Common use of Duty Disability Leave Clause in Contracts

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A duty disability leave shall mean a leave required as a result of the Employee incurring a compensable illness or injury while in the employment of the Township covered by the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Act. (b) In order to be eligible for duty disability leave, an Employee shall immediately report any illness or injury, however minor, to his/her immediate supervisor and take such first aid or treatment as may be recommended. (c) Employees on duty disability leave shall not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal days. (d) Permanent or probationary Employees who are unable to work as a result of an injury or illness sustained in the course of employment with the Township shall receive duty disability pay as follows. (1) The Township shall, for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of injury, supplement without charge to sick leave or vacation, the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium pay. (2) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if the Employee has sufficient accrued leave, he/she will receive a payroll check for the difference between the workmen's compensation check and his/her normal biweekly payroll check to the extent of his/her accrued sick leave, leave bank days and compensatory time. (e) An Employee who is being treated for duty disability injury may be treated for such injury during regular working hours and will be compensated at his/her regular rate of pay. He/she shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completed. (f) Employees shall not be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out of the same injury or illness, or any recurrence of an injury or illness for which the Employee has already received benefit under the provisions of this section. (g) The Township shall be permitted to employ part-time officers when an Employee is on duty disability after thirty (30) days. Such part-time employment shall terminate upon the Employee returning to full duty.

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A "duty disability leave leave" shall mean a leave required as a result of the Employee employee incurring a compensable illness or injury while in the employment employ of the Township City as covered by the Michigan WorkmenWorker's Compensation Act. A. From the date of an employees injury or illness, an employee will be placed on leave (bwith or without pay) not to exceed two (2) years for a duty related disability. If at the end of that time, the employee is still unable to return to work, his or her employment shall be terminated. B. In order to be eligible for duty disability leave, an Employee employee shall immediately report any illness or injury, however minor, to his/his or her immediate supervisor and take such first first-aid or treatment as may be recommended, or waive such first-aid, if this injury or illness is not considered serious, in writing. (c) C. Employees on duty disability leave shall not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal leave only to the extent of six (6) days. (d) Permanent D. Regular or probationary Employees employees, who are unable to work as a result of an injury or illness sustained in the course of employment with the Township City, shall receive duty disability pay as follows: 1. First seven (7) calendar days - City will pay the employee his or her regular pay for the working days falling within the first week of disability. Employee's sick leave will not be charged for this time; time shall be charged to "Duty Disability Leave" which is limited to the working days in the first seven (7) calendar days only. 2. After seven (17) The Township shallcalendar days, payment shall be governed by the regulations of Workers' Compensation Act. In such cases the following shall apply: Employees will receive, for a period not to exceed one total of six (16) year from the date of injurymonths, supplement without charge to sick leave or vacation, the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium pay. (2) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if the Employee has sufficient accrued leave, he/she will receive a payroll check for the difference between the workmen's compensation his or her Workers' Compensation check and his/his or her normal biweekly payroll check to the extent of his/her accrued sick leave, leave bank days and compensatory timecheck. (e) E. An Employee employee who is working and who is being treated for a duty disability injury may will be treated for such injury during regular working hours and will be compensated at his/his or her regular rate of pay. He/He or she shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completedcompleted if he or she is able. (f) Employees shall not F. The City’s Subrogation can be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out of the same injury or illness, or any recurrence of an injury or illness for which the Employee has already received benefit under the provisions of this section. (g) The Township shall be permitted to employ part-time officers when an Employee is on duty disability after thirty (30) days. Such part-time employment shall terminate upon the Employee returning to full duty.found in Appendix D.

