Industrial disability. 7.1 Whenever an employee is absent from work as a result of a work-related disability and is receiving temporary disability indemnity payments provided for by the Labor Code of the State of California, such employee may elect to utilize accumulated sick leave, vacation or compensatory time off if applicable, to supplement the employee’s temporary disability indemnity payments up to a maximum of the employee’s full salary. Following exhaustion of accumulated sick leave credits, the employee may use compensatory time off or vacation credits for the purpose of supplementing temporary disability indemnity payments. During the time an employee is receiving temporary disability indemnity payments which are supplemented by accumulated sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time off, if applicable, the employee shall continue to accumulate additional vacation and sick leave credit, and is entitled to continuation of the employee’s insurance benefit program. An employee’s insurance benefits shall be continued at the District’s expense for a maximum of six (6) full continuous calendar months following the date of exhaustion of other forms of District-paid time off or six (6) months from the first date of employee’s absence as a result of disability whenever the employee elects to not use District paid-time off benefits to supplement temporary disability indemnity payments. Holidays, which occur during the period for which an employee is receiving temporary disability indemnity payments, shall be recognized by such employees as holidays for compensation purposes up to a maximum of full pay. 7.2 An employee who is absent by reason of industrial disability may be returned to work by the District and given temporary light duties within the employee’s ability to perform with the consent of the employee’s physician. The duration of any such period of temporary work shall be determined by the District. Such employee shall be compensated at the then-current rate of pay of the employee’s regular classification while engaged in such temporary duties. The District may require an employee requesting to return to work after an absence caused by disability or illness to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians approved by the District for the purposes of determining that such employee is physically and mentally fit and able to perform the duties of the employee’s position without hazard to the employee or to the employee’s fellow workers.
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Industrial disability. 7.1 Whenever an employee is absent from work as a result of a work-work related disability and is receiving temporary disability indemnity payments provided for by the Labor Code of the State of California, such employee employees may elect to utilize disability insurance (as provided by the insurance program), accumulated sick leave, vacation or compensatory time off for overtime work, and accumulated vacation credits, if applicable, to supplement the employee’s temporary disability indemnity payments up to a maximum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee’s full salary. Following exhaustion of accumulated sick leave credits, the employee may shall use any compensatory time off or credits prior to utilizing accumulated vacation credits for the purpose of supplementing temporary disability indemnity payments. During the time an employee is receiving temporary disability disability, indemnity payments which are supplemented by disability insurance, accumulated sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time off, if applicable, the employee shall continue to accumulate additional vacation and sick leave credit, and is entitled to continuation of the employee’s insurance benefit program. An Following exhaustion of all accumulated paid time off benefits, an employee’s insurance benefits shall be continued at the District’s expense for a maximum of six three (63) full continuous calendar months following the date of exhaustion of other forms of District-District paid time off or six (6) months from the first date of employee’s absence as a result of disability whenever the employee elects to not use District paid-time off benefits to supplement temporary disability indemnity paymentsoff. Holidays, Holidays which occur during the period for which an employee is receiving temporary disability indemnity payments, payments shall be recognized by such employees as holidays for compensation purposes up to a maximum of seventy-five percent (75%) of full pay.
7.2 An employee who is absent by reason of industrial disability may be returned to work by the District and given temporary light duties within the employee’s ability to perform with the consent of the employee’s physician. The duration of any such period of temporary work shall be determined by the District. Such employee shall be compensated at the then-then current rate of pay of the employee’s regular classification while engaged in such temporary duties. The District may require an employee requesting to return to work after an absence caused by disability or illness to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians approved by the District for the purposes purpose of determining that such employee is physically and mentally fit and able to perform the duties of the employee’s position without hazard to the employee or to the employee’s fellow workers.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding