, and the employee cooperates fully with the County’s evaluation process. The County agrees to provide written information to an employee relating to the industrial disability retirement process prior to removing an employee from duty under this section. For continuation of County benefits an employee has the option of using Scheduled Time Off (STO) prior to ADPP. Non-industrial injuries are not covered by the provisions of this section. The County agrees to provide written procedural information to an employee who is injured off the job and is contemplating applying for non-industrial disability retirement.