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A duty disability leave shall mean a leave required as a result of the Employee incurring a compensable illness or injury while in the employment of the Township covered by the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Act. (b) In order to be eligible for duty disability leave, an Employee Employee, when he/she is aware of an injury or illness, shall immediately report in writing any illness or injury, however minor, to his/her immediate supervisor and take such first aid or treatment as may be recommended. (c) Employees on duty disability leave shall not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal days. (d) Permanent or probationary Employees who are unable to work as a result of an injury or illness sustained in the course of employment with the Township shall receive duty disability pay as follows. (1) The Township shall, for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of injury, supplement without charge to sick leave or vacation, the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium pay. (2) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if the Employee has sufficient accrued leave, he/she will receive a payroll check for the difference between the workmen's compensation check and his/her normal biweekly payroll check to the extent of his/her accrued sick leave, leave bank days and compensatory time. (e) An Employee who is being treated for duty disability injury may be treated for such injury during regular working hours and will be compensated at his/her regular rate of pay. He/she shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completed. (f) Employees shall not be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out of the same injury or illness, or any recurrence of an injury or illness for which the Employee has already received benefit under the provisions of this section. (g) . The Township shall be permitted to employ part-time officers when an Employee is on duty disability after thirty (30) days. Such part-time employment shall terminate upon the Employee returning to full duty.

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A "duty disability leave leave" shall mean a leave required as a result of the Employee employee incurring a compensable illness or injury while in the employment employ of the Township City as covered by the Michigan Workmen's Workers' Compensation Act. (b) In order to be eligible for duty disability leave, an Employee employee shall immediately report any illness or injury, however minor, to his/her his immediate supervisor and take such first first-aid or treatment as may be recommended, or waive in writing, such first-aid, if this injury or illness is not considered serious. (c) Employees on duty disability leave shall not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal leave only to the extent of six (6) days. (d) Permanent Regular or probationary Employees employees, who are unable to work as a result of an injury or illness sustained in the course of employment with the Township City, shall receive duty disability pay as follows: 1. First seven (7) calendar days - City will pay the employee his regular pay for the working days falling within the first week of disability. Employee's sick leave will not be charged for this time; time shall be charged to "Duty Disability Leave" which is limited to the working days in the first seven (7) calendar days only. 2. After seven (17) The Township shallcalendar days, payment shall be governed by the regulations of Workers' Compensation Act. In such cases the following shall apply: Employees will receive, for a period not to exceed one total of six (16) year from the date of injurymonths, supplement without charge to sick leave or vacation, the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium pay. (2) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if the Employee has sufficient accrued leave, he/she will receive a payroll check for the difference between the workmen's compensation his Workers' Compensation check and his/her his normal biweekly payroll check to check. On the extent expiration of his/her accrued sick leavethis six- (6) month period, leave bank days and compensatory timeemployees will receive compensation as provided for in the Workers Compensation Act. (e) An Employee employee who is working and who is being treated for a duty disability injury may will be transported, if unable to drive, and treated for such injury during regular working hours and will be compensated at his/her his regular rate of pay and premium pay. He/she He shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completedcompleted if he is able. (f) Employees During the time that an employee is on disability leave, he shall not be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out of provided with all the same injury or illness, or any recurrence of an injury or illness for which the Employee has already received benefit under the provisions of this sectioninsurance as though he were on normal duty. (g) The Township Should a duty disabled employee be unable to return to work within one (1) year from the first day of their disability, if eligible, they shall be permitted to employ part-time officers when an Employee is on submitted by the City for duty disability after thirty retirement. The exception shall be if the employee’s prognosis is to return to work within two (302) days. Such part-time employment shall terminate upon years of the Employee returning to full dutydate of disability.

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A duty disability leave shall mean a leave required as a result Section 1 An employee who is absent from work because of the Employee incurring a compensable illness or injury while in the employment of the Township covered by the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Act. (b) In order to be eligible for duty disability leave, an Employee shall immediately report any illness or injury, however minor, to his/her immediate supervisor and take such first aid or treatment as may be recommended. (c) Employees on duty disability leave shall not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal days. (d) Permanent or probationary Employees who are unable to work as a result of an occupational injury or illness sustained disease arising out of and in the course of employment with employment, compensable under the Worker’s Compensation Act of the State of Michigan, will be paid 100% of wages for the loss of all scheduled work hours caused by such injury or disease, less the amount of payments made under the Worker’s Compensation Act. The employee shall receive payment due under the Worker’s Compensation Act directly from Worker’s Compensation provider. In addition, the Township shall receive duty disability pay as follows. (1) The Township shall, for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the difference between his or her base rate of pay at the date of injury and the Worker’s Compensation payment directly to the employee. To remain eligible for salary continuation during the period of compensable injury, supplement without charge the employee must submit a monthly doctor’s statement to the Human Resources Department certifying their continued disability and incapacity to perform their duties. Failure to provide this certification may result in the termination of the salary continuation. An employee shall not be charged sick leave or vacation, time if injured on the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium payjob. Section 2 Employees who go on workers’ compensation shall have their unused vacation days frozen at the time they go on workers’ compensation. They shall not accrue any vacation or sick days after being on workers’ compensation leave for six (26) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if months. If the Employee has sufficient accrued leaveemployee returns to work in a subsequent calendar year, he/she will receive be allowed to utilize those previously frozen vacation days along with those accrued during the time actually worked by the employee in the previous year. This amount utilized shall not however, exceed the employee’s normal annual allotment of vacation days. When an employee of the department is temporarily unable to perform the essential duties of their position due to injury, illness or pregnancy, documented by a payroll check physician’s certification, the employee may request a limited duty assignment. The Township shall assess its needs, available assignments and tasks within the Fire Department to determine if a limited duty assignment can be made available and then determine if the individual is capable of performing this work. A limited duty assignment cannot displace a person in a bid position unless agreed to by the person occupying the position and the union. The Management of the Fire Department shall prescribe hours of work for the difference between the workmen's compensation check and his/her normal biweekly payroll check limited duty assignments. An employee on a twenty-four (24) hour shift when assigned to a limited duty assignment of forty (40) hours or less per week will be paid their hourly rate at a multiplier of 1.5 for all hours worked. Consequently, any time taken off while on this limited duty assignment of forty (40) hours or less, will be charged to the extent employee’s time bank at the same multiplier of his/her accrued sick leave, leave bank days and compensatory time1.5 for all hours taken. Persons who work a forty (40) hour shift shall be paid their straight time for hours worked in a limited duty assignment. An employee on a limited duty assignment shall receive all other benefits normally received on regular duty assignment. In no event shall a limited duty assignment last more than six (6) months. Section 1 In the event of the death in an employee’s immediate family, namely; spouse, child, step- child, parent, step-parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, or current spouse’s parent a 56-hour employee shall be granted up to two (e2) An Employee who is being treated days of funeral leave credit to be used at the employee’s discretion. Forty-hour employees shall be granted funeral leave credit for duty disability injury may be treated for such injury during regular working hours days falling within three calendar days prior to the day of the funeral and will be compensated at his/her regular rate of pay. He/she shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completed. (f) Employees shall not be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out calendar day following the day of the same injury funeral. In the event of a death in the employee’s extended family, namely; grandparent of spouse, great grandparent, step- brother, step-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt or illnessuncle in direct blood relation, a 56-hour employee shall be granted up to one (1) day of funeral leave credit to be used at the employee’s discretion. Forty-hour employees shall be granted funeral leave credit for duty days falling within two (2) calendar days prior to the day of the funeral and ending on the day of the funeral. Funeral leave days for the above named relatives