Common use of COMPENSATION CLAIMS Clause in Contracts

COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) The Company agrees to cooperate toward the prompt disposition of employee on-the-job injury claims. Upon request by an employee injured on-the-job, the Company will provide information outlining the procedure for submitting a workers’ compensation claim. The employee shall notify the Company of their status regarding their ability to return to employment after each doctor’s visit. (b) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in Company provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover service center shall be considered as having been injured on the job. (c) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home service center, the Company shall obtain medical treatment for the employee, if necessary, and, thereafter will provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile to his/her home service center if and when directed by a doctor. (d) The Company agrees to provide any employee injured locally immediate transportation at the time of the injury, from the job to the nearest appropriate medical facility and return to the job, or to his/her home, if required. In no case shall a representative of the Company be permitted to accompany the injured worker while he/she is being examined or receiving treatment by the medical provider, unless requested by the employee. (e) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home service center, the Company shall return the deceased to his/her home at the point of domicile. (f) The Company may publish reasonable safety rules and procedures, provide the Local Union with a copy and require employees to acknowledge in writing that they have received such rules and procedures. Failure to observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action. (g) An employee who is sent home by the Company as a result of an injury on the job, or is sent to a hospital, or who must obtain medical attention that day, shall receive pay at the applicable hourly rate for the balance of his/her regular shift on that day. An employee who has returned to his/her regular duties after sustaining a compensation injury who is required by the worker’s compensation doctor to receive additional medical treatment during his/her regularly scheduled working hours shall receive his/her regular hourly rate of pay for such time. (h) The Company may continue a modified work program on a non-discriminatory basis. This program is designed to provide temporary opportunity to those employees who are unable to perform their normal work assignments due to an on-the-job injury.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: National Master Ups Freight Agreement, National Master Ups Freight Agreement, National Master Ups Freight Agreement

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COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) The Company agrees to cooperate toward the prompt disposition disposi- tion of employee on-the-job injury claims. Upon request by an employee injured on-the-job, the Company will provide information informa- tion outlining the procedure for submitting a workers’ compensation compensa- tion claim. The employee shall notify the Company of their status regarding their ability to return to employment after each doctor’s visit. (b) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in Company provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover lay- over service center shall be considered as having been injured on the job. (c) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home service center, the Company shall obtain medical treatment for the employee, if necessary, and, thereafter will provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile auto- mobile to his/her home service center if and when directed by a doctordoc- tor. (d) The Company agrees to provide any employee injured locally immediate transportation at the time of the injury, from the job to the nearest appropriate medical facility and return to the job, or to his/her home, home if required. In no case shall a representative of the Company be permitted to accompany the injured worker while he/she is being examined or receiving treatment by the medical provider, unless requested by the employee. (e) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home service center, the Company shall return the deceased to his/her home at the point of domicile. (f) The Company may publish reasonable safety rules and proceduresproce- dures, provide the Local Union with a copy and require employees to acknowledge in writing that they have received such rules and procedures. Failure to observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures proce- dures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action.action.‌ (g) An employee who is sent home by the Company as a result of an injury on the job, or is sent to a hospital, or who must obtain medical attention that day, shall receive pay at the applicable hourly rate for the balance of his/her regular shift on that day. An employee employ- ee who has returned to his/her regular duties after sustaining a compensation com- pensation injury who is required by the worker’s compensation doctor doc- tor to receive additional medical treatment during his/her regularly scheduled working hours shall receive his/her regular hourly rate of pay for such time. (h) The Company may continue a modified work program on a non-discriminatory basis. This program is designed to provide temporary tem- porary opportunity to those employees who are unable to perform their normal work assignments due to an on-the-job injury.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: National Master Ups Freight Agreement, National Master Ups Freight Agreement

COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) The Company agrees to cooperate toward the prompt disposition of employee on-the-job injury claims. Upon request by an employee injured on-the-job, the Company will provide information outlining the procedure for submitting a workers’ compensation claim. The employee shall notify the Company of their theirhis/her status regarding their ability to return to employment after each doctor’s visit. (b) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in Company provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover service center shall be considered as having been injured on the job. (c) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home service center, the Company shall obtain medical treatment for the employee, if necessary, and, thereafter will provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile to his/her home service center if and when directed by a doctor. (d) The Company agrees to provide any employee injured locally immediate transportation at the time of the injury, from the job to the nearest appropriate medical facility and return to the job, or to his/her home, if required. In no case shall a representative of the Company be permitted to accompany the injured worker while he/she is being examined or receiving treatment by the medical provider, unless requested by the employee. (e) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home service center, the Company shall return the deceased to his/her home at the point of domicile. (f) The Company may publish reasonable safety rules and procedures, provide the Local Union with a copy and require employees to acknowledge in writing that they have havehe/she has received such rules and procedures. Failure to observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action. (g) An employee who is sent home by the Company as a result of an injury on the job, or is sent to a hospital, or who must obtain medical attention that day, shall receive pay at the applicable hourly rate for the balance of his/her regular shift on that day. An employee who has returned to his/her regular duties after sustaining a compensation injury who is required by the worker’s compensation doctor to receive additional medical treatment during his/her regularly scheduled working hours shall receive his/her regular hourly rate of pay for such time. (h) The Company may continue a modified work program on a non-discriminatory basis. This program is designed to provide temporary opportunity to those employees who are unable to perform their normal work assignments due to an on-the-job injury. The parties have agreed upon modified work duties that may be performed, which shall not infringe upon bargaining unit work and may only be modified by mutual agreement between the Company and Union Chairs, or approval from the Local Union. The Employer shall automatically send a letter to TeamCare and the employee notifying them 20- 30 days prior to when the employer’s obligation to continue medical coverage is expiring so that the employee can make appropriate arrangements to self-pay if necessary to continue health coverage. Failure to provide such advance notice shall render the employer responsible for continuing coverage until such a letter is issued.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: National Master Freight Agreement

COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) The Company Employer agrees to cooperate toward the prompt disposition disposi- I tion of employee on-the-job injury claims. Upon request The Employer shall provide worker's compensation protection for all employees even though not required by state law, or the equiv- alent thereof, if the injury arose out of or in the course of employment. No employee will be disciplined or threatened with discipline as a result of filing an employee injured on-the-jobjob injury report. The Employer or its designee shall not visit an injured worker at his/her home without his/her consent. At the time an injury report is turned in, the Company will Employer shall provide the injured employee with an information sheet briefly outlining the procedure for submitting a workers’ worker's com- pensation claim to include the name, address and phone num- ber of the company's worker's compensation claimrepresentative and other pertinent information relative to claim payment. The employee shall notify the Company of their status regarding their ability to return to employment after each doctor’s visit. (b) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in Company provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover service center shall be considered as having been injured on the job. (c) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home service center, the Company shall obtain medical treatment for the employee, if necessary, and, thereafter will provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile to his/her home service center if and when directed by a doctor. (d) The Company Employer agrees to provide any employee injured locally immediate transportation at the time of the injury, from the job to the nearest appropriate medical facility and return to the job, or to his/her home, hislher home if required. In no case shall a representative of the Company be permitted to accompany the injured worker while he/she is being examined or receiving treatment by the medical provider, unless requested by the employee. (e) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home service centerterminal, the Company Employer shall return the deceased to his/her hislher home at the point of domicile. (f) . The Company Employer may publish reasonable safety rules and procedures, proce- dures and provide the Local Union with a copy and require employees to acknowledge in writing that they have received such rules and procedurescopy. Failure to 63580 DHL Master 2/25/09 12:48 PM Page 11 observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action. (g) An employee who is sent home by action in accordance with the Company as a result of an injury on the job, or is sent to a hospital, or who must obtain medical attention that day, shall receive pay at dis- ciplinary procedures in the applicable hourly rate for Supplemental Agreement. However, the balance time limitation relative to prior offenses shall be waived to permit consideration of his/her regular shift on that day. An employee who has returned the employee's entire record of failure to his/her regular duties after sustaining a compensation injury who is required by the worker’s compensation doctor to receive additional medical treatment during his/her regularly scheduled working hours shall receive his/her regular hourly rate of pay for such time. (h) The Company may continue a modified work program on a non-discriminatory basisobserve reasonable safe- ty rules and/or procedures resulting in lost time personal injuries. This program provision does not apply to vehicular accidents. When issuing progressive discipline under the terms and con- ditions of the applicable Operational Supplement, it is designed under- stood that the time limitation relative to provide temporary opportunity prior offenses of fail- ure to those employees who are unable observe reasonable safety rules and/or procedures resulting in lost time injuries is waived and may be included in the disciplinary process. However, it is also understood that when an employer issues progressive discipline, the employer shall not utilize prior dis- cipline that is in excess of three (3) years old when issuing additional progressive discipline, unless the employee has shown a pattern of failure to perform their normal work assignments due to an on-the-job injuryobserve reasonable safety rules and/or procedures resulting in lost time injuries.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: National Master DHL Agreement

