Common use of Donated Sick Leave Program Clause in Contracts

Donated Sick Leave Program. Effective August 7, 2014, the donated sick leave program is discontinued. B. Job-Related Illness/injury. (1). An employee who sustains a job-related illness/injury that is compensable under the Workers' Compensation Law shall be carried in full-pay status for a period of medically certified illness/injury not to exceed seven (7) days immediately following the illness/injury, or for a maximum of forty (40) work hours if taken intermittently without being required to use accrued sick or annual leave (2). If, as a result of the job-related illness/injury, the employee is unable to resume work at the end of the period provided in Article 17.8(B)(1), above: a. The employee may elect to use accrued leave in an amount necessary to receive salary payment that will increase the Workers' Compensation payments to the total salary being received prior to the occurrence of the illness/injury. In no case shall the employee's salary and Workers' Compensation benefits exceed the amount of the employee's regular salary payments; or b. The employee shall be placed on leave without pay and shall receive normal Workers' Compensation benefits if the employee has exhausted all accrued leave in accordance with Article 17.8 (B)(2)(a), above, or the employee elects not to use accrued leave. (3). This period of leave with or without pay shall be in accordance with Chapter 440 (Worker's Compensation), Florida Statutes. (4). If, at the end of the leave period, the employee is unable to return to work and perform assigned duties, the President or representative should advise the employee, as appropriate, of the Florida Retirement System's disability provisions and application process, and may, based upon a current medical certification by a health care provider prescribed in accordance with Chapter 440 (Worker's Compensation), Florida Statutes, and taking the University's needs into account: a. offer the employee part-time employment; b. place the employee in leave without pay status or extend such status; c. request the employee's resignation; or d. release the employee from employment, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement.

Donated Sick Leave Program. Effective August 7, 2014, the donated sick leave program is discontinued. B. Job-Related Illness/injury. (1). An employee who sustains a job-related illness/injury that is compensable under the Workers' Compensation Law shall be carried in full-pay status for a period of medically certified illness/injury not to exceed seven (7) days immediately following the illness/injury, or for a maximum of forty (40) work hours if taken intermittently without being required to use accrued sick or annual leave (2). If, as a result of the job-related illness/injury, the employee is unable to resume work at the end of the period provided in Article 17.8(B)(1), above: a. The employee may elect to use accrued leave in an amount necessary to receive salary payment that will increase the Workers' Compensation payments to the total salary being received prior to the occurrence of the illness/injury. In no case shall the employee's salary and Workers' Compensation benefits exceed the amount of the employee's regular salary payments; or 1757 or 1758 b. The employee shall be placed on leave without pay and shall receive normal Workers' 1759 Compensation benefits if the employee has exhausted all accrued leave in accordance with Article 1760 17.8 (B)(2)(a), above, or the employee elects not to use accrued leave. . 1761 (3). This period of leave with or without pay shall be in accordance with Chapter 440 (Worker's 1762 Compensation), Florida Statutes. . 1763 (4). If, at the end of the leave period, the employee is unable to return to work and perform 1764 assigned duties, the President or representative should advise the employee, as appropriate, of the 1765 Florida Retirement System's disability provisions and application process, and may, based upon a 1766 current medical certification by a health care provider prescribed in accordance with Chapter 440 1767 (Worker's Compensation), Florida Statutes, and taking the University's needs into account: : 1768 a. offer the employee part-time employment; ; 1769 b. place the employee in leave without pay status or extend such status; c. request the employee's resignation; or d. release the employee from employment, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement.