INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting in loss of work by an employee, the Employer shall pay injury leave pay for the time lost at work for a period not to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician. Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. An employee initially using a portion of said leave, shall be entitled to use the remaining period of time available within the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off for a period of five (5) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within the calendar year period. Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay. Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer for any compensation received. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave shall be paid or re-credited to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made. Section 5. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reason. Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations. Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer. Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in A. In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employee may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury between the Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to the Treasurer of the EMPLOYER. Should any employee use any of his/her sick leave pay for accumulation from the time lost at work for of the injury to the date of the allowance by the Industrial Commission or any pro rata supplement, any such sick leave attributed to the allowed service-connected injury may be bought back by repayment to the EMPLOYER on a period not to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physiciandollar-for-dollar basis.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. B. An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement upon approval of the remaining application to return to work at the rate of pay in effect. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of the employee's injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER.
C. In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connection occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off SUPERINTENDENT, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid or re-credited referred to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5the EMPLOYER again for consideration. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments Leaves granted under this section are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use automatically terminated if the remaining period of time available employee accepts or applies for employment with an employer other than the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonEMPLOYER.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in In the event an employee becomes disabled by reason of an uncontested duty related service-connected injury resulting or illness and is unable to perform his duties, and in loss of work by an employeeaddition to any sick leave benefits otherwise provided herein, the Employer shall he may be entitled to full pay injury leave pay for the time lost at work for a period not of up to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on In the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of event that an employee is granted pay said injury leave, the Board's sole obligation shall be on a to pay the employee the difference between his regular pay and any compensation, disability, or other payments received from other sources provided by the Board. At the employee's option, the employee shall either surrender and deliver any compensation, disability, or other benefits to the Board and receive from the Board his entire salary payment, or alternatively, the employee may retain the compensation, disability or other benefits and receive from the Board only the difference of pay. If an employee returns to work from injury leave after less than one (1) year, he may return to injury leave for the same injury for an additional period of time basiswhich, per when added to the initial period of injury leave, totals no more than one (1) calendar year periodyear. An When an employee initially using a portion of said returns to work from injury leave, he shall be entitled to use the remaining a new period of time available within the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off injury leave for a period of five up to one (51) consecutive year if the employee submits a new injury claim due to an independent event causing re-injury or a new injury. When an employee requests injury leave, he or she shall be placed on "conditional injury leave" until a determination of whether or not an injury or illness is work daysrelated and the employee is entitled to injury leave is initially made by the Board's Workmen's Compensation carrier, where they returned with the final determination, if necessary, to be made by the Xxxxxxx'x Compensation Bureau of Court. If and when it is finally determined that the injury or illness is not work related and that the employee is not entitled to job injury compensation, the employee shall be denied injury leave and shall have all the time off charged against his or her accumulated sick time and if necessary, against any other accumulated leave time. If the employee leaves the employ of the Board prior to exhausting reimbursing the Board for such injury leave within the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory advanced time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer Board for any such advanced time. Any employee who is injured while working, whether slightly or severely, must make an injury report to the Chief of Emergency Services, or his designee, by the end of the shift, or if that is not medically possible, as soon thereafter as possible. The process shall comply with the District’s Health and Safety Program. It is understood that the employee must file an injury report with the Board Administrator so that the Board may file the appropriate Worker's Compensation Claim. Failure to so report said injury may result in the failure of the employee receiving compensation receivedunder this Article. The employee shall be required to present evidence by a certificate of a physician designated by the insurance carrier that he is unable to work, and the Board may reasonably require the employee to present such certification from time to time. If the Board does not accept the certification of the physician designated by the insurance carrier, the Board shall have the right, at its own cost, to require the employee to obtain a physical examination and certification of fitness by a physician appointed by the Board. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowedBoard appointed physician certifies the employee fit to return to duty, injury leave benefits granted under this Article shall be paid or re-credited to sickterminated, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5unless the employee's physician disputes the determination of the Board's appointed physician. An Then the Board and the employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded shall mutually agree upon a third physician who shall examine the employee. The cost of the third physician shall be borne equally by the Employer, shall be required Board and the employee. The determination of the third physician as to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required employee's fitness to return to such assignments for duty shall be final and binding upon all parties. In the number of weeks remaining in event the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward third physician also certifies the number of paid employee fit to return to duty, injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment benefits granted under this Article shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonterminated.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, Any regular employee who is injured or disabled while in the event performance of an uncontested duty related his or her duties, under such circumstances as would cause such injury resulting in loss or disability to be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation laws of work by an employeethe State of Ohio, shall be carried on the Employer shall pay injury leave pay regular payroll of the employer for the time lost at work for a period of disability providing the extent of the injury or disability prevents such employee from performing his or her normally assigned duties. The extent of this disability leave shall not to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days except holidays, vacations or days employee would be scheduled to work (other than Saturday or Sunday) would not be charge to injury leave. An employee on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section 2. A total of paid injury leave who returns within sixty (60) calendar days shall return to his or her former position. Following said 60 days an employee who goes off payroll on Workers’ Compensation leave may return to work subject to Article 14, Section A-6. If sixty (60) calendar days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. An injury leave is used the employee initially using a portion of said may then use earned sick leave, shall be entitled earned vacation, or may receive regular Workers’ Compensation benefits in which case the employee must apply for a leave of absence. In all cases, the employee will continue to use accumulate seniority and all benefits for the remaining duration of the disability or until the disability is declared permanent and total by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. For the period of time available within when an employee is carries on the calendar yearregular payroll the employer shall recover from the Bureau of Worker’s Compensation those payments due the employee as determined by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. In the event the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation should deny any claim as not being sustained in the course of and arising out of employment or related to an old injury, disability leave charged to injury leave will be charged to sick leave to the extent such cases, additional absences sick leave is available. Holidays or vacations which occur during approved injury disability periods shall be compensated as certified by a physician, require holiday or vacation and not charged as injury leave. Holidays or vacations which occur during injury leave which is subsequently disallowed shall not be charged against the employee’s sick leave accumulation. If an employee to be off for a period of five (5) consecutive work days, where they returned returns to work prior to exhausting such the expiration of the sixty (60) calendar day period provided herein and then is disabled at a later date due to the same injury, her or she may use the unused portion of the sixty (60) calendar days and, thereafter, may follow procedure outlined in this article. When an employee elects to utilize earned sick leave after sixty (60) calendar days of injury leave within has been used, the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at School District will reimburse the employee one-half of the sick days so used provided the Employee reimburses the School District in an amount equal to any time an Worker’s Compensation benefits to which the employee is compensated by entitled and receives for the period in which sick days are utilized. In order to have sick days reimbursed, the School District, Union and any other means by affected employee agree to cooperate in the Employer, processing of any documents necessary including but not limited toto subrogation agreements, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory time, or compensation paid through to obtain payment of benefits to which the employee is entitled from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Should the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation refuse to honor any subrogation agreement or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged refuse to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer for any pay compensation received. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave shall be paid or re-credited to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for which sick days are utilized, the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonSchool District will not reimburse sick time.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Paraprofessional Collective Bargaining Agreement, Paraprofessional Collective Bargaining Agreement, Paraprofessional Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in
14.01 In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employee may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury between the Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to the Treasurer of the EMPLOYER. Should any employee use any of his/her sick leave pay for accumulation from the time lost at work for of the injury to the date of the allowance by the Industrial Commission or any pro rata supplement, any such sick leave attributed to the allowed service-connected injury may be bought back by repayment to the EMPLOYER on a period not to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physiciandollar-for-dollar basis.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. 14.02 An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service-connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement at the remaining same rate of pay he/she received immediately prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of his/her injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER upon the advice of the School District's Physician.
14.03 In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connected occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial Commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off SUPERINTENDENT, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid or re-credited referred to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5the EMPLOYER again for consideration. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments Leaves granted under this section are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use automatically terminated if the remaining period of time available employee accepts or applies for employment with an employer other than the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonEMPLOYER.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in 14.01 In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employee may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury between the Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to the Treasurer of the EMPLOYER. Should any employee use any of his/her sick leave pay for accumulation from the time lost at work for of the injury to the date of the allowance by the Industrial Commission or any pro rata supplement, any such sick leave attributed to the allowed service-connected injury may be bought back by repayment to the EMPLOYER on a period not to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physiciandollar-for-dollar basis.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. 14.02 An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service-connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement at the remaining same rate of pay he/she received immediately prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of his/her injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER upon the advice of the School District's Physician.
14.03 In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connected occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial Commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off SUPERINTENDENT, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid or re-credited referred to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5the EMPLOYER again for consideration. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments Leaves granted under this section are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use automatically terminated if the remaining period of time available employee accepts or applies for employment with an employer other than the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonEMPLOYER.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1A. Injury leave shall be granted to protect an employee against complete loss of salary when she/he has sustained an injury arising out of, 2006, or in the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting in loss of work by an employeecourse of, the Employer actual performance of his/her job. Injury leave shall pay not exceed 240 hours in any calendar year or as a result of any single injury or illness. Injury leave is considered to be independent of other leave accruals.
B. In order to receive injury leave benefits, employees must report an injury, without delay, to their immediate supervisor, who must complete an accident report and forward it to the Human Resources Department within two (2) days following the accident.
C. Employees who are injured in the performance of their duties and who are unable to continue to work will receive injury leave at their regular straight time hourly rate exclusive of any overtime or premium pay for up to a maximum of 240 hours. At the time lost end of this time, the employee may, at work his/her option, use accrued sick leave and/or vacation leave, thereby extending his/her period of entitlement to full pay. The City will provide additional leave when the employee is hospitalized as a result of the injury/illness. Such leave will be applied for each day of hospitalization beyond the first three (3) days, up to a period not to exceed sixty maximum of forty (6040) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year periodhours. An employee initially using a portion of said leavemay not receive Workers' Compensation insurance disability payments while on injury leave or may not receive injury leave payments while receiving Workers' Compensation insurance disability payments. All Workers' Compensation payments, shall except those which are for permanent, partial, or total disability, will be entitled made directly to use the remaining City for the entire period of time available within that an employee receives injury leave. Injury leave (240 hours period following the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off for a period of five (5accident) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any counted as "time an employee is compensated by any other means by worked" for the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employerpurpose of accruing benefits. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer for any compensation received. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowed, Time spent on injury leave shall not be paid or re-credited to sickcounted as "time worked" for the purpose of determining eligibility for merit increase, vacationfor completion of probationary status, or other accounts where such deductions were originally madefor computation of overtime.
Section 5. An employee receiving D. To use injury leave pay for the purpose of seeking or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded engaging in other employment without the written approval of the Human Resources Director automatically constitutes termination of employment with the City.
E. Failure of an employee to report to his/her job at the end of his/her injury and authorized leave will be considered a voluntary resignation by the Employeremployee unless a request for leave of absence without pay has been approved prior to the expiration of all paid leave.
F. Upon expiration of injury leave, shall be required the City will pay the normal City share of health, dental, life and long term disability insurance premiums, according to the individual employee's participation level in such benefits, for up to two (2) months for employees who remain unable to work on due to a light duty work-related injury or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonillness.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1A. In the event an employee an employee becomes disabled by reason of service connected injury or illness and is unable to perform their duties, 2006then, in the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting in loss of work by an employeeaddition to any sick leave benefits otherwise provided herein, the Employer shall he may be entitled to full pay injury leave pay for the time lost at work for a period not of up to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on In the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of event an employee is granted pay said leave, the Board’s sole obligation shall be on a to pay the employee the difference between his regular pay and any compensation, disability, or other payments received from other sources provided by the Board. At the employee’s option, the employee shall either surrender and deliver any compensation, disability, or other benefits to the Board and receive from the Board his entire salary payment, or in the alternative, the employee may retain the compensation, disability or other benefits and receives from the Board only the difference of pay. If an employee returns to work from injury leave for less than one (1) year, he may return to injury leave for the same injury for an additional period of time basiswhich, per when added to the initial period of injury leave, totals no more than one (1) calendar year periodyear. An When an employee initially using a portion of said returns from injury leave, he shall be entitled to use the remaining a new period of time available within the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off injury leave for a period of five up to one (51) consecutive year if the employee submits a new injury claim due to an independent event causing re-injury or a new injury.
B. When an employee requests injury leave, he or she will be placed on “conditional injury leave” until a determination of whether or not an injury or illness is work daysrelated and the employee is entitled to injury leave is initially made by the Board’s Workmen’s Compensation carrier, where they returned with the final determination, if necessary, to be made by the Xxxxxxx’x Compensation Bureau or Court. When and if it is finally determined that the injury or illness is not work related and that the employee is not entitled to job injury compensation, the employee shall be denied injury leave and shall have all time charged against his or her accumulated sick time and if necessary, against any other accumulated leave time. If the employee leaves the employ of the Board prior to exhausting reimbursing the Board for such injury leave within the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory advanced time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer Board for any compensation received. In such advanced time.
