Common use of INJURY LEAVE Clause in Contracts

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employeeSection 1. All members regular full-time City employees shall be allowed entitled to injury leave with pay up to pay, less any Worker's Compensation weekly salary benefits which he/she may be awarded by the Ohio Industrial Commission (OIC), for a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, period not to exceed 30 consecutive working days for employees working a total 40-hour workweek for each injury incurred in the performance of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and employment duties with the Lodge have jointly developed City, provided that the following procedure for administering this Articleprocedures are followed: 1. An A. In all cases of personal injury to any regular full-time City employee who is injured or who contracts as a serious illness in result of the pursuit and performance of employment duties, the duties of their employment employee shall complete an accident/injury investigation form and in conjunction with his/her Department Head shall report such injury to the Assistant City Manager immediately and ensure that a claim is filed with the College shall follow OIC. B. In the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an event that time off from work is required by the injured employee, they will be granted injury report through leave from the chain first day of command within three (3) calendar days of injury, if the date of the injury or serious illness contracted proper documentation is known submitted to the employeeCity of Delaware. The report This documentation will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacityinclude, but not be limited to, a statement from the employee's immediate supervisor physician, an Agreement covering Compensation Reimbursement, any necessary OIC forms and other documents as may be required by the City. In the event that the City Manager determines that the injury is NOT employment related, the employee may grieve the decision under the procedures established in the contract. If the decision is upheld by an arbitrator, any time the employee is, or has been, absent from work shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent datebe deducted first from any accrued sick leave, then accrued vacation, or accrued compensatory time off, other than compensatory time for overtime worked. 2. All requests for injury C. During the period of time an injured employee is being paid under this policy, all normal benefits given to regular full-time City employees shall remain in force with no deductions to earned sick leave shall be supported by medical documentationand/or vacation time. a. D. The employer City Manager may order extend such leave by an additional 120 consecutive working days for employees working a 40-hour workweek, if such necessity is determined to his/her satisfaction. Each employee requesting such an extension under this policy may be required to furnish a current affidavit from a licensed physician setting forth the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to need for the injuryextension. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination Such requests shall be made by in writing to the College concerning City Manager as much prior to the granting termination of injury leavethe 30 days as is possible. a. If E. Both parties agree that during the injury leave is granted, any use life of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapprovedthis agreement, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits City may implement a Transitional Work Program in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict accordance with the language Bureau of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedureWorkers Compensation guidelines.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An A. Any regular employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit course of performing his duties, and performance of the duties of their employment with the College who receives Workers' Compensation benefits due to that injury, shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit be eligible for injury leave as provided in this section. If an injury report through the chain of command employee fails to return to work within three one (31) calendar days of year after the date of the injury original injury, the Director of Employee Relations, or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacityhis designee, may terminate the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an employment. An employee on injury leave request if filed may be required to work and perform light duty for which he is qualified and capable as determined by the department head after consultation with the attending physician. If an employee on injury leave performs light duty, they shall be compensated at a subsequent datetheir regular rate of pay for hours worked. The time during which an employee performs light duty for the MOA shall not be included in the one (1) year period. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the B. While an employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of is on injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion health and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination life insurance coverage shall be made continued in the manner prescribed by the College concerning the granting Director of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is grantedEmployee Relat ions, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4his designee. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments lose any pay for the same period first three (3) days after the injury, as measured from the date on which the Workers' Compensation payments are premised. The MOA shall supplement Workers' Compensation payments to the extent that the injured employee receives no more than eighty percent (80%) of timecurrent base pay, and with longevity for one (1) year from the date of original injury. C. The Municipality's responsibilities under this Section shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following: 1. As of the date on which the employee is declared by a physician to be permanently disabled, or in which a retirement plan commences to make disability or retirement payments to the employee; 2. As of the date on which the employee returns to work with an unrestricted medical release, or on which he first engages in any occupation for wage or profit other than duties for the MOA; 3. At the end of one (1) year following the date of the original injury; however, the time the employee spends performing light duties shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ included in calculating the one (1) year period; or cancellation of the employee's Workers Compensation benefits in lieu of payments. D. An employee shall be eligible for injury leave payments under this Article.only upon satisfaction of the following conditions: 51. Except where it may conflict The employee shall make a complete report of the injury to the Alaska Department of Labor through his agency head; 2. The employee shall cooperate with the language Director of this ArticleEmployee Relations, or his designee, to prepare and submit all forms and information related to the College will follow employee that the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure NoDirector may request; 3. 3-38, The employee shall cooperate fully with regard to on duty and off duty illnessesthe Municipality's Workers' Compensation insurance carrier provided the employee's Workers' Compensation claim has not been contested; and 4. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedureThe employee does not use annual leave at any time.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit 1) An employee who is disabled from performing as a result of the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receiveduties, in lieu within the scope of his employment as a full-time employee of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this AgreementCity, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted if such disability prevents him from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members performing his duties, shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to paid his regular compensation during the continuance of such service-related disability, for a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, period not to exceed a total 180 work days for employees assigned to eight hour shifts; 144 work days for employees assigned to ten hour shifts; or, 120 days for employees assigned to twelve hour shifts from the date that such service-related disability was incurred. During such disability leave, compensation shall be paid in accordance with this Section whether or not the regular employee has accumulated sick leave. 2) In no event will an employee receive more than his regular compensation while on disability leave. 