Compensable Work-Related Injury or Illness Leave An employee who sustains a work-related illness or injury that is compensable under the state workers’ compensation law may select time-loss compensation exclusively or leave payments in addition to time-loss compensation. Employees who take sick leave, vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which they receive time-loss compensation will receive full sick leave, vacation leave or compensatory time pay in addition to any time-loss payments. Notwithstanding Section 18.1, of Article 18, Leave Without Pay, the Employer may separate an employee in accordance with Article 31, Reasonable Accommodation and Disability Separation.
Work-Related Injury or Illness In the event of an eligible employee’s absence from work being due to work related injury or work related illness, contributions at the normal rate will continue for the period of the absence provided that:
Injury 22.01 Where an employee is injured at work during the performance of his duties and responsibilities as a result of which he cannot complete the balance of his shift and has reported such injury to the Company, he shall be sent home and paid for the balance of his shift at his regular straight time hourly rate.
Bodily Injury Bodily injury means death, disease, illness, physical and mental injury of or to an individual.
Illness and Injury a. Employees having one (1) or more years of Net Credited Service shall be paid at the basic wage rate for absence of at least one (1) session due to illness on scheduled workdays, for a period of time not to exceed seven (7) consecutive calendar days, in accordance with the following table: Employees with Net Credited Service of To be Paid After Waiting Periods of Consecutive Scheduled Working Days Maximum Paid Days in a Calendar Year 1 year but less than 5 1 day 10 paid days 5 years and over No Waiting Period 10 paid days