C. Any employee who is injured, whether slight or severe, while working, must make an injury report to the event a claim is contested by Fire Chief or officer in charge prior to the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave shall be paid or re-credited to sick, vacationend of the employee’s shift, or other accounts where such deductions were originally madeit that is not medically possible, as soon thereafter as is possible.
Section 5D. It is understood that the employee must file an injury report with the Board Administrator so that the Board may file the appropriate Worker’s Compensation Claim. An Failure to so report said injury may result in the failure of the employee receiving injury leave pay or to receive compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, under this Article.
E. The employee shall be required to work on present evidence by a light duty or transitional assignment as determined certificate of a physician designated by the Employerinsurance carrier that he is unable to work, and the Board may reasonably require the employee to present such certificate from time to time. Such assignment will The employee must provide a written note from their physician regarding the employee's ability to work "light duty." "Light Duty" shall be based on any limitations placed on an employee defined specifically by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis forphysician but generally is understood by each party to this agreement to mean clerical work, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greaterpublic service, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonand/or mild physical exertion.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1X. Xxxxxx leave shall be granted to protect an employee against complete loss of salary when she/he has sustained an injury arising out of, 2006, or in the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting in loss of work by an employeecourse of, the Employer actual performance of his/her job. Injury leave shall pay not exceed 240 hours in any calendar year or as a result of any single injury or illness. Injury leave is considered to be independent of other leave accruals.
B. In order to receive injury leave benefits, employees must report an injury, without delay, to their immediate supervisor, who must complete an accident report and forward it to the Human Resources Department within two (2) days following the accident.
C. Employees who are injured in the performance of their duties and who are unable to continue to work will receive injury leave at their regular straight time hourly rate exclusive of any overtime or premium pay for up to a maximum of five hundred twenty (520) hours. At the time lost end of this time, the employee may, at work his/her option, use accrued sick leave and/or vacation leave, thereby extending his/her period of entitlement to full pay. The City will provide additional leave when the employee is hospitalized as a result of the injury/illness. Such leave will be applied for each day of hospitalization beyond the first three (3) days, up to a period not to exceed sixty maximum of forty (6040) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year periodhours. An employee initially using a portion of said leavemay not receive Workers' Compensation insurance disability payments while on injury leave or may not receive injury leave payments while receiving Workers' Compensation insurance disability payments. All Workers' Compensation payments, shall except those which are for permanent, partial, or total disability, will be entitled made directly to use the remaining City for the entire period of time available within that an employee receives injury leave. Injury leave (520 hours period following the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off for a period of five (5accident) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any counted as "time an employee is compensated by any other means by worked" for the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employerpurpose of accruing benefits. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer for any compensation received. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowed, Time spent on injury leave shall not be paid or re-credited to sickcounted as "time worked" for the purpose of determining eligibility for merit increase, vacationfor completion of probationary status, or other accounts where such deductions were originally madefor computation of overtime.
Section 5. An employee receiving D. To use injury leave pay for the purpose of seeking or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded engaging in other employment without the written approval of the Human Resources Director automatically constitutes termination of employment with the City.
X. Xxxxxxx of an employee to report to his/her job at the end of his/her injury and authorized leave will be considered a voluntary resignation by the Employeremployee unless a request for leave of absence without pay has been approved prior to the expiration of all paid leave.
F. Upon expiration of injury leave, shall be required the City will pay the normal City share of health, dental, life and long term disability insurance premiums, according to the individual employee's participation level in such benefits, for up to two (2) months for employees who remain unable to work on due to a light duty work- related injury or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonillness.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section (1. Effective January 1) In the event an employee becomes disabled by reason of service-connected injury or illness and is unable to perform their duties, 2006then, in the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting in loss of work by an employeeaddition to any sick leave benefits otherwise provided for herein, the Employer shall they may be entitled to full pay injury leave pay for the time lost at work for a period not of up to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section (2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a If an employee returns to work from injury leave for less than one (1) year, they may return to injury leave for the same injury for an additional period of time basiswhich, per when added to the initial period of injury leave, totals no more than one (1) calendar year period. An year.
(3) When an employee initially using a portion of said returns from injury leave, they shall be entitled to use the remaining a new period of time available within the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off injury leave for a period of five up to one (51) consecutive year if the employee submits a new injury claim due to an independent event causing re-injury or a new injury.
