Common use of Hazardous Occupation Injuries Clause in Contracts

Hazardous Occupation Injuries. The parties recognize that employees working with residents, parolees, probationers or inmates of certain State institutions or facilities face a high potential for injury due to the nature of their employment. Therefore, an employee of the Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind, or Department of Veterans Affairs institutions (including Corrections Agents of the Department of Corrections) who, in the ordinary course of employment while acting in a reasonable and prudent manner and in compliance with the established rules and procedures of the Appointing Authority, incurs a disabling injury stemming from the aggressive, and/or intentional and overt act or consequences of such act of a person in the custodial control of the institution or which is incurred while attempting to apprehend or take into custody such inmate or resident, shall receive compensation in an amount equal to the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and benefits paid under Workers' Compensation, without deduction from the employee's accrued sick leave. Such compensation shall not exceed an amount equal to two-hundred and forty (240) times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay per disabling injury.

Hazardous Occupation Injuries. The parties recognize that employees working with residents, parolees, probationers or inmates of certain State institutions or facilities face a high potential for injury due to the nature of their employment. Therefore, an employee of the Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind, or Department of Veterans Affairs institutions (including Corrections Agents of the Department of Corrections) who, in the ordinary course of employment while acting in a reasonable and prudent manner and in compliance with the established rules and procedures of the Appointing Authority, incurs a disabling injury stemming from the aggressive, and/or intentional and overt act or consequences of such act of a person in the custodial control of the institution or which is incurred while attempting to apprehend or take into custody such inmate or resident, shall receive compensation in an amount equal to the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and benefits paid under Workers' Compensation, without deduction from the employee's accrued sick leave. Such compensation shall not exceed an amount equal to two-hundred and forty (240) times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay per disabling injury.injury.‌‌‌