Compensation for Injury Leave. A. Injury leave may be granted by the Employer for such time as the injured Employee is unable to return to work due to a service-connected injury, but in no event shall this be in excess of six (6) months for each disability, unless and except the City exercises its option to extend such coverage up to a maximum of twelve (12) months as provided under 49-111. Any requests for consideration of such extensions shall be presented to the Mayor in writing by the Union and/or Fire Chief. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be responsible to provide an answer to the requested extension in writing within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of the original written request for such an extension. While on injury leave, the Employee shall be paid at his/her normal base salary plus service pay, if applicable, but exclusive of overtime compensation, gasoline allowance, out-of-classification pay, and other such allowances. Any temporary disability compensation payments from the Workers' Compensation Act resulting from such injury shall be deducted from the injury leave payment. B. Injury leave shall be in effect on the day after the injury is sustained. The Employee shall receive their normal pay for the day of the actual injury. Fraudulent application for injury leave benefits shall be grounds for disciplinary action. C. Employees who are unable to return to work after all injury leave has been expended may be placed on leave without pay or retired for "disability" at the discretion of the appointing authority. The decision to terminate an Employee at the end of the injury leave period shall be made after consideration of such factors as the extent of the injury, supportive medical information, prognosis of condition, work record of the Employee, and other relevant information. Accrued sick leave shall not be used to continue an absence after all injury leave is expended. Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used at the end of injury leave if requested in writing by the Employee. An Employee who is terminated for "disability" shall be paid for unused annual leave in accordance with Article 16.3 or Article 16.4
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Compensation for Injury Leave. A. Injury leave may be granted by the Employer for such time as the injured Employee is unable to return to work due to a service-connected injury, but in no event shall this be in excess of six (6) months for each disability, unless and except the City exercises its option to extend such coverage up to a maximum of twelve (12) months as provided under 49-111. Any requests for consideration of such extensions shall be presented to the Mayor in writing by the Union and/or Fire Chief. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be responsible to provide an answer to the requested extension in writing within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of the original written request for such an extension. While on injury leave, the Employee shall be paid at his/her normal base salary plus service pay, if applicable, but exclusive of overtime compensation, gasoline allowance, out-of-classification pay, and other such allowances. Any temporary disability compensation payments from the Workers' Compensation Act resulting from such injury shall be deducted from the injury leave payment.
B. Injury leave shall be in effect on the day after the injury is sustained. The Employee shall receive their normal pay for the day of the actual injury. Fraudulent application for injury leave benefits shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
C. Employees who are unable to return to work after all injury leave has been expended may be placed on leave without pay or retired for "disability" at the discretion of the appointing authority. The decision to terminate an Employee at the end of the injury leave period shall be made after consideration of such factors as the extent of the injury, supportive medical information, prognosis of condition, work record of the Employee, and other relevant information. Accrued sick leave shall not be used to continue an absence after all injury leave is expended. Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used at the end of injury leave if requested in writing by the Employee. An Employee who is terminated for "disability" shall be paid for unused annual leave in accordance with Article 16.3 or Article 16.4
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Compensation for Injury Leave. A. Injury X. Xxxxxx leave may be granted by the Employer for such time as the injured Employee is unable to return to work due to a service-connected injury, but in no event shall this be in excess of six (6) months for each disability, unless and except the City exercises its option to extend such coverage up to a maximum of twelve (12) months as provided under 49-111. Any requests for consideration of such extensions shall be presented to the Mayor in writing by the Union and/or Fire Chief. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be responsible to provide an answer to the requested extension in writing within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of the original written request for such an extension. While on injury leave, the Employee shall be paid at his/her normal base salary plus service pay, if applicable, but exclusive of overtime compensation, gasoline allowance, out-of-classification pay, and other such allowances. Any temporary disability compensation payments from the Workers' Compensation Act resulting from such injury shall be deducted from the injury leave payment.
B. Injury leave shall be in effect on the day after the injury is sustained. The Employee shall receive their normal pay for the day of the actual injury. Fraudulent application for injury leave benefits shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
C. Employees who are unable to return to work after all injury leave has been expended may be placed on leave without pay or retired for "disability" at the discretion of the appointing authority. The decision to terminate an Employee at the end of the injury leave period shall be made after consideration of such factors as the extent of the injury, supportive medical information, prognosis of condition, work record of the Employee, and other relevant information. Accrued sick leave shall not be used to continue an absence after all injury leave is expended. Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used at the end of injury leave if requested in writing by the Employee. An Employee who is terminated for "disability" shall be paid for unused annual leave in accordance with Article 16.3 or Article 16.4
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Compensation for Injury Leave. A. Injury leave may be granted by the Employer for such time as the injured Employee is unable to return to work due to a service-connected injury, but in no event shall this be in excess of six (6) months for each disability, unless and except the City exercises its option to extend such coverage up to a maximum of twelve (12) months as provided under 49-111. Any requests for consideration of such extensions shall be presented to the Mayor in writing by the Union and/or Fire Chief. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be responsible to provide an answer to the requested extension in writing within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of the original written request for such an extension. While on injury leave, the Employee shall be paid at his/her normal base salary plus service pay, if applicable, but exclusive of overtime compensation, gasoline allowance, out-of-classification pay, and other such allowances. Any temporary disability compensation payments from the Workers' Compensation Act resulting from such injury shall be deducted from the injury leave payment.