(1) When an employee request injury leave, they shall be placed on "conditional injury leave" until a determination of whether or not an injury or illness is work days, where they returned related and the employee is entitled to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within is initially made by the calendar year period.
Section 3Township's Workers Compensation carrier, with the final determination, if necessary, to be made by the Worker's Compensation Bureau or Court. No When and if it is finally determined that the injury or illness is not work related and that the employee is not entitled to job injury compensation, the employee shall be denied injury leave pay and shall be paid at any have all time an employee is compensated by off charged against their accumulated sick time and, if necessary, against any other means by accumulated leave time. If the Employer, including but employee does not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid have enough accumulated time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, they shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No advanced sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize to cover the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disabilityabsence. If a claim is disallowed the employee leaves the employ of the township prior to reimbursing the Township for any reasonsuch advanced time, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer Township for such advanced time.
(2) When an employee is granted either "conditional injury leave" or "injury leave", the Township's sole obligation shall be to pay the employee the difference between their regular pay and any compensation, disability or other payment received from other sources provided by the Township. At the Township's option, the employee shall either surrender and deliver any compensation, disability or their payments to the Township and receive their entire salary payment, or the Township shall pay the difference.
(C) Any employee who is injured, whether slight or severe, while working, must make an immediate report within two (2) hours thereof to the immediate supervisor.
(D) It is understood that the employee must file an injury report with the immediate supervisor so that the Township may file the appropriate Worker's Compensation Claim. Failure to report said injury may result in the failure of the employee to receive compensation receivedunder this Article.
(E) The employee shall be required to present evidence by a certificate of a physician designated by the insurance carrier that they are unable to work, and the Township may reasonably require the employee to present such certificate from time to time.
(F) If the Township does not accept the certificate of the physician designated by the insurance carrier, the Township shall have the right, as its own cost, to require the employee to obtain a physical examination and certification of fitness by a physician appointed by the Township.
(G) In the event the Township-appointed physician certifies the employee fit to return to duty, injury leave benefits granted under this Article shall be terminated, unless the employee disputes the determination of the Township-appointed physician. Then the Township and the employee shall mutually agree upon a third physician who shall examine the employee. The cost of the third physician shall be borne equally by the Township and the employee. The determination of the third physician as to the employee's fitness to return to duty shall be final and binding upon the parties. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowedthird physician also certifies the employee fit to return to duty, injury leave benefits granted under this Article shall be paid or re-credited to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally madeterminated.
Section 5. An (H) If the Township can prove that an employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensationhas abused their privileges under this Article, or similar program funded the employee will be subject to disciplinary action by the EmployerTownship, shall be required up to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonincluding termination.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in 15.1 In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employees may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged, on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury leave pay for between the time lost at work for a period not Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physicianSuperintendent's designee.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. 15.2 An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service-connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement at the remaining same rate of pay he/she received immediately prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of his/her injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER upon the advice of the Dayton Board of Education’s physician.
15.3 In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connected occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial Commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off Superintendent, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid referred to the EMPLOYER again for consideration. Leaves granted under this section are to be automatically terminated if the employee accepts or re-credited to sick, vacation, or applies for employment with an employer other accounts where such deductions were originally madethan the EMPLOYER.
Section 5. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation15.4 If any other bargaining unit negotiates language providing greater rights with respect to salary continuation and/or transitional duty, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment Building trades bargaining unit will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for offered the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonrights.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in 15.01 In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employees may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged, on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury leave pay for between the time lost at work for a period not Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physicianSuperintendent's designee.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. 15.02 An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service-connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement at the remaining same rate of pay he/she received immediately prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of his/her injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER upon the advice of the Dayton Board of Education’s physician.
15.03 In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connected occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial Commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off Superintendent, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid referred to the EMPLOYER again for consideration. Leaves granted under this section are to be automatically terminated if the employee accepts or re-credited to sick, vacation, or applies for employment with an employer other accounts where such deductions were originally madethan the EMPLOYER.