3) For purposes of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of , the date of injury as reported on the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The first report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, will serve as the College may order commencement date for this provision and will serve as the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission date of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leavedisability. 4. An ) Any employee who obtains a paid leave under this Article shall not receive both file for Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments sign a waiver assigning the City to those sums of monies (temporary total disability benefit) he would ordinarily receive as his weekly compensation as determined by law for those number of weeks the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation employee receives benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict ) Certification of the attending physician or surgeon certifying to the service-related disability and the cause thereof shall be filed with the language Finance Director before the last day of this Articleeach two (2) week period which disability occurred or continues, or more often, if requested to do so by Finance Director, or the Chief, and any employee receiving disability leave must, as a condition thereof, submit to a physical(s) by a physician or surgeon chosen and paid for by the City at any time. 6) In the event that any employee is dissatisfied with the determination of the Finance Director based on the City’s medical examination, the College will follow employee may submit the Transitional Work Policy (TWPquestions to the Grievance Procedure. 7) and Procedure No. 3-38When an employee is injured, with regard he may be eligible to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work on light duty, if approved by the Chief, with the prior approval of a City-appointed physician attesting to the fact that the employee is capable of satisfactorily performing light duty. The employee on light duty shall be compensated at his regular rate of pay while performing light duty work. 8) In the event that an Employee has been exposed to a toxic substance, to an infectious disease or other potentially infectious materials in the course of his employment, and is sent to the hospital for testing, treatment and/or preventive measures, and Workers’ Compensation subsequently determines that there was no injury sustained, all bills incurred due to the Employee’s testing, treatment, and/or preventive measure will be determined submitted to the City’s Medical Provider with the City agreeing to cover any charges for said bills not covered by the TWP policy and procedureCity’s Medical Provider.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit 1) An employee who is disabled from performing as a result of the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receiveduties, in lieu within the scope of his employment as a full-time employee of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this AgreementCity, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted if such disability prevents him from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members performing his duties, shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to paid his regular compensation during the continuance of such service-related disability, for a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, period not to exceed a total 180 work days for employees assigned to eight hour shifts; 144 work days for employees assigned to ten hour shifts; or, 120 days for employees assigned to twelve hour shifts from the date that such service-related disability was incurred. During such disability leave, compensation shall be paid in accordance with this Section whether or not the regular employee has accumulated sick leave. 2) In no event will an employee receive more than his regular compensation while on disability leave. 3) For purposes of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of , the date of injury as reported on the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The first report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, will serve as the College may order commencement date for this provision and will serve as the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission date of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leavedisability. 4. An ) Any employee who obtains a paid leave under this Article shall not receive both file for Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments sign a waiver assigning the City to those sums of monies (temporary total disability benefit) he would ordinarily receive as his weekly compensation as determined by law for those number of weeks the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation employee receives benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict ) Certification of the attending physician or surgeon certifying to the service-related disability and the cause thereof shall be filed with the language Finance Director before the last day of this Articleeach two (2) week period which disability occurred or continues, or more often, if requested to do so by Finance Director, or the Chief, and any employee receiving disability leave must, as a condition thereof, submit to a physical(s) by a physician or surgeon chosen and paid for by the City at any time. 6) In the event that any employee is dissatisfied with the determination of the Finance Director based on the City’s medical examination, the College will follow employee may submit the Transitional Work Policy (TWPquestions to the Grievance Procedure. 7) When an employee is injured and Procedure No. 3-38is capable of returning to work in a restricted or light duty status as released by their attending physician or surgeon or a physician or surgeon chosen and paid for by the Employer, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early they must return to work on light duty, as assigned by the Chief. The employee on light duty shall be compensated at his regular rate of pay while performing light duty work. 8) In the event that an Employee has been exposed to a toxic substance, to an infectious disease or other potentially infectious materials in the course of his employment, and is sent to the hospital for testing, treatment and/or preventive measures, and Workers’ Compensation subsequently determines that there was no injury sustained, all bills incurred due to the Employee’s testing, treatment, and/or preventive measure will be determined submitted to the City’s Medical Provider with the City agreeing to cover any charges for said bills not covered by the TWP policy and procedureCity’s Medical Provider.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit ‌ 1) An employee who is disabled from performing as a result of the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receiveduties, in lieu within the scope of his employment as a full-time employee of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this AgreementCity, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted if such disability prevents him from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members performing his duties, shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to paid his regular compensation during the continuance of such service-related disability, for a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, period not to exceed a total 180 work days for employees assigned to eight hour shifts; 144 work days for employees assigned to ten hour shifts; or, 120 days for employees assigned to twelve hour shifts from the date that such service-related disability was incurred. During such disability leave, compensation shall be paid in accordance with this Section whether or not the regular employee has accumulated sick leave. 2) In no event will an employee receive more than his regular compensation while on disability leave. 3) For purposes of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of , the date of injury as reported on the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The first report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, will serve as the College may order commencement date for this provision and will serve as the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission date of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leavedisability. 