are not to be deducted from the employee’s accumulated sick time. Any additional leave time requested for the bereavement of a member of the employee’s immediate family or any recurrence for the bereavement of an injury or illness for which a person of significant relationship to the Employee has already received benefit under employee shall be deducted from the provisions employee’s time bank in the following sequence: sick time, personal time, vacation time. An employee shall be eligible to receive the above benefits provided notification is given to the department prior to the date of the funeral and the employee provides verification of this sectionfact to their supervisor. (g) Section 1 The Township shall obtain and pay the full cost of providing term life insurance in the amount of $35,000 death benefit for all employees who have completed ninety-days of employment. This insurance shall include coverage for accidental death and dismemberment. Section 2 Effective January 1, 2018, and in conjunction with the “Letter of Agreement” the employee health care insurance coverage will be permitted the following: • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Flex Blue Plan #3 Medical Coverage with the Flexible Blue RX Prescription Drug Rider. The Township will provide a benefits card to employ partpay for In-time officers Network deductibles of up to $3,250/per person and up to $6,450/per family. In addition, the Township will provide an additional $1,000/per person and $2,000/family of $10 generic/$60 Brand name coinsurance for prescription drugs. The benefit card will be paid for by the Township through a Healthcare Reimbursement Account established by the Township. • Employees receiving health care insurance will contribute on the first two pays of each month toward their health care premium. The 2019 extension contributions will be as follows: Single Coverage = $25.00/per pay; Two Person Coverage = $50.00/per pay; Family Coverage = $75.00/per pay • Vision insurance at level currently provided through VSP Vision Plan with premium paid by the Township. • Dental Coverage at level currently provided through Delta Dental with premium paid by the Township. Employees will contribute $75.00 per pay with a contribution from the Township Fire Fund to be applied to a Health Care Savings Program in the employee’s name for future health care cost as retiree health care will not be provided. Contributions from the Township Fire Fund shall be as follows: Year 2020 = $180.00 per pay; Year 2021 = $180.00 per pay; Year 2022 = $205.00 per pay; and Year 2023 = $205.00 per pay. *See Article 42, Section 5 for additional information. Section 3 The Township shall provide the option for each bargaining unit employee to withdraw from the health insurance coverage provided by the Township if they are covered under the health insurance of their spouse, significant other, or another employer. These employees who chose to withdraw shall receive annually a $3,000.00 payment in lieu of health insurance. This payment shall be made in two installments: one in June and one in December. If the employee has a "life event" as defined in section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, they shall notify the Township Human Resources Department immediately and will be returned to the Township coverage as soon as the Insurance Carrier and the Federal and State Tax Laws allow. The employee shall refund to the Township a pro rata amount of their payment based on when the employee is returned to the regular coverage. If for any reason their plan shall jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the health benefits for other employees, the Union and Management shall meet to negotiate changes in this agreement to conform to the tax law so that the health insurance benefits for other employees remain tax exempt. Section 4 There shall be no double coverage of employees. If the spouse of an Employee employee covered by this collective bargaining agreement is also a Township employee, they must choose which coverage to be under, as they will not receive both. They will receive the $3,000.00 annual payment in lieu of the second health care coverage, once they are outside of the second coverage. Section 5 An employee who has a disabled person(s) other than their spouse or eligible dependent children who are either related to the employee by blood or marriage and who live in the home of the employee and qualify as a dependent for purposes of the employee’s federal income tax, shall have made available to them a rider for “Sponsored Dependent” health care coverage as provided by the employees’ selected health insurance carrier. This coverage shall be provided at the expense of the employee with payment due by the fifth of the month prior to the month of coverage. Section 1 The Township shall provide at its expense a physical examination for each employee in accordance with NFPA 1582, Standard on Medical Requirements for Fire Fighters. Said physical shall be mandatory for all employees and arrangements shall be made by the Employer. Said physical will include an electrocardiogram and may include a chest x-ray at the employee’s option and at the physician’s discretion. The employees shall furnish the Employer with a signed release before taking the physical examination. Copies of the results of the physical shall be furnished upon request to the employee's doctor. Physical examinations will be scheduled while the employee is on duty disability after thirty (30) dayswhenever possible. Such part-time employment An Employee scheduled for physical examination while off duty shall terminate upon be compensated at the Employee returning to full dutyapplicable overtime rate.

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A duty disability leave shall mean a leave required as a result Section 1 An employee who is absent from work because of the Employee incurring a compensable illness or injury while in the employment of the Township covered by the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Act. (b) In order to be eligible for duty disability leave, an Employee shall immediately report any illness or injury, however minor, to his/her immediate supervisor and take such first aid or treatment as may be recommended. (c) Employees on duty disability leave shall not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal days. (d) Permanent or probationary Employees who are unable to work as a result of an occupational injury or illness sustained disease arising out of and in the course of employment with employment, compensable under the Worker’s Compensation Act of the State of Michigan, will be paid 100% of wages for the loss of all scheduled work hours caused by such injury or disease, less the amount of payments made under the Worker’s Compensation Act. The employee shall receive payment due under the Worker’s Compensation Act directly from Worker’s Compensation provider. In addition, the Township shall receive duty disability pay as follows. (1) The Township shall, for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the difference between his or her base rate of pay at the date of injury and the Worker’s Compensation payment directly to the employee. To remain eligible for salary continuation during the period of compensable injury, supplement without charge the employee must submit a monthly doctor’s statement to the Human Resources Department certifying their continued disability and incapacity to perform their duties. Failure to provide this certification may result in the termination of the salary continuation. An employee shall not be charged sick leave or vacation, time if injured on the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium payjob. Section 2 Employees who go on workers’ compensation shall have their unused vacation days frozen at the time they go on workers’ compensation. They shall not accrue any vacation or sick days after being on workers’ compensation leave for six (26) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if months. If the Employee has sufficient accrued leaveemployee returns to work in a subsequent calendar year, he/she will receive be allowed to utilize those previously frozen vacation days along with those accrued during the time actually worked by the employee in the previous year. This amount utilized shall not however, exceed the employee’s normal annual allotment of vacation days. When an employee of the department is temporarily unable to perform the essential duties of their position due to injury, illness or pregnancy, documented by a payroll check physician’s certification, the employee may request a limited duty assignment. The Township shall assess its needs, available assignments and tasks within the Fire Department to determine if a limited duty assignment can be made available and then determine if the individual is capable of performing this work. A limited duty assignment cannot displace a person in a bid position unless agreed to by the person occupying the position and the union. The Management of the Fire Department shall prescribe hours of work for the difference between the workmen's compensation check and his/her normal biweekly payroll check limited duty assignments. An employee on a twenty-four (24) hour shift when assigned to a limited duty assignment of forty (40) hours or less per week will be paid their hourly rate at a multiplier of 1.5 for all hours worked. Consequently, any time taken off while on this limited duty assignment of forty (40) hours or less, will be charged to the extent employee’s time bank at the same multiplier of his/her accrued sick leave, leave bank days and compensatory time1.5 for all hours taken. Persons who work a forty (40) hour shift shall be paid their straight time for hours worked in a limited duty assignment. An employee on a limited duty assignment shall receive all other benefits normally received on regular duty assignment. In no event shall a limited duty assignment last more than six (6) months. Section 1 In the event of the death in an employee’s immediate family, namely; spouse, child, step- child, parent, step-parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, or current spouse’s parent a 56-hour employee shall be granted up to two (e2) An Employee who is being treated days of funeral leave credit to be used at the employee’s discretion. Forty-hour employees shall be granted funeral leave credit for duty disability injury may be treated for such injury during regular working hours days falling within three calendar days prior to the day of the funeral and will be compensated at his/her regular rate of pay. He/she shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completed. (f) Employees shall not be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out calendar day following the day of the same injury funeral. In the event of a death in the employee’s extended family, namely; grandparent of spouse, great grandparent, step- brother, step-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt or illnessuncle in direct blood relation, a 56-hour employee shall be granted up to one (1) day of funeral leave credit to be used at the employee’s discretion. Forty-hour employees shall be granted funeral leave credit for duty days falling within two (2) calendar days prior to the day of the funeral and ending on the day of the funeral. Funeral leave days for the above named relatives are not to be deducted from the employee’s accumulated sick time. Any additional leave time requested for the bereavement of a member of the employee’s immediate family or any recurrence for the bereavement of an injury or illness for which a person of significant relationship to the Employee has already received benefit under employee shall be deducted from the provisions employee’s time bank in the following sequence: sick time, personal time, vacation time. An employee shall be eligible to receive the above benefits provided notification is given to the department prior to the date of the funeral and the employee provides verification of this sectionfact to their supervisor. (g) Section 1 The Township shall obtain and pay the full cost of providing term life insurance in the amount of $35,000 death benefit for all employees who have completed ninety-days of employment. This insurance shall include coverage for accidental death and dismemberment. Section 2 Effective January 1, 2018, and in conjunction with the “Letter of Agreement” the employee health care insurance coverage will be permitted the following: • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Flex Blue Plan #3 Medical Coverage with the Flexible Blue RX Prescription Drug Rider. The Township will provide a benefits card to employ partpay for In-time officers Network deductibles of up to $3,250/per person and up to $6,450/per family. In addition, the Township will provide an additional $1,000/per person and $2,000/family of $10 generic/$60 Brand name coinsurance for prescription drugs. The benefit card will be paid for by the Township through a Healthcare Reimbursement Account established by the Township. • Employees receiving health care insurance will contribute on the first two pays of each month toward their health care premium. The 2019 extension contributions will be as follows: Single Coverage = $25.00/per pay; Two Person Coverage = $50.00/per pay; Family Coverage = $75.00/per pay • Vision insurance at level currently provided through VSP Vision Plan with premium paid by the Township. • Dental Coverage at level currently provided through Delta Dental with premium paid by the Township. Employees will contribute $75.00 per pay with a contribution from the Township Fire Fund to be applied to a Health Care Savings Program in the employee’s name for future health care cost as retiree health care will not be provided. Contributions from the Township Fire Fund shall be as follows: 2024 - 2027 = $205.00 per pay. *See Article 42, Section 5 for additional information. Section 3 The Township shall provide the option for each bargaining unit employee to withdraw from the health insurance coverage provided by the Township if they are covered under the health insurance of their spouse, significant other, or another employer. These employees who chose to withdraw shall receive annually a $3,000.00 payment in lieu of health insurance. This payment shall be made in two installments: one in June and one in December. If the employee has a "life event" as defined in section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, they shall notify the Township Human Resources Department immediately and will be returned to the Township coverage as soon as the Insurance Carrier and the Federal and State Tax Laws allow. The employee shall refund to the Township a pro rata amount of their payment based on when the employee is returned to the regular coverage. If for any reason their plan shall jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the health benefits for other employees, the Union and Management shall meet to negotiate changes in this agreement to conform to the tax law so that the health insurance benefits for other employees remain tax exempt. Section 4 There shall be no double coverage of employees. If the spouse of an Employee employee covered by this collective bargaining agreement is also a Township employee, they must choose which coverage to be under, as they will not receive both. They will receive the $3,000.00 annual payment in lieu of the second health care coverage, once they are outside of the second coverage. Section 5 An employee who has a disabled person(s) other than their spouse or eligible dependent children who are either related to the employee by blood or marriage and who live in the home of the employee and qualify as a dependent for purposes of the employee’s federal income tax, shall have made available to them a rider for “Sponsored Dependent” health care coverage as provided by the employees’ selected health insurance carrier. This coverage shall be provided at the expense of the employee with payment due by the fifth of the month prior to the month of coverage. Section 1 The Township shall provide at its expense a physical examination for each employee in accordance with NFPA 1582, Standard on Medical Requirements for Fire Fighters. Said physical shall be mandatory for all employees and arrangements shall be made by the Employer. Said physical will include an electrocardiogram and may include a chest x-ray at the employee’s option and at the physician’s discretion. The employees shall furnish the Employer with a signed release before taking the physical examination. Copies of the results of the physical shall be furnished upon request to the employee's doctor. Physical examinations will be scheduled while the employee is on duty disability after thirty (30) dayswhenever possible. Such partAn Employee scheduled for physical examination while off duty shall be compensated at the applicable overtime rate. Section 2 A physical fitness/wellness program shall be provided to the employees at the expense of the Township. The physical fitness/wellness program shall be comprised of an initial evaluation; ongoing service re-time employment shall terminate upon evaluation; program supervision by trained personnel; and an educational program designed to meet the Employee returning needs of the firefighters. The Township will provide for the equipment and the preventative maintenance and repair of the equipment to full dutyinsure the continuation of the program. Participation in the physical fitness/wellness program is mandatory and will be scheduled into the workday. The workout should not interfere with emergency or scheduled non- emergency duties. The Letter of Agreement entered into by the parties, November 1996, details the scope of the physical fitness/wellness program and is included in this contract as a reference document.

