Common use of INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY Clause in Contracts

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 Personnel Rules and Regulations to other duties commensurate with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employment.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An ‌ 17.1 In addition to benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of Florida, the Employer shall provide the following benefits to an employee who sustains a temporary disability which results as a result of accidental injury in payment the course and scope of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted employment. A. The City will make 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 workersWorkers' compensation benefit payable. For Compensation payable for up to the purpose first twenty (20) working days of this article, net take-home pay is defined such temporary disability as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced certified by the amounts deducted from the employeeEmployer's pay for taxes and social securityWorkers' Compensation physician. In Provided, however, that in no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief may, at its in his/her sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional continue the supplemental benefits, in increments pay by incremental periods of up to twenty (20) working days. The extension of supplemental payments by the Director shall be based on criteria developed by the Director. The development of criteria to be used in determining whether there is to be an extension of supplemental payments shall be at the sole discretion of the Director and shall not be subject to contest or arbitration. C. 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. 17.2 Any supplemental payments received under this Article shall be discontinued upon the earliest date that one of the following events occurs: A. When the employee has been denied an extension of supplemental payments by the Director; B. When the employee has received supplemental payments for twenty-four (24) weeks; C. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee can return to full duty or a limited duty assignment; or D. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee will not be able to return to full duty. 17.3 Following discontinuation of supplemental pay, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and/or by his/her applicable pension and/or leave benefits. The Employer (Director/Fire Chief or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may require any employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section provide a defined extension to be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least every twenty- four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) working days for each extension. 17.4 An employee injured in order the course and scope of employment shall be examined routinely by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician who shall make a determination as to determine whether the employee should is able to return to work. E. a limited duty assignment or to full duty. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to of a disagreement between the employee’s 's personal physician and the Employer’s '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 binding, and not subject to grievance or arbitrationarbitration under the Agreement. F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through 17.5 An employee who is injured in the twenty-fourth (24th) week following the pay period in which such injury occurredline of duty, the employee's supplemental benefit for administrative and reporting purposes, shall be terminated. Termination of assigned to a five (5) day, forty (40) hour schedule effective 8:00 a.m. on the supplemental benefit shall also occur on first Saturday following the date of the injury. The employee shall report to the JFRD Health and Safety Officer Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, while in a limited duty status. This schedule shall continue during any medical determination that limited duty assignment and until the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician has released 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-full duty. 15.2 An 17.6 The Director of Employee Services, in consultation with the Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief, may temporarily reassign an employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to an on-the-job injury to other duties which he/she is qualified to perform, upon a covered condition may determination by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician that the employee has not yet reached Maximum Medical Improvement but is able to return to a limited duty assignment. Such temporary assignment shall be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay or benefits in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. 17.7 Employees shall participate in safety programs, contests and incentive programs that return workers’ compensation cost savings to other duties commensurate those sites with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employmentimprovements in accident rate experience.

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-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 Personnel Rules and Regulations to other duties commensurate with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employment.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An 17.1 In addition to benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of Florida, the Employer shall provide the following benefits to an employee who sustains a temporary disability which results as a result of accidental injury in payment the course and scope of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted employment. A. The City will make 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 workersWorkers' compensation benefit payable. For Compensation payable for up to the purpose first twenty (20) working days of this article, net take-home pay is defined such temporary disability as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced certified by the amounts deducted from the employeeEmployer's pay for taxes and social securityWorkers' Compensation physician. In Provided, however, that in no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief may, at its in his/her sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional continue the supplemental benefits, in increments pay by incremental periods of up to twenty (20) working days. The extension of supplemental payments by the Director shall be based on criteria developed by the Director. The development of criteria to be used in determining whether there is to be an extension of supplemental payments shall be at the sole discretion of the Director and shall not be subject to contest or arbitration. C. If an employee is eligible for monetary benefits under Workers’ Compensation, normal payroll deductions will continue from 17.2 Any supplemental payments received under this Article shall be discontinued upon the earliest date that one of the following events occurs: A. When the employee has been denied an extension of supplemental payments by the Director; B. When the employee has received supplemental payments for twenty-four (24) weeks; C. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee can return to full duty or a limited duty assignment; or D. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee will not be able to return to full duty. 17.3 Following discontinuation of supplemental pay, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and/or by his/her applicable pension and/or leave benefits. The Employer (Director/Fire Chief or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may require any employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section provide a defined extension to be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least every twenty- four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) working days for each extension. 17.4 An employee injured in order the course and scope of employment shall be examined routinely by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician who shall make a determination as to determine whether the employee should is able to return to work. E. a limited duty assignment or to full duty. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to of a disagreement between the employee’s 's personal physician and the Employer’s '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 binding, and not subject to grievance or arbitrationarbitration under the Agreement. F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through 17.5 An employee who is injured in the twenty-fourth line of duty, shall be assigned a Workers' Compensation Pay Code and, for administrative and reporting purposes, shall be assigned to a five (24th5) week following day, forty (40) hour schedule effective 8:00 a.m., on the start of the next pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit shall be terminated. Termination of the supplemental benefit shall also occur on following the date of the injury. This schedule shall continue during any medical determination that limited duty assignment and until the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician has released 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-full duty. 15.2 An 17.6 The Director of Employee Services, in consultation with the Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief, may temporarily reassign an employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to an on-the-job-injury to other duties which he/she is qualified to perform, upon a covered condition may determination by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician that the employee has not yet reached Maximum Medical Improvement but is able to return to a limited duty assignment. Such temporary assignment shall be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay or benefits in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. 17.7 Employees shall participate in safety programs, contests and incentive programs that return workers’ compensation cost savings to other duties commensurate those sites with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employmentimprovements in accident rate experience.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 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. The During the first twenty eight (28) calendar days of such disability, the employee shall receive net supplemental pay in an amount equal to the difference between based upon 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 securityWorkers' Compensation indemnity payable. In no event shall any employee realize receive more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation and from the supplemental benefitCity. B. The employee shall receive the supplemental benefits up to the first twenty (20) working days of such temporary disability. C. Thereafter, the Employer mayEmployer, may at its sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional supplemental benefits, injury-in- line-of-duty leave in increments of up twenty eight (28) calendar days. Such extensions shall be cumulative, not to twenty (20) working days. D. The Employer may require any exceed twenty-four weeks, except as noted in the following paragraphs. Any such employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section to injured shall be examined every twenty eight (28) calendar days by a medical doctor doctor(s) selected by the Employer at least every twenty (20) working days in order to determine whether the employee should return to work. E. Employer. In the event that an such employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to disagreement between a medical doctor(s) for the employee’s personal physician employee and the Employer’s Workers’ Compensation physician, then the Employer shall select a duly qualified medical doctor who shall resolve the medical disagreement. In resolving the medical disagreement between the employee's doctor and the Employer's doctor, the disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with applicable provisions judgment, discretion and decision of the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida. Such resolution doctor selected to resolve such medical disagreement shall be final and binding and not subject to grievance or arbitration. F. . If such injured-in-line-of-duty status leave continues through the twenty-fourth (24th) week following the pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit pay shall be terminated. Termination of supplemental pay to the supplemental benefit employee 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. After termination, the employee's right to compensation shall be governed by the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and by his/her entitlement to pension rights and sick leave benefits, if any. (Note: The Employer (Sheriff or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may provide a defined extension to the twenty-four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) days for each extension). 15.2 C. 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 pay, in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations to other duties commensurate with the employee's ’s qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, restrictions and availability of appropriate employment. 27.2 This Article shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of Chapter 440, Florida Statutes.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 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. The During the first twenty eight (28) calendar days of such disability, the employee shall receive net supplemental pay in an amount equal to the difference between based upon 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 securityWorkers' Compensation indemnity payable. In no event shall any employee realize receive more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation and from the supplemental benefitCity. B. The employee shall receive the supplemental benefits up to the first twenty (20) working days of such temporary disability. C. Thereafter, the Employer Employer, may, at its sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional supplemental benefits, injury-in- line-of-duty leave in increments of up twenty eight (28) calendar days. Such extensions shall be cumulative, not to twenty (20) working days. D. The Employer may require any exceed twenty-four weeks, except as noted in the following paragraphs. Any such employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section to injured shall be examined every twenty eight (28) calendar days by a medical doctor doctor(s) selected by the Employer at least every twenty (20) working days in order to determine whether the employee should return to work. E. Employer. In the event that an such employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to disagreement between a medical doctor(s) for the employee’s personal physician employee and the Employer’s Workers’ Compensation physician, then the Employer shall select a duly qualified medical doctor not previously involved with the case who shall resolve the medical disagreement. In resolving the medical disagreement between the employee's doctor and the Employer's doctor, the disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with applicable provisions judgment, discretion and decision of the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida. Such resolution doctor selected to resolve such medical disagreement shall be final and binding and not subject to grievance or arbitration. F. . If such injured-in-line-of-duty status leave continues through the twenty-fourth (24th) week following the pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit pay shall be terminated. Termination of supplemental pay to the supplemental benefit employee 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. After termination, the employee's right to compensation shall be governed by the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and by his/her entitlement to pension rights and sick leave benefits, if any. (Note: The Employer (Sheriff or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may provide a defined extension to the twenty-four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) days for each extension). 15.2 C. 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 pay, in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations Regulations, to other duties commensurate with the employee's ’s qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, restrictions and availability of appropriate employment. 28.2 This Article shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of Chapter 440, Florida Statutes.

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.began 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 Personnel Rules and Regulations to other duties commensurate with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employment.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An 17.1 In addition to benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of Florida, the Employer shall provide the following benefits to an employee who sustains a temporary disability which results as a result of accidental injury in payment the course and scope of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted employment. A. The City will make 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 workersWorkers' compensation benefit payable. For Compensation payable for up to the purpose first twenty (20) working days of this article, net take-home pay is defined such temporary disability as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced certified by the amounts deducted from the employeeEmployer's pay for taxes and social securityWorkers' Compensation physician. In Provided, however, that in no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief may, at its in his/her sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional continue the supplemental benefits, in increments pay by incremental periods of up to twenty (20) working days. The extension of supplemental payments by the Director shall be based on criteria developed by the Director. The development of criteria to be used in determining whether there is to be an extension of supplemental payments shall be at the sole discretion of the Director and shall not be subject to contest or arbitration. 17.2 Any supplemental payments received under this Article shall be discontinued upon the earliest date that one of the following events occurs: A. When the employee has been denied an extension of supplemental payments by the Director; B. When the employee has received supplemental payments for twenty-four (24) weeks; C. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee can return to full duty or a limited duty assignment; or D. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee will not be able to return to full duty. 17.3 Following discontinuation of supplemental pay, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and/or by his/her applicable pension and/or leave benefits. The Employer (Director/Fire Chief or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may require any provide a defined extension to the twenty- four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) days for each extension. 17.4 An employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section to injured in the course and scope of employment shall be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least no less often than every twenty (20) working days in order [ten (10) shifts] by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician who shall make a determination as to determine whether the employee should is able to return to work. E. a limited duty assignment or to full duty. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to of a disagreement between the employee’s 's personal physician and the Employer’s '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 binding, and not subject to grievance or arbitrationarbitration under the Agreement. F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through 17.5 An employee who is injured in the twenty-fourth line of duty, shall be assigned a Workers' Compensation Pay Code and, for administrative and reporting purposes, shall be assigned to a five (24th5) week following day, forty (40) hour schedule effective 8:00 a. m. on the start of the next pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit shall be terminated. Termination of the supplemental benefit shall also occur on following the date of the injury. This schedule shall continue during any medical determination that limited duty assignment and until the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician has released 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-full duty. 15.2 An 17.6 The Director of Employee Services, in consultation with the Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief, may temporarily reassign an employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to an on-the-job injury to other duties which he/she is qualified to perform, upon a covered condition may determination by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician that the employee has not yet reached Maximum Medical Improvement but is able to return to a limited duty assignment. Such temporary assignment shall be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay or benefits in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. 17.7 Employees shall participate in safety programs, contests and incentive programs that return workers’ compensation cost savings to other duties commensurate those sites with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employmentimprovements in accident rate experience.