4. An ) Any employee who obtains a paid leave under this Article shall not receive both file for Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments sign a waiver assigning the City to those sums of monies (temporary total disability benefit) he would ordinarily receive as his weekly compensation as determined by law for those number of weeks the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation employee receives benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict ) Certification of the attending physician or surgeon certifying to the service-related disability and the cause thereof shall be filed with the language Finance Director before the last day of this Articleeach two (2) week period which disability occurred or continues, or more often, if requested to do so by Finance Director, or the Chief, and any employee receiving disability leave must, as a condition thereof, submit to a physical(s) by a physician or surgeon chosen and paid for by the City at any time. 6) In the event that any employee is dissatisfied with the determination of the Finance Director based on the City’s medical examination, the College will follow employee may submit the Transitional Work Policy (TWPquestions to the Grievance Procedure. 7) When an employee is injured and Procedure No. 3-38is capable of returning to work in a restricted or light duty status as released by their attending physician or surgeon or a physician or surgeon chosen and paid for by the Employer, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early they must return to work on light duty, as assigned by the Chief. The employee on light duty shall be compensated at his regular rate of pay while performing light duty work. 8) In the event that an Employee has been exposed to a toxic substance, to an infectious disease or other potentially infectious materials in the course of his employment, and is sent to the hospital for testing, treatment and/or preventive measures, and Workers’ Compensation subsequently determines that there was no injury sustained, all bills incurred due to the Employee’s testing, treatment, and/or preventive measure will be determined submitted to the City’s Medical Provider with the City agreeing to cover any charges for said bills not covered by the TWP policy and procedureCity’s Medical Provider.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit 32.1 The City shall not withhold federal taxes against that portion of the weekly payment made to an employee who under the provisions hereof that represents said worker's compensation payments. 32.2 In the event that an employee is disabled from performing the duties of their employment absent due to bodily injury sustained or illness suffered in the line of duty or arising out of and in the course of his/her employment, including his/her departure from his/her duty, he/she shall receive the same weekly compensation being paid during the period of his/her absence to members of the department in the same position or rank occupied by the employeeinjured employee at the time of his/her injury, less worker's compensation payments, until such time as he/she is able to return to duty, or serious illness contracted in reaches maximum recovery, whichever occurs first. 32.3 A return to work program and preferred providers network will be instituted during the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu life of the benefits conferred upon employees by agreement. The City and the sick leave provisions Union agree to negotiate the establishment and implementation of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted program. 32.4 Personnel who are injured in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members who return to work in a Light, Limited or Full Duty capacity shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year compensated for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained hereinsubsequent physician visits as follows: a. Submit Personnel who must attend doctor visits or receive treatment as a result of aforementioned injury shall be paid a minimum of two (2) hours of straight pay at the employee’s rate of pay. b. Any time over the two (2) hour minimum spent in process of travel or treatment shall be paid on an injury “actual time basis” (i.e., if 2-1/2 hours were spent traveling and receiving treatment, the employee shall be paid 2.5 hours at the employee’s straight time hourly rate of pay). c. All personnel shall endeavor to schedule work-related doctor visits during their on-duty hours. d. All personnel shall “book on” with Shift Commander when leaving their residence prior to an off-duty doctor visit and shall “book off” duty with the Shift Commander once the employee has returned home following treatment. Booking on and off duty can be done via telephone. In the event that the Shift commander cannot be reached, a message may be left on the Shift Commander’s phone or with the Dispatcher in the Communication Center. 32.5 Employees who sustain non-work-related injuries, illnesses, impairments or conditions that would prevent the employee from performing his/her required duties shall be ineligible for duty and shall report through such condition to the chain Chief of command within three (3) calendar days Police or his/her designee prior to any return to duty and shall only be eligible for return to work upon submission of a doctor’s certificate to the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known Chief attesting to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise ’s physical ability to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable return to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentationfull duty. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure In accordance with Rule 9, Section 6 of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leavePersonnel Rules, the College Chief of Police or his/her designee, for any good reason, may order the direct an employee to be evaluated examined by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made physician employed by the College concerning City if a disability or illness of any kind is discovered which impairs the granting effectiveness of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the an employee that was used pending the determination or would make his/her return to duty a danger to him/her or others. Such examination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period conducted within a reasonable amount of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in the duties event of their employment due to bodily an uncontested duty related injury sustained resulting in loss of work by the an employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties Employer shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, pay injury leave pay for the time lost at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must work for a period not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of 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 job injuriesEmployer. 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 one hundred twenty twelve (12012) workdays per injuryweeks. The College and (12) weeks in a calendar year, may be required to return to such assignments for the Lodge have jointly developed number of weeks remaining in the following procedure for administering this Article: 1calendar 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 who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known returned to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise work prior to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an exhausting injury leave request if filed at on a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee required to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission remaining period of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments available for the same period of time, and injury should the light duty assignment end for any reason. Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be obligated to accept 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 benefits in lieu of Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer. Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave payments under this Articlepay 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. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who If an Employee is disabled from performing the duties incapacitated and unable to work because of their employment due to bodily an injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties his/her duties, as evidenced by a Certificate of a City-designated physician or other doctor acceptable to the City, he/she shall receivebe granted, in lieu addition to his/her annual sick leave with pay or any accumulations thereof, leave of absence with pay for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) days or so much thereof as may be required, as evidenced by Certificate of a City-designated or accepted physician, but not longer than a period of which worker's compensation payments are allowed. If at the benefits conferred upon employees by end of such three hundred sixty five (365) day period the Employee is unable to return to duty, a Certificate from the City-designated or accepted physician shall be presented, certifying to this fact, and the Employee may elect, if he or she so desires, to use all or any part of the sick leave accumulated to supplement compensation payments so that the combined compensation payments and sick leave and allowance will approximate the Employee's regular wage or salary payment. During the period in which the full salary or wages of any Employee on disability leave is paid by the City of Millville, any compensation payments made to or received by or on behalf of such Employee shall be deducted from the amount carried on the payroll for such Employee or shall be assigned to the City of Millville by the insurance carrier or the Employee. Whenever the City-designated physician or physician acceptable to the City shall report in writing that the Employee is fit for duty, such disability leave shall terminate and such Employee shall forthwith report for duty. Furthermore, an Employee during the period of his disability may be assigned a temporary work assignment known as Traditional Duty in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the City of Millville Ordinance No. 31-2001. Any employee so assigned shall receive his or her normal compensation. Employees on job-related disability leave and authorized to return from said leave on light duty are required to report same to the Fire Chief. Any Employee on injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The resulting from injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of while on duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior shall continue to accrue sick leave credits while he remains on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent datepayroll. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in the duties event of their employment due to bodily an uncontested duty related injury sustained resulting in loss of work by the an employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties Employer shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, pay injury leave pay for the time lost at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must work for a period not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of 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 job injuriesEmployer. 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 one hundred twenty twelve (12012) workdays per injuryweeks. The College and 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 Lodge have jointly developed number of weeks remaining in the following procedure for administering this Article: 1calendar 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 who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known returned to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise work prior to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an exhausting injury leave request if filed at on a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee required to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission remaining period of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments available for the same period of time, and injury should the light duty assignment end for any reason. Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be obligated to accept 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 benefits in lieu of Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer. Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Articlepay is not at home, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will he/she must be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.at a doctor’s

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee A. A member who incurs an injury which is disabled from covered under the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act which occurs while employed by the Town shall be entitled to injury leave pay equal to the difference between the compensation received under said Act and his/her normal rate of pay (supplemental pay) for the number of days of necessary absence until the member has recovered sufficiently to return to duty or has been retired on a disability or regular pension. A member who receives a temporary appointment to a higher rank pursuant to Article XX (B) and incurs an injury which is covered under the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act which occurs while employed by the Town while performing the duties of their employment due the higher rank shall be entitled to bodily injury sustained by supplemental pay equal to the employee, or serious illness contracted in difference between the pursuit compensation received under said Act and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of paypay the member is receiving for the higher rank for the number of days of necessary absence until the member has recovered sufficiently to return to duty or has been retired on a disability or regular pension. The injury or serious illness must An injured member will be sustained or contracted in entitled to this supplemental pay for up to eighteen (18) months; provided, however, that if the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on member's treating physician certifies to the part of Town that it is likely the bargaining unit employee. All members member will be able to return to work within an additional six-month period, then the pay supplement shall be allowed injury leave with pay up extended to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the member's return, but not more than six (6) additional months. Upon completion of the period of supplemental pay, the injured member shall be entitled to whatever benefits are mandated by the Workers' Compensation Act. By placing a member on injury leave, the Town does not waive any rights it may have under the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Act. B. The Town may, during all or any part of an injury leave, assign a member on injury leave to duties other than his/her regular duties which he/she is capable of performing within the Fire Department; provided, however, that the member shall not receive a lesser wage rate or lesser benefits, including pension rights, for such duties than he/she would have received if he/she had continued to be employed in the Fire Department without injury leave. C. The Town may assign any employee who has been or is disabled as the result of service-connected injury or serious illness contracted illness, and who has reached the point of maximum recovery but is known unable to perform his/her regular duties, to another position in the employee. The report will describe Town services outside of the circumstances giving rise Fire Department, provided that he/she shall not receive a lesser wage rate or lesser benefits, including pension rights, for such a position than he/she would have received if he/she had continued to be employed in the Fire Department without the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure D. A complete report of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination each accident shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employeeFire Chief or designee as soon as practical after it occurs. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. Section 1 Each bargaining unit employee who is injured or disabled from performing the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work his duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, be entitled to injury leave at with full pay for up to twelve (12) months from the first day of injury leave. In no event shall the net after-tax injury leave pay be greater than (or less than) the employee’s applicable rate of net after-tax base pay. If an employee becomes disabled as described above, and if the Chief receives a Medical Report from a treating physician which states that the employee is permanently unable, because of such disability, to perform his regular duties which he was performing prior to such disability, the Chief shall immediately forward a copy of such report to said employee. If the employee does not then apply for retirement (service pension, if eligible, or disability retirement), the Chief may, not prior to four (4) weeks subsequent to the receipt of the said Medical Report, initiate a request for retirement for such an employee and so inform the employee that he (the Chief), has initiated the request for retirement. The fact of the Chief’s unilateral filing of the said request for retirement {not prior to four (4) weeks after the receipt of the Medical Report}, shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure. If after twelve (12) months from the date of injury or serious illness must leave, the employee is unable to return to duty, such employee shall be sustained or contracted required to provide the department with a medical evaluation including the doctor’s determination as to the extent of the injury and anticipated date of return to duty. If after twelve (12) months from the date of the injury leave, the employee has still not returned to duty, said employee shall only receive statutory compensation benefits. If after twenty-four (24) months from the date of injury leave, the employee