Duty Disability Leave. (a) A Any employee who has completed his probationary period and has been placed on the seniority list as a full-time regular employee and who suffers injury compensable under the Worker’s Compensation Act; shall receive payment due under the Worker’s Compensation Act directly from Worker’s Compensation provider. In addition, the Township shall pay the difference between his or her base rate of pay at the date of injury, less any required tax withholding, and the Worker’s Compensation payment directly to the employee. After one year period, employee may supplement Worker’s Compensation payment with available PTO time. If the Worker’s Compensation payment is reduced because of appeal or settlement, the amount owing from the Employer shall be reduced by the same percentage. After this one year period, the only pay the employee will receive is from Worker’s Compensation. Time taken off for this duty disability leave shall mean not be deducted from the employee’s PTO. PTO accrual shall continue for a leave period of one (1) year and frozen until such time the employee returns from leave. Note: PTO hours placed in the employee’s bank each January will be pro-rated based on accrual rules for previous year. The employee shall receive health care and life insurance for a period of two years. During the time an employee is out on Duty Disability Leave he/she shall continue to pay any health care contribution that may be required as of employees. After this two year period employee’s seniority will be terminated. The Employer shall have the right for a result period up to six (6) months to assign employees on duty disability leave, duties that meet his/her restrictions and that they are capable of performing regardless of the Employee incurring a compensable illness employees seniority or injury while in classification. The employee shall receive their same rate of pay as they received prior to the employment duty disability leave regardless of the Township covered by duties assigned. For purposes of determining the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Act. (b) In order to be eligible employee’s eligibility for duty disability leave, an Employee this period shall immediately report any illness or injury, however minor, to his/her immediate supervisor and take such first aid or treatment as may be recommended. (c) Employees on not count toward the employees duty disability leave time but shall also not accrue vacation/sick leave, or personal days. (d) Permanent or probationary Employees who are unable operate to work as create a result of an injury or illness sustained in the course of employment with the Township shall receive new duty disability pay as follows. (1) The Township shall, for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of injury, supplement without charge to sick leave or vacation, the difference between workmen's compensation and the Employee's regular rate of pay, excluding any overtime or premium pay. (2) After one (1) year of duty disability leave, if the Employee has sufficient accrued leave, he/she will receive a payroll check for the difference between the workmen's compensation check and his/her normal biweekly payroll check employee is returned to the extent of his/her accrued sick leave, leave bank days and compensatory timestatus. (e) An Employee who is being treated for duty disability injury may be treated for such injury during regular working hours and will be compensated at his/her regular rate of pay. He/she shall report promptly to work once the appointment is completed. (f) Employees shall not be entitled to more than one (1) one year duty disability leave arising out of the same injury or illness, or any recurrence of an injury or illness for which the Employee has already received benefit under the provisions of this section. (g) The Township shall be permitted to employ part-time officers when an Employee is on duty disability after thirty (30) days. Such part-time employment shall terminate upon the Employee returning to full duty.