Common use of Benefits to Employees Clause in Contracts

Benefits to Employees. a. A direct communication system shall be installed in elementary and secondary school classrooms wherever possible and appropriate within budgetary constraints. b. All regular full-time, part-time, and substitute employees will be provided space to secure personal belongings (e.g., coat, purse, etc.). c. The SPS shall provide legal counsel to an employee against whom a lawsuit is instituted, and which suit arises out of their proper exercise of that force authorized in Item 1-a above or other SPS regulations. Furthermore, the SPS shall assist an employee in obtaining counsel to represent the employee when they have been assaulted in or around the school premises or as a direct result of the employee performing their duty. d. To the extent required by law, SPS Self-Insured Employer Worker's Compensation benefits in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington shall reimburse an employee for medical, surgical, hospital, disability or rehabilitation costs incurred as the result of an injury sustained in the course of the employee's employment or as a direct result of the employee performing their responsibilities. e. The SPS or its insurer shall reimburse an employee for any certified loss of or damage to personal property necessarily used in the course of duty or in transporting the employee to or from their place of assignment when such loss or damage is willfully and maliciously inflicted by students or persons known or unknown on SPS premises or while the employee is on duty, subject to the conditions below. Willfully and maliciously inflicted loss or damage shall include loss or damage caused by hit and run. 1) The SPS shall reimburse first-dollar losses up to the limit of the employee's insurance deductible not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). The SPS shall pay hit and run losses up to the limit of the employee’s collision insurance, not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). 2) The SPS shall provide an additional sum of $7000 annually. This sum of money shall be used to provide reimbursement to employees who have a deductible of more than $250 but not more than $500. If, for example, an employee incurs a loss of $450 and they have a deductible of $500, then the employee would be reimbursed the first $250 as a general reimbursement, and up to $200 from the $7000 reserve fund. It is understood that the $7000 is the maximum obligation on the part of the SPS in providing reimbursement of claims in excess of $250. Once the fund is exhausted, it shall not be replenished until the following school year. 3) The SPS will provide full property insurance coverage separate from the previously- stated fund for theft of any SPS property from the private vehicles of itinerant student support staff who transport any SPS materials, equipment and supplies to and from their work assignments. Employees are expected to exercise reasonable care in transporting SPS property. 4) There shall be no reimbursement for loss of cash. 5) The use of personal equipment at work must have the prior approval of the principal/supervisor. 6) There must be proof submitted that the employee either has no insurance or that their insurance does not cover the damage or loss in question. An employee must exhaust their own insurance recovery possibilities before being eligible for reimbursement under this Section. 7) There must be filed with the General Counsel's Office within twenty (20) days after the damage or loss, a Notice of Loss and Claim for Reimbursement form. f. Provisions for temporary leave of absence due to an occupational injury or illness which meets the criteria for a valid claim for Worker's Compensation as set forth in the State's Industrial Insurance Laws shall be compensated as provided in, Section VIII. A, of this Agreement.

Benefits to Employees. a. A direct communication system shall be installed in elementary and secondary school classrooms wherever possible and appropriate within budgetary constraints. b. All regular full-time, part-time, and substitute employees will be provided space to secure personal belongings (e.g., coat, purse, etc.). c. The SPS shall provide legal counsel to an employee against whom a lawsuit is instituted, instituted and which suit arises out of their his/her proper exercise of that force authorized in Item 1-a above or other SPS regulations. Furthermore, the SPS shall assist an employee in obtaining counsel to represent the employee him/her when they have he/she has been assaulted in or around the school premises or as a direct result of the employee his/her performing their his/her duty. d. To the extent required by law, SPS Self-Insured Employer Worker's Compensation benefits in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington shall reimburse an employee for medical, surgical, hospital, disability or rehabilitation costs incurred as the result of an injury sustained in the course of the employee's employment or as a direct result of the employee performing their his/her responsibilities. e. The SPS or its insurer shall reimburse an employee for any certified loss of or damage to personal property necessarily used in the course of duty or in transporting the employee him/her to or from their his/her place of assignment when such loss or damage is willfully and maliciously inflicted by students or persons known or unknown on SPS premises or while the employee is on duty, subject to the conditions below. Willfully and maliciously inflicted loss or damage shall include loss or damage caused by hit and run. 1) The SPS shall reimburse first-dollar losses up to the limit of the employee's insurance deductible not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). The SPS shall pay hit and run losses up to the limit of the employee’s collision insurance, not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). 2) The SPS shall provide an additional sum of $7000 annually. This sum of money shall be used to provide reimbursement to employees who have a deductible of more than $250 but not more than $500. If, for example, an employee incurs a loss of $450 and they have he/she has a deductible of $500, then the employee would be reimbursed the first $250 as a general reimbursement, and up to $200 from the $7000 reserve fund. It is understood that the $7000 is the maximum obligation on the part of the SPS in providing reimbursement of claims in excess of $250. Once the fund is exhausted, it shall not be replenished until the following school year. 3) The SPS will provide full property insurance coverage separate from the previously- stated fund for theft of any SPS property from the private vehicles of itinerant student support staff who transport any SPS materials, equipment and supplies to and from their work assignments. Employees are expected to exercise reasonable care in transporting SPS property. 4) There shall be no reimbursement for loss of cash. 5) The use of personal equipment at work must have the prior approval of the principal/supervisor. 6) There must be proof submitted that the employee either has no insurance or that their his/her insurance does not cover the damage or loss in question. An employee must exhaust their his/her own insurance recovery possibilities before being eligible for reimbursement under this Section. 7) There must be filed with the General Counsel's Office within twenty (20) days after the damage or loss, a Notice of Loss and Claim for Reimbursement form. f. Provisions for temporary leave of absence due to an occupational injury or illness which meets the criteria for a valid claim for Worker's Compensation as set forth in the State's Industrial Insurance Laws shall be compensated as provided in, Section VIII. A, of this Agreement.