B. Injury leave shall be in effect on the day after the injury is sustained. The Employee shall receive their normal pay for the day of the actual injury. Fraudulent application for injury leave benefits shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
C. Employees who are unable to return to work after all injury leave has been expended may be placed on leave without pay or retired for "disability" at the discretion of the appointing authority. The decision to terminate an Employee at the end of the injury leave period shall be made after consideration of such factors as the extent of the injury, supportive medical information, prognosis of condition, work record of the Employee, and other relevant information. Accrued sick leave shall not be used to continue an absence after all injury leave is expended. Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used at the end of injury leave if requested in writing by the Employee. An Employee who is terminated for "disability" is
D. In cases involving disability separation, the disabled Employee shall be paid entitled to receive monetary payment for unused annual the remainder of their injury leave in accordance with Article 16.3 to the separation date from the Tulsa Fire Department if the injury has been determined to be job related by the City Claims Administrator, or Article 16.4shall be entitled to receive monetary payment for all accrued sick leave for non-job related disabling conditions.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Compensation for Injury Leave. A. Injury X. Xxxxxx leave may be granted by the Employer for such time as the injured Employee is unable to return to work due to a service-connected injury, but in no event shall this be in excess of six (6) months for each disability, unless and except the City exercises its option to extend such coverage up to a maximum of twelve (12) months as provided under 49-111. Any requests for consideration of such extensions shall be presented to the Mayor in writing by the Union and/or Fire Chief. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be responsible to provide an answer to the requested extension in writing within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of the original written request for such an extension. While on injury leave, the Employee shall be paid at his/her normal base salary plus service pay, if applicable, but exclusive of overtime compensation, gasoline allowance, out-of-classification pay, and other such allowances. Any temporary disability compensation payments from the Workers' Compensation Act resulting from such injury shall be deducted from the injury leave payment.
B. Injury leave shall be in effect on the day after the injury is sustained. The Employee shall receive their normal pay for the day of the actual injury. Fraudulent application for injury leave benefits shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
C. Employees who are unable to return to work after all injury leave has been expended may be placed on leave without pay or retired for "disability" at the discretion of the appointing authority. The decision to terminate an Employee at the end of the injury leave period shall be made after consideration of such factors as the extent of the injury, supportive medical information, prognosis of condition, work record of the Employee, and other relevant information. Accrued sick leave shall not be used to continue an absence after all injury leave is expended. Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used at the end of injury leave if requested in writing by the Employee. An Employee who is terminated for "disability" shall be paid for unused annual leave in accordance with Article 16.3 or Article 16.4
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Compensation for Injury Leave. A. Injury leave may be granted by the Employer for such time as the injured Employee is unable to return to work due to a service-connected injury, but in no event shall this be in excess of six (6) months for each disability, unless and except the City exercises its option to extend such coverage up to a maximum of twelve (12) months as provided under 49-111. Any requests for consideration of such extensions shall be presented to the Mayor in writing by the Union and/or Fire Chief. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be responsible to provide an answer to the requested extension in writing within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of the original written request for such an extension. While on injury leave, the Employee shall be paid at his/her normal base salary plus service pay, if applicable, but exclusive of overtime compensation, gasoline allowance, out-of-classification pay, and other such allowances. Any temporary disability compensation payments from the Workers' Compensation Act resulting from such injury shall be deducted from the injury leave payment.if
B. Injury leave shall be in effect on the day after the injury is sustained. The Employee shall receive their normal pay for the day of the actual injury. Fraudulent application for injury leave benefits shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
C. Employees who are unable to return to work after all injury leave has been expended may be placed on leave without pay or retired for "disability" at the discretion of the appointing authority. The decision to terminate an Employee at the end of the injury leave period shall be made after consideration of such factors as the extent of the injury, supportive medical information, prognosis of condition, work record of the Employee, and other relevant information. Accrued sick leave shall not be used to continue an absence after all injury leave is expended. Accrued annual leave and compensatory time may be used at the end of injury leave if requested in writing by the Employee. An Employee who is terminated for "disability" shall be paid for unused annual leave in accordance with Article 16.3 or Article 16.4
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement