Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. 11.13.1 A Unit Member shall be granted leave with pay, for a period not to exceed sixty
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. In addition to any other benefits that an employee may be entitled to under the Workers’ Compensation laws of this state, employees shall be entitled to the following benefits:
16.5.1 Employees suffering an injury or illness arising out of and in the course and scope of employment shall be entitled to a leave of up to sixty (60) workdays in any one fiscal year for the same accident or illness. This leave shall not be accumulated from year to year, and when any leave will overlap a fiscal year, the employee shall be entitled to only that amount remaining at the end of the fiscal year in which the injury or illness occurred. Payment of wages lost on any day shall not, when added to an award granted the employee under Workers' Compensation laws of this state, exceed the normal wage for the day. Industrial accident leave will be reduced by one day for each day of authorized absence regardless of a compensation award made under workers’ compensation. The industrial accident or illness leave is to be used in lieu of normal sick leave benefits. When entitlement to industrial accident or illness leave under this section has been exhausted, entitlement to other sick leave, vacation, or other paid leave may then be used. If, however, an employee is still receiving temporary disability payments under Workers' Compensation laws of this state at the time of the exhaustion of benefits under this section, the employee shall be entitled to use only so much accumulated and available normal sick leave and vacation leave which, when added to the Workers' Compensation award, provides for a day's pay at the regular rate of pay.
16.5.2 Employees released by a physician from industrial accident and illness leave shall be returned to their prior position so long as the physician’s release contains no restrictions and there is no other medical evidence stating that the employee is unable to return to work without restrictions or that the employee is a qualified injured worker. The District shall grant rights under the Labor Code, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), and the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) to employees who meet the criteria stated under those laws.
16.5.3 Any time an employee on industrial accident or illness leave is able to return to work, the employee shall be reinstated in the same position without loss of pay or benefits.
16.5.4 An employee must have completed one (1) calendar year of service with the District to qualify for industrial acciden...
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. Employees absent from duty because of injury or illness resulting from industrial accidents which qualify under Workers’ Compensation Insurance shall be allowed leave with full salary under the following conditions:
1. Allowable leave shall be sixty (60) days during which the schools of the District are required to be in session or when the employee would otherwise have performed work for the District in one fiscal year for the same accident.
2. The sixty (60) days leave shall not be accumulated from year to year.
3. Industrial accident or illness leave shall commence on the first day of absence.
4. When an employee is absent from their duties on account of an industrial accident or illness, and for which they are receiving temporary disability benefits under the Worker’s Compensation laws of California, they shall be entitled to receive wages or salary from the District which, when added to the temporary disability benefits, shall result in a payment to the employee of not more than their full salary.
5. Industrial accident or illness leave shall be reduced by one (1) day or portion thereof, for each day of authorized absence regardless of a temporary disability indemnity award.
6. When an industrial accident or illness overlaps into the next fiscal year, the employee shall be entitled to only the amount of unused leave due to them for the same illness or injury.
7. Upon termination of the industrial accident or illness leave, the employee shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Ed Code Sections 44977, 44978, 44983 and 44984 and, for the purposes of each of these sections, their 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, they may elect to take as much as their accumulated sick leave which, when added to their temporary disability indemnity, shall result in a payment to the employee of not more than their full salary.
8. Any employee receiving benefits as a result of this section shall, during periods of injury or illness, remain within the State of California unless the Governing Board authorizes travel outside the State.
9. Any employee who has exhausted their benefits under this provision may apply to the Governing Board for additional relief. The Governing Board shall consider the request, and may grant additional sick leave days to cover any or all of the additional leave time needed.