has not been released for duty the City may separate the employee from the employment. Section 2 If an employee who is injured in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on makes a claim or institutes a civil action against a third party (the part of alleged tort-feasor), who, the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuriesemployee alleges, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured negligently or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of tortiously causes the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result which resulted in the employee's disqualification for ’s said injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leavedisability, the College may order and if the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing receives his full pay from the procedures outlined in Article 16.City during the 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination Section 3 Service Connected Light Duty assignment shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited conducted according to the employeeOctober 30, 1992, agreement between the City of Waterbury and Local 1339, attached hereto as Appendix C, which shall remain in effect until such time as the City establishes a new policy. The City reserves the right to adopt, change, modify, or abolish policies regarding light duty for injuries occurring on the job. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. 1. Each full-time bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment due Employee shall be entitled to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, occupational injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up (OIL) to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per calendar days for each qualifying injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee OIL may be granted to an Employee (a) who is injured or who contracts a serious illness suffers an on-the-job injury from an identifiable incident that occurred in the pursuit and course of performance of his/her official duties within the duties scope of their his/her employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an Employer; and (b) where such injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at directly results from a subsequent datehazard. 2. All requests In the event of a service-connected injury incurred in the active discharge of duty particular to firefighting and not characteristic of other occupations, which injury is not the result of negligence, recklessness, self-infliction, or “horseplay” by the Employee, the Employer shall grant the Employee full pay (OIL) for injury leave a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) calendar days. This time shall not be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant charged to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16Employee’s sick time. 3. After An Employee applying for OIL hereunder shall authorize the completion and submission release to the Employer of all medical information pertinent only to the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made occupational injury possessed by the College concerning Employee’s treating physician(s) and the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is grantedtreatment facility(ies), any use of accrued sick leave if so requested by the employee Employer or its designee, and/or shall agree to be examined by a licensed medical practitioner selected and paid for by the Employer. At that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapprovedtime, the time absent from physician shall also document an estimated return to work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted date for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leaveinjured Employee. 4. An employee Any Employee claiming an occupational injury under this Article shall not receive both file an injury claim with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments (OBWC) as soon as possible. The Employee shall remit to the Employer all income benefits paid by OBWC for the same period during which the Employee received full pay from the Employer while on OIL. In the event the claim is denied by OBWC, the Employee shall revert to sick leave status and shall be charged with sick leave and/or vacation leave for all time paid by the Employer for OIL. 5. The Employee must report to the Fire Chief, or his designee, once a week, or otherwise approved timeframe by the Fire Chief, which timeframe will be put in writing, during OIL. During the period of timeOIL, there shall be no employment outside of the Employee’s home. If the Employee will be working from his home or from a charitable or civic organization he/she will have to receive prior approval from the Fire Chief, or his designee, which will be put in writing. 6. It is understood and shall agreed that the Employer’s obligation under this Article is only the Employee’s regular rate of pay. If the Employee elects not to accept OIL, the City will not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in compensate the Employee over the amount paid by OBWC. The Employee will also be responsible for paying any portion of Health Care Benefit normally responsible for under this contract and will be invoiced that amount by the City monthly. 7. In lieu of granting OIL, the Employer may assign the Employee to transitional work/light duty with the approval of, and within the limitations set by, the Employee’s treating physician or physician selected and paid for by the Employer. It is strictly the management right of the Employer to determine if transitional work/light duty is available notwithstanding Article 11, 1(e). 8. No entitlement to OIL shall arise from a personal injury sustained while an Employee is engaged in outside employment of any nature, whether or not such employment is in a firefighting related field. 9. Before an Employee on injury leave payments under this Articlewill be permitted to return to duty, he/she shall submit to the Fire Chief a physician’s statement and any other required documentation concerning the injury, demonstrating his/her physical ability to satisfactorily perform the duties of his/her position. Additionally, the Fire Chief may require the Employee to submit to an examination by a physician selected by the City, at the City’s expense, if there is any question about the Employee’s ability to return to duty. 510. Except where it may conflict The Union and Employees agree with the language Employer’s Transitional Work Policy, if any, which shall not be limited in any way by this Agreement. 11. The Employee will be required to attend all scheduled meetings, unless his/her absence from the meeting has been approved by the Fire Chief, or his designee which will be put in writing. The Employee on OIL will not receive overtime, for attending scheduled meetings, consultations, etc. 12. During periods of this ArticleOIL, whether paid or unpaid, the College will follow affected Employee shall continue to accrue sick leave and vacation. The Employer shall continue to provide all insurance benefits, on the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to same basis as provided other Employees on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedurepaid or unpaid FMLA leave.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit Section 14.01. Injury leave shall be granted to an employee who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment unable to work due to bodily injury sustained a work- related disability or injury. If the employee is receiving workers' compensation benefits either by voluntary agreement or by award of the workers' compensation commissioner, he/she shall be paid the difference between the amount of workers' compensation and his/her gross regular straight-time pay at the time of disablement less Federal income tax withholding and pension contribution. This differential shall be paid until such time as the employee is able to return to either regular or light duty or until such time as he/she has reached maximum improvement, certified by a physician selected by the employeeBorough, but in no event for more than twelve (12) months. Effective with any illness claimed on or serious after July 1, 2018, if any illness contracted or injury results in a disability, the pursuit and performance of their work duties Borough shall receive, in lieu have the right to retire or discharge the employee whenever the undisputed medical prognosis indicates that the employee will not be able to perform the essential functions of the benefits conferred upon employees position with reasonable accommodations (as determined by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at Borough) that the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise held prior to the injury or illness; b. If . Effective with any illness or injury claimed on or after July 1, 2018, if any illness or injury results in a disability that has prevented the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacityfrom performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations for a period of either twelve (12) consecutive months or eighteen (18) months during a twenty-four (24) month period, the employee's immediate supervisor Borough shall submit have the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis right to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave retire or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to discharge the employee. b. If Section 14.02. Any employee who has been certified as reaching maximum medical improvement and is unable to return to duty shall be retired and paid a disability pension in accordance with the injury leave is disapproved, retirement system covering employees of the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leavepolice department. Permanent partial disability payments made under the Workers' Compensation Act shall not offset the employee's disability pension. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of Section 14.03. In order to be entitled to injury leave, such employee must report such injury or disability to his/her superior officer as having occurred in the line of duty. The Borough shall have the right to require examination by physicians selected by the Borough. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4Section 14.04. An employee shall not receive both his/her full pay while he is awaiting his/her compensation claim to be processed provided that said employee agrees to reimburse the Borough immediately upon receipt of his/her workers' compensation checks and provided further, that said employee has signed a payroll deduction card authorizing the Borough to deduct such sums owed to the Borough in the event the employee fails to reimburse the Borough upon receipt of said benefits. It is the intention of this arrangement to eliminate a situation wherein employees fail to receive compensation benefits or regular pay because of a delay in processing compensation claims. In the event a claim for workers' compensation is found invalid by the Workers' Compensation benefit payments and injury Commission, upon exhaustion of his/her right to appeal, the employee shall have the option to either reimburse the Borough by deducting any accumulated time from his/her sick leave payments account or provide the Borough with a check for the same period entire amount owed within two (2) weeks after demand is made by the Borough for such reimbursement. In the event that the employee either does not appeal the initial decision of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Articletrial commissioner or subsequent decision(s), the College will follow reimbursement options set forth above shall be effective upon the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard expiration of the time period that the employee had to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by appeal the TWP policy and procedureapplicable decision.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee 51.01 Employees who are injured or incapacitated in the actual discharge of duty, and who, as a result thereof, are compelled to be absent from duty for continuous period(s) and for absences to attend pre-scheduled medical appointments while working temporary light duty, shall receive full pay for such time, so long as the injury is disabled from performing the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained allowed by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance Bureau of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this AgreementWorkers’ Compensation (Bureau). However, injury leave at shall not be paid for more than twelve (12) months (2,080 hours on a forty [40] hour schedule while on injury leave) per a claim. Any amount collected for lost wages from the Bureau shall be signed over to the City. If the claim is in dispute, the employee may use his/her own time (either sick leave, compensatory time, holiday time, vacation time, or paid leave) until the claim has been fully adjudicated. If the claim is subsequently allowed, the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must own time used shall be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part restored. 51.02 Injury leave may be discontinued upon any of the bargaining unit following: (A) The employee is released to full duty. (B) The employee is offered light duty, in writing, and within the employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries’s functional limitations/restrictions, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed employee refuses to accept the following procedure for administering this Article:light duty assignment. 1. An (C) The employee who engages in physical activity that is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment inconsistent with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If functional limitations/restrictions that are incapacitating the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for while on injury leave. b. Before granting (D) The employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI), unless the employee has applied for disability retirement under OP&F. The Department of Human Resources must be notified in writing of the application for disability retirement. 51.03 An employee on injury leave or may not work secondary employment (including self-employment) if the requirements of the secondary employment are beyond the employee’s identified capabilities/restrictions and/or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16employee’s normal working hours. 3. After 51.04 Any grievance disputing a final decision by the completion and submission Department of Human Resources shall be appealed directly to Step 4 of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and grievance procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit SECTION 1. Any employee who is disabled from performing covered by this Agreement shall be compensated while on Injured-on-Duty (IOD) leave in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 111F as amended. All rights and obligations under this law shall be determined by the duties of their employment due state courts. The City, without expense to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in may require the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu employee to be examined by a physician of the benefits conferred upon employees by City’s choice, and will have the sick leave provisions right to a complete report from such physician. SECTION 2. While on Injured-on-Duty (IOD) leave, an employee will be paid in accordance with Article 8 of this Agreement, injury including any differential applicable to the shift that he/she was regularly assigned to prior to the injury, and including any pay already earned under Article 11 of this Agreement. There shall be no deduction from pay for holidays falling within the leave at period. Vacation and sick leave shall be credited as set forth in this Agreement, but such credit shall be reduced by an amount proportionate to the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part length of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury Injured-on-Duty leave with pay up during the twelve (12) months prior to a maximum of sixty the crediting date; the first thirty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (330) calendar days of an IOD leave shall not be considered in calculating the date reduction. Personal leave is restored pro rata for the year when the employee returns from IOD leave. The provisions of Articles 20 and 21 shall continue throughout the IOD leave. SECTION 3. An employee absent from work because of any service-connected accident or injury shall be entitled to reinstatement upon approval of his/her application to return to work. SECTION 4. Seniority shall continue to accumulate during an injury leave without limitation. SECTION 5. Officers working approved outside details are on duty for purposes of this Article. Any employee injured while working an outside paid detail, as a Police Officer, shall have all medical expenses paid for by the City of Greenfield to the extent of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employeePolice Indemnity Policy. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report misses his/her regular tour(s) of duty due to incapacitythis injury, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave time off shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury counted as Injured-on-Duty leave and NOT sick leave. b. Before granting injury SECTION 6. An Officer who is on IOD leave at the start of a fiscal year shall be ineligible to receive range pay or clothing allowance until such time as the Officer returns to duty during that fiscal year. An Officer who is on IOD leave throughout an entire fiscal year is ineligible to receive range pay or clothing allowance for that fiscal year. If the course of injury leaveOfficer has been absent on IOD leave for more than one (1) fiscal year when (s)he returns to duty, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination Officer will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments paid range and injury leave payments clothing allowance solely for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated fiscal year in which the Officer returns to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Articleduty. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit A. An employee who suffers an on-the-job injury from an identifiable incident that occurred in the course of the performance of his or her official duties within the scope of his or her employment with the Employer, and who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment off work due to bodily said injury sustained by for a continuous period of fifteen (15) calendar days, will be compensated at his or her regular rate of pay at the employee, or serious illness contracted in time of the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, injury in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate income from disability benefits from Workers’ Compensation or any other state source, for a period of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, time not to exceed a total of one hundred and twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of from the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness; b. If injury, provided the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated diagnosed and treated by a medical doctor on a preferred provider utilizing list of workers’ compensation doctors approved by the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3Municipality. After the completion and submission employee has been off work for a period of fifteen (15) continuous days, the employee shall receive his or her regular pay retroactive to the third (3rd) work day of the required documents specified above, a determination period of continuous absence. Two (2) work days of this period shall be made by charged against the College concerning employee’s sick leave balance and the granting of injury leave. a. If the remaining work days for which injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will due shall be re-credited to the employee’s sick leave account. b. If B. An employee claiming the right to receive, or who is receiving injury leave is disapprovedcompensation, may be required by the Employer, from time absent from work will be charged against to time, to submit to a medical examination by a physician selected by the Employer for the purpose of determining any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval questions regarding eligibility for and the duration of injury leave. d. Any C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, an employee on injury leave which who is granted for reasons permissible under unable to perform his or her regularly assigned duties may, at the Family Medical Leave Act will discretion of the Employer, be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall assigned other duties not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same period of time, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits requiring great physical exertion in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with compensation, provided such work is available and the language of this Article, Employer’s physician releases the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard employee to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work under such conditions. D. The Employer shall have the right to demand proof of all items listed above regarding injury leave. Falsification of any information with respect to any paid leave, including injury leave, shall be grounds for discharge. E. The City will be determined by continue premium payments on medical, surgical and life insurance benefits during any period of ILWP. The Municipality will pay premiums for hospitalization, surgical, major medical and life insurance for a period not to exceed six (6) months beyond the TWP policy and procedureexpiration of the respective employee’s accumulated sick leave. F. Seniority shall continue to accrue during any period of approved leave. .

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing Section 1. Effective January 1, 2006, in the duties event of their employment due to bodily an uncontested duty related injury sustained resulting in loss of work by the an employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties Employer shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, pay injury leave pay for the time lost at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must work for a period not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of 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 credited 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 job injuriesEmployer. 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 one hundred twenty twelve (12012) workdays per injuryweeks. The College and 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 Lodge have jointly developed number of weeks remaining in the following procedure for administering this Article: 1calendar 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 who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known returned to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise work prior to the injury or illness; b. If the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an exhausting injury leave request if filed at on a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave light duty or transitional work assignment shall not be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee required to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing off five (5) consecutive work days in order to use the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission remaining period of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments available for the same period of time, and injury should the light duty assignment end for any reason. Section 6. Light duty or transitional assignments shall not be obligated to accept 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 benefits in lieu of Compensation, or compensation program funded by the Employer. Section 8. If an employee receiving injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Articlepay is not at home, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will he/she must be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.at a doctor’s

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit employee who is disabled from performing the duties of their employment due to bodily injury sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receive, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members shall be allowed injury leave with pay up to a maximum of sixty (60) work days per calendar year for on the job injuries, not to exceed a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: Section 1. An Each employee who is injured or who contracts disabled as a serious result of a service connected injury or illness in which is covered under the pursuit Connecticut Workers' Compensation Act shall be placed on injury leave and performance shall receive injury leave pay for up to twelve (12) months from the first day of the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained herein: a. Submit an injury report through the chain of command within three (3) calendar days of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the covered injury or illness; b. If . Injury leave pay shall include both the compensation due to the employee is unable under the Act and supplemental pay from the City, and shall equal the employee’s base salary, net of state and federal taxes. If an employee returns to submit an injury report due to incapacitywork on light duty not later than the end of the twelve-month (12) period, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report; c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an ’s injury leave request if filed at a subsequent datepay may continue until such time as injury leave totals eighteen (18) months from the first day of the covered illness or injury. 