INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An employee who sustains a temporary disability which results in payment of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted a supplemental payment under the following conditions:
A. The employee shall receive supplemental pay in an amount equal to the difference between his/her net take-home pay and the workers' compensation benefit payable. For the purpose of this article, net take-home pay is defined as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced by the amounts deducted from the employee's pay for taxes and social security. In no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation and the supplemental benefit.
B. The employee shall receive the supplemental benefits up to the first twenty (20) working days of such temporary disability.
C. Thereafter, the Employer may, at its sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to arbitration), grant additional supplemental benefits, in increments of up to twenty (20) working days.
D. The Employer may require any employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section to be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least every twenty (20) working days in order to determine whether the employee should return to work.
E. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to disagreement between the employee’s personal physician and the Employer’s Workers’ Compensation physician, the disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida. Such resolution shall be final and binding and not subject to grievance or arbitration.
F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through the twenty-fourth (24th) week following the pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit shall be terminated. Termination of the supplemental benefit shall also occur on the date of any medical determination that the employee will be unable to return to duty within the twenty-four (24) week period which began on the first day such employee was unable to work due to injury-in-line-of-duty.
15.2 An employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to a covered condition may be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay in accordance with the Civil Service and Personn...
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. Any eligible employee, who sustains a temporary disability as a result of accidental injury in the course of, and arising out of, employment by the Employer, shall only be entitled to the benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida.
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. Employees injured while on duty through no fault of the employee shall be paid the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and any Worker's Compensation benefits for a period not to exceed sixty (60) working days beginning with the sixth (6th) day of such injury. Such time shall not be charged against the employee's sick leave, vacation or other accumulated benefits.
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. An eligible employee who sustains a temporary disability as a result of injury in the course of, and arising out of, employment by the Employer shall be entitled to the benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida. If an employee is eligible for monetary benefits under workers’ compensation, normal payroll deductions will continue from workers’ compensation benefits to avoid interrupting Employer provided benefits such as pension and healthcare.
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 13.1 a. Any permanent employee covered by this Agreement who sustains a temporary disability as a result of accidental injury arising out of the course and scope of employment with the Employer shall, in addition to compensation payable pursuant to the Workers Compensation Law of the State of Florida, be entitled to a supplemental benefit under the conditions set out in Section 13.2.
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 22.1 Any officer who shall become injured in line of duty shall be provided when necessary with hospitalization, doctors, surgeons, nurses and medical care.
22.2 Any officer who shall become so physically or mentally disabled by reason of bodily injuries received in the discharge of the duties of the officer in the department that the officer is rendered unable to perform duties in the department, shall be granted any necessary leave of absence not to exceed 2080 hours at full salary for the rank which the officer holds in the department, and shall be compensated from the regular police department payroll.
22.3 Should such officer need additional leave of absence in excess of 2080 hours, the officer may use accumulated sick leave and should the officer still need additional leave of absence, the officer may be granted additional leave of absence at one-half of the salary for the rank the officer holds in the department, to be paid from the “pension and relief fund;” provided, however, that should such officer be eligible for retirement on a pension, the officer shall not be entitled to receive such additional disability leave, but instead shall be retired from active service at the expiration of the 2080 hours leave of absence and accumulated sick leave.
22.4 Compensation shall not be denied under this section because the injury was not received on the tour of duty to which the officer has been assigned, if it was received in the discharge of the duties of the officer and if the officer conducted himself in a legal manner and in compliance with rules and regulations governing the department.
22.5 Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Charter, or Article 22.3 above, when the City has admitted liability or accepted a workers’ compensation claim, no officer shall be required to use accumulated sick leave for any line of duty injury or illness.
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 27.1 An employee who sustains a temporary disability which results in payment of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted a supplemental payment under the following conditions:
A. During the first twenty eight (28) calendar days of such disability, the employee shall receive net supplemental pay based upon his/her net take-home pay reduced by the Workers' Compensation indemnity payable. In no event shall any employee receive more than his/her net after-tax take-home pay from the City. If an employee is eligible for monetary benefits under workers’ compensation, normal payroll deductions will continue from workers’ compensation benefits to avoid interrupting Employer provided benefits such as pension and healthcare.
B. Thereafter, the Employer, may, at its sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional injury- in-line-of-duty leave in increments of twenty eight (28) calendar days. Such extensions shall be cumulative, not to exceed twenty-four weeks, except as noted in the following paragraphs. Any such employee injured shall be examined every twenty eight
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 28.1 An employee who sustains a temporary disability which results in payment of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted a supplemental payment under the following conditions:
A. During the first twenty eight (28) calendar days of such disability, the employee shall receive net supplemental pay based upon his/her net take-home pay reduced by the Workers' Compensation indemnity payable. In no event shall any employee receive more than his/her net after-tax take-home pay from the City.
B. Thereafter, the Employer, may, at its sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional injury- in-line-of-duty leave in increments of twenty eight (28) calendar days. Such extensions shall be cumulative, not to exceed twenty- four weeks, except as noted in the following paragraphs. Any such employee injured shall be examined every twenty eight
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. A. Any regular employee covered by this Agreement who sustains a temporary disability as a result of accidental injury in the course of and arising out of Employment by the Employer shall be entitled to the following benefit:
(1) During the first seven (7) calendar days of such disability shall receive pay based upon 66 2/3% of the employee’s regular straight-time wages that would have been earned but for the disability.
(2) Should such temporary disability result in Florida Worker’s Compensation benefits being payable for the first seven (7) calendar days the Employer’s payment under subsection 1 above must be repaid by the employee.
B. If an employee, due to an on the job injury, is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification, he/she may be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay for up to 18 weeks, to other duties commensurate with medical and mental fitness, availability of suitable work, and his/her qualifications for the position.
INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. Any employee who sustains a job-connected injury that is compensable under the Worker's Compensation Law shall be carried in full pay status for a period not to exceed seven (7) calendar days; without being required to use sick leave. If the employee receives Worker's Compensation salary loss benefits for this period of leave with pay, the employee shall reimburse the City the amount of the benefits. Such reimbursement shall not include payments for medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, or related expenses, or lump-sum or scheduled payments or disability losses.