Section 5. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation15.04 If any other bargaining unit negotiates language providing greater rights with respect to salary continuation and/or transitional duty, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment this bargaining unit will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for offered the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonrights.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in A. In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employee may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury between the Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to the Treasurer of the EMPLOYER. Should any employee use any of his/her sick leave pay for accumulation from the time lost at work for of the injury to the date of the allowance by the Industrial Commission or any pro rata supplement, any such sick leave attributed to the allowed service- connected injury may be bought back by repayment to the EMPLOYER on a period not to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physiciandollar-for-dollar basis.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. B. An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement upon approval of the remaining application to return to work at the rate of pay in effect. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of the employee's injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER.
C. In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connection occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off SUPERINTENDENT, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid or re-credited referred to sick, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5the EMPLOYER again for consideration. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments Leaves granted under this section are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use automatically terminated if the remaining period of time available employee accepts or applies for employment with an employer other than the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonEMPLOYER.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in 15.01 In the event of an uncontested duty related injury resulting alleged service-connected occupational illness or injury, an employee may, after filing a claim application for weekly disability benefits with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, elect in loss writing not to utilize any accumulated sick leave benefits. In addition, such employees may elect to use any portion of work by an employeehis/her sick leave accumulation for as many days per week as he/she so chooses pending receipt of Workers' Compensation benefits. In the event the employee does not make any election hereunder, there will be a charge against the sick leave credits of the affected employee only to the extent necessary to provide the employee with full pay, so that when the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, he/she will only be charged, on a pro rata basis, the Employer shall difference in pay injury leave pay for between the time lost at work for a period not Workers' Compensation benefits and the employee's regular compensation. This will be accomplished by the employee presenting the check received from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physicianSuperintendent's designee.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of granted pay shall be on a one (1) time basis, per one (1) calendar year period. 15.02 An employee initially using a portion absent from work because of said leaveany service-connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to use reinstatement at the remaining same rate of pay he/she received immediately prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application will be made within one (1) year following the date of the exhaustion of his/her injury leave and sick leave. This period may be extended with the approval of time available within the calendar year. EMPLOYER upon the advice of the Dayton Board of Education’s physician.
15.03 In such casesthe event an employee receives a service connected occupational illness or injury in the course of employment with the EMPLOYER, additional absences as certified determined by a physicianthe Industrial Commission, require leave of absence may be granted by the employee to be off Superintendent, or his/her designee, for a period of five up to ninety (590) consecutive work days, where they returned to work prior to exhausting such injury leave within calendar days after the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, exhaustion of accumulated sick leave. In cases of such granted leave of absence, bereavement, compensatory time, or and if compensation paid through payments are being received from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason' Compensation, the employee shall be required to reimburse EMPLOYER will supplement such compensation by paying supplemental compensation computed as the Employer for any difference between compensation receivedreceived and the employee's regular salary. In the event a claim there is contested by no return to work within said ninety (90) calendar days, the Employer, and subsequently allowed, injury leave matter shall be paid referred to the EMPLOYER again for consideration. Leaves granted under this section are to be automatically terminated if the employee accepts or re-credited to sick, vacation, or applies for employment with an employer other accounts where such deductions were originally madethan the EMPLOYER.
Section 5. An employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation15.04 If any other bargaining unit negotiates language providing greater rights with respect to salary continuation and/or transitional duty, or similar program funded by the Employer, shall be required to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment Building trades bargaining unit will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the number of weeks remaining in the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward the number of paid injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for offered the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonrights.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in In the event an employee becomes disabled by reason of an uncontested duty related service-connected injury resulting or illness and is unable to perform his duties, and in loss of work by an employeeaddition to any sick leave benefits otherwise provided herein, the Employer shall he may be entitled to full pay injury leave pay for the time lost at work for a period not of up to exceed sixty (60) work days (eight (8) hour equivalent) in one (1) calendar year. Compensation shall begin after seven (7) calendar days on In the sixth (6th) consecutive shift of absence as certified by a physician.
Section 2. A total of sixty (60) days of event that an employee is granted pay said injury leave, the Board's sole obligation shall be on a to pay the employee the difference between his regular pay and any compensation, disability, or other payments received from other sources provided by the board. At the employee's option, the employee shall either surrender and deliver any compensation, disability, or other benefits to the board and receive from the Board his entire salary payment, or alternatively, the employee may retain the compensation, disability or other benefits and receive from the Board only the difference of pay. If an employee returns to work from injury leave after less than one (1) year, he may return to injury leave for the same injury for an additional period of time basiswhich, per when added to the initial period of injury leave, totals no more than one (1) calendar year periodyear. An When an employee initially using a portion of said returns to work from injury leave, he shall be entitled to use the remaining a new period of time available within the calendar year. In such cases, additional absences as certified by a physician, require the employee to be off injury leave for a period of five up to one (51) consecutive year if the employee submits a new injury claim due to an independent event causing re-injury or a new injury. When an employee requests injury leave, he or she shall be placed on "conditional injury leave" until a determination of whether or not an injury or illness is work daysrelated and the employee is entitled to injury leave is initially made by the Board's Workmen's Compensation carrier, where they returned with the final determination, if necessary, to be made by the Xxxxxxx'x Compensation Bureau of Court. When and if it is finally determined that the injury or illness is not work related and that the employee is not entitled to job injury compensation, the employee shall be denied injury leave and shall have all the time off charged against his or her accumulated sick time and if necessary, against any other accumulated leave time. If the employee leaves the employ of the board prior to exhausting reimbursing the board for such injury leave within the calendar year period.
Section 3. No injury leave pay shall be paid at any time an employee is compensated by any other means by the Employer, including but not limited to, holidays, vacation, personal days, sick leave, bereavement, compensatory advanced time, or compensation paid through Workers’ Compensation or other time off program funded by the Employer. Any paid time off, either pre-scheduled or naturally falling within the period an employee is off and being compensated injury leave pay, shall be charged to the appropriate designated account, such as vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement, etc. There shall be no break in seniority during the period an employee is receiving injury leave pay. No sick time will be accrued for days compensated as injury leave pay.
Section 4. The employee shall authorize the full release to the Employer of medical records and documents related to the incident or medical condition giving rise to the payment of injury leave pay. The employee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Employer to determine work related eligibility issues or continued disability. If a claim is disallowed for any reason, the employee shall be required to reimburse the Employer Board for any such advanced time. Any employee, who is injured, whether slight or severe, while working, he must make an injury report to the Chief of Emergency Services, or his designee by the end of the shift, or if that is not medically possible, as soon thereafter as possible. The process shall comply with the District Health and Safety Program. It is understood that the employee must file an injury report with the Board Administrator so that the Board may file the appropriate Worker's Compensation Claim. Failure to so report said injury may result in the failure of the employee receiving compensation receivedunder this article. The employee shall be required to present evidence by a certificate of a physician designated by the insurance carrier that he is unable to work, and the Board may reasonably require the employee to present such certification from time to time. If the Board does not accept the certification of the physician designated by the insurance carrier, the Board shall have the right, at its own cost, to require the employee to obtain a physical examination and certification of fitness by a physician appointed by the Board. In the event a claim is contested by the Employer, and subsequently allowedBoard appointed physician certifies the employee fit to return to duty, injury leave benefits granted under this Article shall be paid or re-credited to sickterminated, vacation, or other accounts where such deductions were originally made.
Section 5unless the employee's physician disputes the determination of the Board's appointed physician. An Then the Board and the employee receiving injury leave pay or compensation through Workers’ Compensation, or similar program funded shall mutually agree upon a third physician who shall examine the employee. The cost of the third physician shall be borne equally by the Employer, shall be required Board and the employee. The determination of the third physician as to work on a light duty or transitional assignment as determined by the Employer. Such assignment will be based on any limitations placed on an employee by the attending physician. Such assignments may be made anywhere within the Sheriff’s organization. Light duty or transitional assignments are temporary in nature. Both prognosis for, and actual time on such assignments will be for periods exceeding five (5) consecutive shifts or greater, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) weeks. Employees placed on light duty or transitional assignments for less than twelve (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required employee's fitness to return to such assignments for duty shall be final and binding upon all parties. In the number of weeks remaining in event the calendar year. Time worked on a light duty or transitional assignment shall not count toward third physician also certifies the number of paid employee fit to return to duty, injury leave days an employee is entitled to. An employee returned to work prior to exhausting injury leave on a light duty or transitional work assignment benefits granted under this article shall not be required to be off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the remaining period of time available for the same injury should the light duty assignment end for any reasonterminated.
Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be restricted by or based on Bargaining Unit designations.
Section 7. Employees may not work outside employment or jobs, without specific written authorization by the Employer, while receiving injury leave pay, Workers’ Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer.
Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave pay is not at home, he/she must be at a doctor’s office or pharmacy, or other excused location during the period of the employee’s duty shift.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
