INJURY LEAVE WITH PAY. A member shall be allowed injury leave with pay for each service connected injury, according to the provisions of this Section. A member shall be eligible for injury leave for a period not to exceed six (6) calendar months (1040 work hours). Additional increments of thirty (30) calendar days of injury leave may be granted at the discretion of the Safety Director, up to six (6) additional calendar months (1040 work hours), for a maximum total of twelve (12) calendar months (2080 work hours) of injury leave. Once a member returns from injury leave to full or restricted duty, subsequent time off from work for medical appointments or prescribed physical therapy caused by the service-connected injury and which occur during the member's scheduled shift hours will qualify for injury leave pay provided the member has injury leave time still available. The injury leave pay will be for no more time than the scheduled work time missed to commute to and from the appointment and to attend the appointment, but will not exceed four
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