2. All requests for Section 1(a) In the event an employee is involved in an incident resulting in serious injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer to himself or serious injury or death to another, the Chief/Superintendent may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant receive professional counseling as provided for in Section 2 of this Article. Section 2. Other expenses incidental to such injury, including but not limited to medical and hospital expenses, shall be paid by the injury. Failure City as provided by the Workers’ Compensation Act of the State of Connecticut. Section 3. If an employee, who is disabled in the line of duty, makes a claim or institutes a civil action against a third party (the alleged tort-feasor) who, the employee to comply with alleges, negligently or tortuously caused the request may result injuries which resulted in the employee's disqualification for injury leavesaid disability, and if the employee receives his full pay from the City during the period of such disability, then the employee agrees that the City may intervene in the employee's said civil action against the alleged tort-feasor, pursuant to the provisions of the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Act; and the employee agrees that, in the event of recovery against said third party (the alleged tort-feasor) by settlement prior to, or subsequent to, suit or by judgment or otherwise, then the City may recover, pursuant to the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Act, that portion of the monies payable to the employee during the period of said disability which the City may claim are attributable to a weekly compensation (as that phrase is used in the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Act) whether a voluntary agreement was executed between the employees and the City or not; and the employee further agrees that the City may claim reimbursement from any recovery which the employee may receive from the third party any medical, hospital, dental, permanent partial disability payments, drugs, appliances or other expenses paid by the City pursuant to the said Workers' Compensation Act. b. Before granting Section 4. In the event an employee sustains an injury, resulting from a trauma, within one-half (1/2) hour prior to the time that he must report for work to commence his tour of duty, or within one-half (1/2) hour subsequent to the time of the termination of his tour of duty, and if said injury leave occurs (within the said time period) while the employee is going directly to the Police Station from his home or other place of employment, or is sustained subsequent to a termination of a tour of duty while an employee is going directly from the Police Station to his home or other place of employment, the said injury shall be treated by the City as if the said injury occurred during the course of injury leave, the College may order employee's tour of duty and the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave. a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited eligible for benefits pursuant to the employee. b. If the injury leave is disapproved, the time absent from work will be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned employee shall receive written notification of approval or disapproval of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments Act and injury leave payments for the same period of timeArticle XIII, and shall not be obligated to accept Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu of injury leave payments under this Article. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language Section 1 of this ArticleAgreement, as amended from time to time. The Chief/Superintendent of Police shall be the judge as to whether the injury occurred directly on the way to, or on the way from, the College will follow Police Station as those terms are used in the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedurepreceding sentence.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INJURY LEAVE. ‌ Each bargaining unit 17.1 Whenever an employee who subject to this contract is disabled incapacitated from performing the duties duty because of their employment due to bodily an injury or ailment sustained by the employee, or serious illness contracted incurred in the pursuit and performance of their work duties shall receivehis/her duty, in lieu of the benefits conferred upon employees by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement, injury leave at the employee’s applicable rate of pay. The injury or serious illness must be sustained or contracted in the line of duty and must not have resulted from misbehavior on the part of the bargaining unit employee. All members he/she shall be allowed entitled to injury leave with full pay, at the rate of pay up to in existence at the time of his/her injury, for a maximum aggregate period of sixty one (601) work days per calendar year commencing with the date of such injury, or before (1) one year if he/she has been accepted for retirement by the Public Employees Retirement Pension System. Any payments of temporary disability insurance by the City or its Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Carrier shall be credited toward the full pay set forth above. If the injury, illness, or disability continues beyond one (1) year, he/she shall be paid on the job injuriesbasis of his accumulated sick leave. 17.2 The City, not to exceed a total or its Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carrier, shall pay hospital, medical and surgical expenses incurred by any member of one hundred twenty (120) workdays per injury. The College and the Lodge have jointly developed the following procedure for administering this Article: 1. An employee Union who is injured or who contracts a serious illness in the pursuit and performance of his/her duties. 17.3 Injury leave shall be granted provided the duties of their employment with the College shall follow the procedures contained hereinemployee: a. Submit an injury report through Presents evidence that he/she is unable to work, in the chain form of command a certificate from a reputable physician forwarded to the Department Head within three forty-eight (348) calendar days hours of the date of the injury or serious illness contracted is known to the employee. The report will describe the circumstances giving rise to the injury or illness;injury. b. If Reports when requested, for an examination by a physician appointed by the City or its Worker’s Compensation Insurance carrier. 17.4 An employee on injury leave must be available to be contacted during the hours which constitute his/her normal daily work schedule. Failure to be available, will subject the employee to disciplinary action. 17.5 All injury leaves shall terminate when the physician appointed by the City or the Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carrier reports in writing that the employee is unable to submit an injury report due to incapacity, the employee's immediate supervisor shall submit the report;fit for duty. c. The filing of this report shall provide the factual basis to support an 17.6 An employee will be removed from injury leave request if filed at a subsequent date. 2. All requests for injury leave shall be supported by medical documentation. a. The employer may order the employee to obtain additional documentation relevant to the injury. Failure of the employee to comply with the request may result in the employee's disqualification for injury and charged sick leave. b. Before granting injury leave or during the course of injury leave, the College may order the employee to be evaluated by a medical provider utilizing the procedures outlined in Article 16. 3. After the completion and submission of the required documents specified above, a determination shall be made by the College concerning the granting of injury leave.: a. If the injury leave is granted, any use of accrued sick leave by the employee that was used pending the determination will be re-credited fails to the employeereport for a scheduled doctor’s appointment. b. If in the injury leave opinion of the attending physician the employee is disapprovedable to return to light or limited duty and fails to do so. 17.7 In the event the employee contends that he/she is entitled to a period of disability beyond the period established by the treating physician, or a physician employed by the City or its insurance carrier, then, and in that event, the time absent from work will burden shall be charged against any applicable leave. c. The concerned upon the employee shall receive written notification to establish such additional period of approval or disapproval disability by obtaining a judgment in the Division of injury leave. d. Any injury leave which is granted for reasons permissible under the Family Medical Leave Act will be charged as family medical leave. 4. An employee shall not receive both Workers’ Compensation benefit payments and injury leave payments for the same establishing such further period of time, disability and shall not be obligated to accept such findings by the Division of Workers’ Compensation benefits in lieu or the final decision of injury leave payments under this Articlethe last reviewing court shall be binding upon the parties. 5. Except where it may conflict with the language of this Article, the College will follow the Transitional Work Policy (TWP) and Procedure No. 3-38, with regard to on duty and off duty illnesses. Early return to work will be determined by the TWP policy and procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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