Industrial Accident and Illness. Leave shall be granted for illness or injury incurred within the course and scope of an eligible employee’s assigned duties. The employee who has sustained a job-related injury shall report the injury on an Office approved accident form to the immediate supervisor as soon as practicable. An employee shall report any illness, in writing, to the immediate supervisor within twenty-four (24) hours of knowledge that the illness is an alleged industrial illness. Requirements for such leave shall be:
a. Allowable leave shall be for not more than sixty (60) days during which the schools of the Office are required to be in session or when the employee would otherwise have been performing work for the Office in any one (1) fiscal year for the same accident or illness.
b. Allowable leave shall not be accumulated from year to year.
c. Industrial Accident or Illness Leave shall commence on the first day of absence.
d. When a person employed in a position is absent from his/her duties on account of an industrial accident or illness, he/she shall be paid such portion of the salary due him/her for any month in which the absence occurs, when added to the temporary disability indemnity, will result in a payment to him/her of not more than his/her full salary.
e. Industrial Accident or Illness Leave shall be reduced by one (1) day for each day of authorized absence regardless of a temporary disability indemnity award.
f. When an Industrial Accident or Illness Leave overlaps into the next fiscal year, the employee shall be entitled to only the amount of unused leave due him/her for the same illness or injury.
g. During any paid leave of absence, the employee shall endorse to the Office the temporary disability indemnity checks received on account of his/her industrial accident or illness. The Office, in turn, shall issue the employee appropriate salary warrants for payment of the employee’s salary and shall deduct normal retirement and other authorized contributions.
h. Employees returning to service from an industrial accident or injury shall provide medical verification of their release to return to work with or without restrictions.
Industrial Accident and Illness. 1. A certificated employee shall be entitled to an industrial accident or industrial illness leave of absence not to exceed sixty (60) days during which the schools of the District are required to be in session or when the certificated employee would otherwise have been performing work for the District in any one (1) fiscal year, for the same industrial accident or illness.
2. When a certificated employee is absent due to an industrial accident or illness, the certificated employee shall report the absence to the Substitute reporting system and shall provide a statement from a licensed physician to the Certificated Personnel Services Department affirming that the industrial accident does exist. Absences due to an industrial accident or illness will not be compensated as industrial leave unless authorized by a physician pursuant to Labor Code 4600. An employee may designate personal physician prior to injury pursuant to Labor Code. A certificated employee absent from duty because of disability must notify the immediate administrator on the first day of such disability and may not receive benefits for any time prior to such notice unless the delay in notifying is shown to have been unavoidable. In addition, each certificated employee shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of the time the accident occurs, file a report with the District. Forms for this report are available and should be filed with Certificated Personnel Services office. The District may require the certificated employee to submit to a physical examination by a physician selected by the District at any time during the leave. Payment for the physician’s examination shall be paid for by the District.
3. An industrial accident or illness leave shall commence on the first day absence and shall be reduced by one (1) day for each day of authorized absence. When such leave overlaps into the next fiscal year, the certificated employee shall be entitled to only the amount of unused leave due for the same illness or injury.
4. During such leave of absence, the certificated employee shall endorse to the District the temporary disability indemnity checks received on account of the industrial accident or illness. The District, in turn, shall issue the certificated employee’s appropriate salary warrants for payment of the certificated employee’s full salary for up to a maximum of sixty (60) days. Normal retirement and other authorized contributions shall be deducted.
5. Upon termination of the industrial acci...
Industrial Accident and Illness. Industrial accident and illness leave shall be granted to unit members in accordance with provisions of this procedure for injury or illness incurred within the course and scope of the unit member's assigned duties. In order to qualify for industrial accident or illness leave coverage, a unit member claiming such leave shall be subject to examination by a District-appointed physician to verify his/her condition and to evaluate any claims. A unit member shall be permitted to return to service after an industrial accident or illness leave upon presentation of a release from the District-appointed physician and from the treating physician certifying the unit member's ability to perform the duties of his/her classification without detriment to his/her physical and emotional health and safety and the health and safety of others. If the member is not able to perform all of the essential functions of his/her position, the treating physician shall provide a detailed explanation of any such limitations and the anticipated duration thereof.
Industrial Accident and Illness. Leave shall be reduced by one day for each day of authorized absence regardless of whether a claim has been settled under Workers’ Compensation.
Industrial Accident and Illness. The District shall provide rules and regulations for industrial accident and illness leave for unit members, including the following:
1. Such leave shall be for at least sixty (60) work days.
2. This type of leave is not accumulated from year to year.
3. It is to begin on the first day of absence.
4. A unit member absent on this leave shall be paid such portions of salary due, which when added to any temporary disability indemnity, will not be more than full salary.
5. This leave is reduced by one day for each day of absence, regardless of a temporary disability indemnity.
6. When this leave overlaps into the next school year, the unit member is entitled only to the amount of leave due him/her for the same illness or injury.
Industrial Accident and Illness. Industrial Accident and Illness is defined as illness or injury which is supported by a doctor’s certificate and which qualifies under Workers’ Compensation Insurance as being work-related. In accordance with State Law the District shall carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance. All injuries, no matter how trivial, must be reported immediately to the unit member’s supervisor and a report of injury filed by the supervisor with the Human Resources Office.
Industrial Accident and Illness. 9.3.8.1 When an industrial accident or illness makes it necessary, the Board of Education shall grant a leave of absence not greater than sixty (60) working days. (California Education Code, Section 44984)
9.3.8.1.1 Allowable leave shall not be accumulative from year to year.
9.3.8.1.2 Periods of leave of absence, paid or unpaid, shall not be considered to be a break in service of the employee.
9.3.8.1.3 Industrial accident or illness leave will commence on the first day of absence.
9.3.8.1.4 Payment for wages lost on any day shall not, when added to an award granted the employee under the Worker's Compensation laws of the State, exceed the normal wage for the day.
9.3.8.1.5 Industrial accident leave will be reduced by one (1) day, for each day of authorized absence, regardless of a temporary disability indemnity award.
9.3.8.1.6 When an industrial accident or illness occurs at a time when the full sixty (60) days will overlap into the next fiscal year, the employee shall be entitled to only that amount of unused leave due him/her for the same illness or injury.
9.3.8.1.7 Upon termination of the industrial accident or illness leave, the employee shall be entitled to the benefits provided in California Education Code, Sections 44977, 44978, and 44983. For the purposes of each of these sections, his/her absence shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of termination of the industrial accident or illness leave, provided that if the employee continues to receive temporary disability indemnity, he/she may elect to take as much of his/her accumulated sick leave which, when added to his/her temporary disability indemnity will result in a payment to him/her of not more than his/her full salary.
9.3.8.1.8 The Board of Education may provide for such additional leave of absence, paid or unpaid, as it deems appropriate. Following such leave the employee may return to the employee's position without suffering any loss of status or benefits.
9.3.8.1.9 During any paid leave of absence, the employee may endorse to the District the temporary disability indemnity checks received on account of his/her industrial accident or illness. The District, in turn, will deduct normal retirement, other authorized contributions, and the temporary disability indemnity, if any, actually paid to and retained by the employee for periods covered by such salary warrants.
9.3.8.1.10 In all cases, employee benefits are to be computed on the basis of the employee's regular wage or salary pr...
Industrial Accident and Illness. Leave allowance shall be reduced by one
(1) full day for each day of authorized absence, regardless of compensation made under worker compensation benefits. Unused leave cannot be accumulated.
Industrial Accident and Illness. 12.4.1 A unit member who has sustained a job-related injury or illness shall report the injury to the immediate administrator or his/her designee on the District Accident Report form as soon as possible, but normally not later than the next scheduled work day following the accident.
12.4.2 Paid Industrial accident and illness leave shall be granted as provided herein, for an injury or illness which is incurred within the course and scope of assigned duties and which would qualify for Workers Compensation coverage.
12.4.3 In order to qualify for industrial accident or illness leave coverage, a unit member claiming such leave shall be subject to examination by a District appointed physician, at District expense, to verify his/her condition and to evaluate any claims.
12.4.4 Unit members desiring to go to another physician after the initial 30-day period may do so but are required to inform the District's worker's compensation administrator.
12.4.5 If a unit member does not wish to be treated by a physician or facility on the District- approved list, he or she must notify the Human resources Department in writing of the physician to provide treatment. Such written notification must be on file prior to the date of any work-related injury or illness.
12.4.6 A unit member shall be permitted to return to service after an industrial accident or illness leave only upon presentation of a release from the treating physician and, at the District's option and expense, from the District-appointed physician, certifying ability to return to work either without restrictions or in a limited capacity that could be accommodated through the District’s Return-to-Work Program.
12.4.7 Allowable leave shall be for not more than sixty (60) days during which the unit member would otherwise have been performing work for the District in any one fiscal year for the same illness or
Industrial Accident and Illness. The District is self-insured for the benefit of the regular employee who sustains a personal injury in the performance of the job. Industrial accident or illness is defined as an illness or injury supported by a physician's statement and qualifying as being work- connected under the Labor Code. The benefits described in this section are in addition to those benefits provided an employee under the Labor Code.