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COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) The Company agrees to cooperate toward the prompt disposition of employee on-the-job injury claims. Upon request by an employee injured on-the-job, the Company will provide information outlining the procedure for submitting a workers’ compensation claim. The employee shall notify the Company of their status regarding their ability to return to employment after each doctor’s visit. (b) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in Company provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover service center shall be considered as having been injured on the job. (c) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home service center, the Company shall obtain medical treatment for the employee, if necessaryneces- sary, and, thereafter will provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile to his/her home service center if and when directed by a doctor. (d) The Company agrees to provide any employee injured locally immediate transportation at the time of the injury, from the job to the nearest appropriate medical facility and return to the job, or to his/his/ her home, if required. In no case shall a representative of the Company Com- pany be permitted to accompany the injured worker while he/she is being examined or receiving treatment by the medical provider, unless un- less requested by the employee. (e) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home service center, the Company shall return the deceased to his/her home at the point of domicile. (f) The Company may publish reasonable safety rules and proceduresproce- dures, provide the Local Union with a copy and require employees to acknowledge in writing that they have received such rules and procedures. Failure to observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures proce- dures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action. (g) An employee who is sent home by the Company as a result of an injury on the job, or is sent to a hospital, or who must obtain medical attention that day, shall receive pay at the applicable hourly rate for the balance of his/her regular shift on that day. An employee who has returned to his/her regular duties after sustaining a compensation compensa- tion injury who is required by the worker’s compensation doctor to receive additional medical treatment during his/her regularly scheduled sched- uled working hours shall receive his/her regular hourly rate of pay for such time. (h) The Company may continue a modified work program on a non-discriminatory basis. This program is designed to provide temporary tem- porary opportunity to those employees who are unable to perform their normal work assignments due to an on-the-job injury.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: National Master Ups Freight Agreement

COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) The Company Employer agrees to cooperate toward the prompt disposition of employee on-the-job injury claims. Upon request The Employer shall provide worker's compensation protection for all employees even though not required by state law, or the equivalent thereof, if the injury arose out of or in the course of employment. (b) At the time an employee injured on-the-jobinjury report is turned in, the Company will Employer shall provide the injured employee with an information sheet briefly outlining the procedure for submitting a workers’ worker's compensation claim. The employee shall notify claim to include the Company name, address and phone number of their status regarding their ability the company's worker's compensation representative and other pertinent information relative to return to employment after each doctor’s visit. (b) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in Company provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover service center shall be considered as having been injured on the jobclaim payment. (c) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home service center, the Company shall obtain medical treatment for the employee, if necessary, and, thereafter will provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile to his/her home service center if and when directed by a doctor. (d) The Company agrees to provide any employee injured locally immediate transportation at the time of the injury, from the job to the nearest appropriate medical facility and return to the job, or to his/her home, if required. In no case shall a representative of the Company be permitted to accompany the injured worker while he/she is being examined or receiving treatment by the medical provider, unless requested by the employee. (e) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home service center, the Company shall return the deceased to his/her home at the point of domicile. (f) The Company may publish reasonable safety rules and procedures, provide the Local Union with a copy and require employees to acknowledge in writing that they have received such rules and procedures. Failure to observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action. (g) An employee who is sent home by the Company as a result of an injury injured on the job, or and is sent home, or to a hospital, or who must obtain medical attention that dayattention, shall receive pay at the applicable hourly rate for the balance of his/her regular shift on that day. An employee who has returned to his/her regular duties after sustaining a compensation compensable injury who is required by the worker’s 's compensation doctor to receive additional medical treatment during his/her regularly scheduled working hours shall receive his/her regular hourly rate of pay for such time. (d) Road drivers sustaining an injury while being transported in company-provided transportation for Company purposes at a layover terminal shall be considered as having been injured on the job. (e) In the event that an employee sustains an occupational illness or injury while on a run away from his/her home terminal, the Employer shall provide transportation by bus, train, plane, or automobile to his/her home terminal if and when directed by a doctor. (f) The Employer agrees to provide any employee injured locally transportation at the time of injury, from the job to the medical facility and return to the job, or to his/her home if required. (g) In the event of a fatality arising in the course of employment, while away from the home terminal, the Employer shall return the deceased to his/her home at the point of domicile. (h) The Company Employer may continue publish reasonable safety rules and procedures and provide the Local Union with a modified work program on a non-discriminatory basiscopy. Failure to observe such reasonable rules and/or procedures shall subject the employee to disciplinary action in accordance with the disciplinary procedures in the applicable Supplemental Agreement. However, the time limitation relative to prior offenses shall be waived to permit consideration of the employee's entire record of failure to observe reasonable safety rules and/or procedures resulting in lost time personal injuries. This program is designed provision does not apply to provide temporary opportunity to those employees who are unable to perform their normal work assignments due to an on-the-job injuryvehicular accidents.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: National Master Freight Agreement (Arkansas Best Corp /De/)

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