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. 42 9.17 Holidays ......................................................................................... 43 10.1 Purpose of Evaluation .................................................................... 46 10.2 Evaluation Instrument..................................................................... 46 10.3 Frequency ...................................................................................... 46 10.4 Notification ..................................................................................... 47 10.5 Evaluation Requirements ............................................................... 47 10.6 Appeal of Evaluation ...................................................................... 48 10.7 Other Provisions............................................................................. 48 11.1 Definitions ...................................................................................... 50 11.2 Transfer Criteria ............................................................................. 50
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. Parental Leave
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. (Workers’ Compensation Insurance Leave) is to be used in lieu of Sick Leave. When entitlement to Industrial Illness and Accident Leave (Workers’ Compensation Insurance Leave) has been exhausted, entitlement to Sick Leave shall then be used. If a unit member is receiving a temporary disability indemnity, the unit member shall be entitled to utilize only so much of her/his accumulated Sick Leave and vacation leave which, when added to her/his temporary disability indemnity, will result in a payment to her/him of no more than her/his full salary. During any paid leave of absence, the unit member shall endorse to the Office the temporary disability indemnity checks received on account of her/his industrial accident or illness. The Office in turn shall issue the appropriate salary warrants for payment of salary and shall deduct normal retirement and other authorized deductions.
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. 38 The rules and regulations for industrial accident or illness leaves of absence for 39 employees in the classified bargaining unit are:
1 1. Allowable leave shall not be for more than sixty (60) working days in any 2 one fiscal year for the same industrial illness or accident.
4 2. Allowable leave shall not be accumulative from year to year.
6 3. Industrial accident or illness leave will commence on the first day of 7 absence.
9 4. Payment for wages lost on any day shall not, when added to an award 10 granted the employee under the worker’s compensation laws of this State, 11 exceed the normal wage for that day.
13 5. Industrial accident leave will be reduced by one (1) day for each day of 14 authorized absence regardless of a compensation award made under 15 worker’s compensation.
17 6. When an industrial accident or illness occurs at a time when the full sixty 18 (60) days will overlap into the next fiscal year, the employee shall be 19 entitled to only that amount remaining at the end of the fiscal year in 20 which the injury or illness occurred, for the same illness or injury.
22 a. The industrial accident or illness leave of absence is to be used in 23 lieu of entitlement acquired under other provisions of this Article. 24 When entitlement to industrial accident or illness leave is 25 exhausted, entitlement to other sick leave will then be used; but if 26 any employee is receiving worker’s compensation, he/she shall be 27 entitled to use only so much of his/her accumulated or available 28 sick leave, accumulated compensatory time, vacation or other 29 available leave which when added to the worker’s compensation 30 award provides for a full day’s wage or salary.
32 b. The District may, by rule or regulation, provide for such additional 33 leave of absence, paid or unpaid, as it deems appropriate and 34 during such leave the employee may return to his/her position 35 without suffering any loss of status or benefits.
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. 10.1 A Certificated Employee shall be entitled to industrial accident or illness leave in accordance with the provisions of this Article immediately upon employment with the District.
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave. All certificated employees who are eligible for Worker's Compensation benefits will be provided with industrial accident and illness leave as follows:
1. The accident or illness must have arisen out of and in the course of the employment of the employee and must be accepted by the State Compensation Insurance Fund as a bona fide injury or illness.
2. Allowable leave for each industrial accident or illness will be for the number of days of temporary disability, but not to exceed sixty (60) days during which the college is in session or when the employee would otherwise have been performing work for the District in any fiscal year.
3. Allowable leave will not be accumulated from year to year.
4. The leave under these rules and regulations will commence on the first day of absence.
5. Maximum salary during any one period will not exceed the normal salary rate.
6. Industrial accident or illness leave will be reduced by one (1) day for each day of authorized absence regardless of a temporary disability indemnity award.
7. During any paid leave of absence, the employee will endorse to the District the temporary disability indemnity checks received on account of industrial accident or illness. The District, in turn, will issue the employee appropriate salary warrants for payment of the employee's salary and will deduct normal retirement and other authorized contributions.
8. Temporary disability payment on account of the industrial accident or illness must be endorsed back to the District during any paid leave of absence.
9. Upon termination of the industrial accident or illness leave, the employee will be entitled to regular sick leave benefits. An absence for such purpose will 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, the employee may elect to draw on accumulated sick leave to provide (with temporary disability indemnity payments) total income not to exceed normal full salary.
Industrial Illness and Accident Leave