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.amount 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-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-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 Personnel Rules and Regulations to other duties commensurate with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employment.may

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 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.in- 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 Personnel Rules and Regulations to other duties commensurate with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employment.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An ‌ 17.1 In addition to benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of Florida, the Employer shall provide the following benefits to an employee who sustains a temporary disability which results as a result of accidental injury in payment the course and scope of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted employment. A. The City will make 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 workersWorkers' compensation benefit payable. For Compensation payable for up to the purpose first twenty (20) working days of this article, net take-home pay is defined such temporary disability as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced certified by the amounts deducted from the employeeEmployer's pay for taxes and social securityWorkers' Compensation physician. In Provided, however, that in no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief may, at its in his/her sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional continue the supplemental benefits, in increments pay by incremental periods of up to twenty (20) working days. The extension of supplemental payments by the Director shall be based on criteria developed by the Director. The development of criteria to be used in determining whether there is to be an extension of supplemental payments shall be at the sole discretion of the Director and shall not be subject to contest or arbitration. C. If an employee is eligible for monetary benefits under Workers’ Compensation, normal payroll deductions will continue from 17.2 Any supplemental payments received under this Article shall be discontinued upon the earliest date that one of the following events occurs: A. When the employee has been denied an extension of supplemental payments by the Director; B. When the employee has received supplemental payments for twenty-four (24) weeks; C. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee can return to full duty or a limited duty assignment; or D. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee will not be able to return to full duty. 17.3 Following discontinuation of supplemental pay, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and/or by his/her applicable pension and/or leave benefits. The Employer (Director/Fire Chief or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may require any employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section provide a defined extension to be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least every twenty- four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) working days for each extension. 17.4 An employee injured in order the course and scope of employment shall be examined routinely by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician who shall make a determination as to determine whether the employee should is able to return to work. E. a limited duty assignment or to full duty. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to of a disagreement between the employee’s 's personal physician and the Employer’s '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 binding, and not subject to grievance or arbitrationarbitration under the Agreement. F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through 17.5 An employee who is injured in the twenty-fourth line of duty, shall be assigned a Workers' Compensation Pay Code and, for administrative and reporting purposes, shall be assigned to a five (24th5) week following day, forty (40) hour schedule effective 8:00 a. m. on the start of the next pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit shall be terminated. Termination of the supplemental benefit shall also occur on following the date of the injury. This schedule shall continue during any medical determination that limited duty assignment and until the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician has released 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-full duty. 15.2 An 17.6 The Director of Employee Services, in consultation with the Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief, may temporarily reassign an employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to an on-the-job injury to other duties which he/she is qualified to perform, upon a covered condition may determination by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician that the employee has not yet reached Maximum Medical Improvement but is able to return to a limited duty assignment. Such temporary assignment shall be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay or benefits in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. 17.7 Employees shall participate in safety programs, contests and incentive programs that return workers’ compensation cost savings to other duties commensurate those sites with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employmentimprovements in accident rate experience.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An 17.1 In addition to benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of Florida, the Employer shall provide the following benefits to an employee who sustains a temporary disability which results as a result of accidental injury in payment the course and scope of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted employment. A. The City will make 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 workersWorkers' compensation benefit payable. For Compensation payable for up to the purpose first twenty (20) working days of this article, net take-home pay is defined such temporary disability as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced certified by the amounts deducted from the employeeEmployer's pay for taxes and social securityWorkers' Compensation physician. In Provided, however, that in no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief may, at its in his/her sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional continue the supplemental benefits, in increments pay by incremental periods of up to twenty (20) working days. The extension of supplemental payments by the Director shall be based on criteria developed by the Director. The development of criteria to be used in determining whether there is to be an extension of supplemental payments shall be at the sole discretion of the Director and shall not be subject to contest or arbitration. 17.2 Any supplemental payments received under this Article shall be discontinued upon the earliest date that one of the following events occurs: A. When the employee has been denied an extension of supplemental payments by the Director; B. When the employee has received supplemental payments for twenty-four (24) weeks; C. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee can return to full duty or a limited duty assignment; or D. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee will not be able to return to full duty. 17.3 Following discontinuation of supplemental pay, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and/or by his/her applicable pension and/or leave benefits. The Employer (Director/Fire Chief or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may require any provide a defined extension to the twenty- four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) days for each extension. 17.4 An employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section to injured in the course and scope of employment shall be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least no less often than every twenty (20) working days in order [ten (10) shifts] by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician who shall make a determination as to determine whether the employee should is able to return to work. E. a limited duty assignment or to full duty. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to of a disagreement between the employee’s 's personal physician and the Employer’s '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 binding, and not subject to grievance or arbitrationarbitration under the Agreement. F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through 17.5 An employee who is injured in the twenty-fourth line of duty, shall be assigned a Workers' Compensation Pay Code and, for administrative and reporting purposes, shall be assigned to a five (24th5) week following day, forty (40) hour schedule effective 8:00 a. m. on the start of the next pay period in which such injury occurred, the employee's supplemental benefit shall be terminated. Termination of the supplemental benefit shall also occur on following the date of the injury. This schedule shall continue during any medical determination that limited duty assignment and until the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician has released 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-full duty. 15.2 An 17.6 The Chief of Human Resources, in consultation with the Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief, may temporarily reassign an employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to an on-the-job injury to other duties which he/she is qualified to perform, upon a covered condition may determination by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician that the employee has not yet reached Maximum Medical Improvement but is able to return to a limited duty assignment. Such temporary assignment shall be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay or benefits in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. 17.7 Employees shall participate in safety programs, contests and incentive programs that return workers’ compensation cost savings to other duties commensurate those sites with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employmentimprovements in accident rate experience.

INJURY IN LINE OF DUTY. 15.1 An ‌ 17.1 In addition to benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of Florida, the Employer shall provide the following benefits to an employee who sustains a temporary disability which results as a result of accidental injury in payment the course and scope of a wage benefit under the Workers’ Compensation Laws of the State of Florida shall be granted employment. A. The City will make 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 workersWorkers' compensation benefit payable. For Compensation payable for up to the purpose first twenty (20) working days of this article, net take-home pay is defined such temporary disability as the amount of the employee's regular straight-time wages reduced certified by the amounts deducted from the employeeEmployer's pay for taxes and social securityWorkers' Compensation physician. In Provided, however, that in no event shall any employee realize more than his/her net after-tax take take-home pay as a result of receiving both workers' compensation 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief may, at its in his/her sole discretion (which discretion shall not be subject to contest or arbitration), grant additional continue the supplemental benefits, in increments pay by incremental periods of up to twenty (20) working days. The extension of supplemental payments by the Director shall be based on criteria developed by the Director. The development of criteria to be used in determining whether there is to be an extension of supplemental payments shall be at the sole discretion of the Director and shall not be subject to contest or arbitration. C. If an employee is eligible for monetary benefits under Workers’ Compensation, with consent of the employee, or if the employee is 17.2 Any supplemental payments received under this Article shall be discontinued upon the earliest date that one of the following events occurs: A. When the employee has been denied an extension of supplemental payments by the Director; B. When the employee has received supplemental payments for twenty-four (24) weeks; C. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee can return to full duty or a limited duty assignment; or D. When the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician makes a medical determination that the employee will not be able to return to full duty. 17.3 Following discontinuation of supplemental pay, the employee shall be compensated in accordance with applicable provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida, and/or by his/her applicable pension and/or leave benefits. The Employer (Director/Fire Chief or his/her designee) in its sole discretion, which discretion cannot be changed or modified by an arbitrator, may require any employee receiving supplemental benefits under this section provide a defined extension to be examined by a medical doctor selected by the Employer at least every twenty- four (24) week period, not to exceed twenty (20) working days for each extension. 17.4 An employee injured in order the course and scope of employment shall be examined routinely by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician who shall make a determination as to determine whether the employee should is able to return to work. E. a limited duty assignment or to full duty. In the event that an employee receiving supplemental benefits fails to return to duty due to of a disagreement between the employee’s 's personal physician and the Employer’s '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 binding, and not subject to grievance or arbitrationarbitration under the Agreement. F. If injured-in-line-of-duty status continues through 17.5 An employee who is injured in the twenty-fourth (24th) week following the pay period in which such injury occurredline of duty, the employee's supplemental benefit for administrative and reporting purposes, shall be terminated. Termination of assigned to a five (5) day, forty (40) hour schedule effective 8:00 a.m. on the supplemental benefit shall also occur on first Saturday following the date of the injury. The employee shall report to the JFRD Health and Safety Officer Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, while in a limited duty status. This schedule shall continue during any medical determination that limited duty assignment and until 17.6 The Director of Employee Services, in consultation with 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 Director of Fire Rescue/Fire Chief, may temporarily reassign an employee who is temporarily partially disabled from performing the duties of his/her classification due to an on-the-job injury to other duties which he/she is qualified to perform, upon a covered condition may determination by the Employer's Workers' Compensation physician that the employee has not yet reached Maximum Medical Improvement but is able to return to a limited duty assignment. Such temporary assignment shall be temporarily reassigned without reduction in pay or benefits in accordance with the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. 17.7 Employees shall participate in safety programs, contests and incentive programs that return workers’ compensation cost savings to other duties commensurate those sites with the employee's qualifications, his/her physical and psychological restrictions, and availability of appropriate employmentimprovements in accident rate experience.