INJURY ON DUTY. Any unit employee who suffers an injury while working during the course of his/her employment for the County shall be entitled to injury leave until said employee is able to return to work or is terminated in any manner and subject to any limitations imposed by this Article or State Law. Injury means a sudden and tangible happening of a traumatic nature, producing an immediate or prompt result and resulting from external force, including injuries to artificial members. Any injury sustained by an employee while engaging in an athletic or social event sponsored by the employer shall be deemed not to have arisen out of or in the course of employment unless the employee received remuneration for participating in such event. For purposes of this Article, coronary thrombosis, coronary occlusion, or any other ailment or disorder of the heart, and any death or disability ensuing therefrom, shall not be deemed to be an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment except for Sheriff employees who are covered by state statutes.
INJURY ON DUTY. (a) All employees shall be covered by The Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act, RSNL 1990 Chapter W-11.
(b) An employee who is unable to perform the employee’s duties because of a personal injury received in the performance of the employee’s duties shall report the matter to the employee’s Supervisor and submit an account of the accident using the prescribed form as soon as possible. An employee’s claim will not be delayed where the prescribed form is not immediately provided to the employee through the Supervisor.
(c) An employee who is unable to perform the employee’s duties because of a personal injury received in the performance of the employee’s duties shall be immediately placed on Injury on Duty Leave and receive compensation in accordance with the provisions of Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act, RSNL 1990 Chapter W-11. If the claim is subsequently denied by the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the employee may access other available benefits including sick leave and annual leave.
(a) In the event that the employee dies as a result of an injury received in the performance of the employee’s duties, the employee’s estate shall receive all death benefits owing to the employee in accordance with the provisions of the Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act, RSNL 1990 Chapter W-11, in addition to any benefits the employee would be eligible for under the Public Service Pensions Act.
(b) In the event that an employee becomes permanently disabled or incurs a recurring disability as a result of an injury received during the performance of the employee’s duties the employee will receive benefits in accordance with the provisions of The Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act, RSNL 1990 Chapter W-11.
(a) An employee confirmed as being unable to perform the regular duties of his/her classification as a result of injury on duty will be employed in other work he/she can do provided a suitable vacancy is available and provided that the employee is qualified and able to perform the duties required. Where a suitable vacancy is available the rate for the new position shall apply.
(b) Where a suitable vacancy is not available, the incapacitated employee retains the right to displace a less senior employee in another classification who occupies a position which the incapacitated employee is qualified and able to fill. Where an incapacitated employee advises the permanent head in writing o...
INJURY ON DUTY. 19.01 An employee prevented from performing their regular work with the Employer as a result of an occupational accident that is covered by the Workers' Compensation Act shall apply to the Workers' Compensation Board for benefits. The employee’s Director/ Supervisor/Manager shall be immediately advised of any such accident or injury occurring in the workplace.
19.02 During the period of receiving Workers Compensation temporary earnings loss benefits, the employee will continue to accumulate Employer service for up to one (1) year, for the purposes of determining future benefit entitlements. Employees who are absent for more than two (2) weeks shall not accrue sick or other benefits for the period of their absence beyond two (2) weeks. Employees who are absent shall not accrue statutory holiday benefits.
19.03 An employee who is injured during working hours, and is required to leave for treatment, shall receive payment for the remainder of the shift at their regular rate of pay, with deduction from sick leave for the hours used including scheduled work time used to seek the medical opinion, unless the attending physician states that the employee is fit for further work on that shift.
19.04 If an employee is unable to perform their duties at the time the Workers’ Compensation Board ceases temporary earnings loss benefits, the employee will be provided with reasonable accommodation measures pursuant to Article 33. Where no accommodation is available, the employee shall be placed on layoff, pursuant to Article 15.
19.05 Where an employee is laid off pursuant to Article 19.04, the employee shall advise the Employer when the employee is able to be considered for recall pursuant to Article 15 of this Agreement. An employee may be required to provide a medical certificate of fitness to perform the duties of any position for which a notice of recall is given.
19.06 Employees shall be entitled to draw upon their sick leave bank during the Workers’ Compensation Act three (3) day waiting period. If the employee subsequently receives workers compensation benefits for the waiting period, the employee shall reimburse the Employer for the days drawn, which the Employer shall restore to the employee’s sick bank.
INJURY ON DUTY. The parties recognize that employees working in law enforcement and covered by this Agreement face a high potential for injury due to the nature of their employment. Such employee who, in the ordinary course of employment and while acting in a reasonable and prudent manner and in compliance with the established rules and procedures of the Employer, incurs a disabling injury while in performance of assigned duties involving enforcement, investigation or assistance shall be compensated in an amount equal to the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and benefits paid under worker's compensation, without deduction from the employee's accrued sick leave. Such compensation shall not exceed an amount equal to three hundred (300) times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay per disabling injury.
INJURY ON DUTY. 11.5.1 When a bargaining unit member is injured on duty and a bargaining unit member is able to perform light duty, the Agency shall make every reasonable effort to place said bargaining unit member in an assignment of light duty so as to not cause him/her to expend his/her sick leave account. The Agency shall also provide the unit member with information regarding light duty opportunities that exist in the employment of the State of Nebraska outside the Agency. If a unit member is offered a light duty position outside his or her Agency, the employee shall not be required to accept the light duty assignment. The Agency may require the bargaining unit member to provide a Physician’s Certificate regarding his/her fitness to return to his or her regular duty assignment at any time.
11.5.2 Any disablement contracted in the course of employment shall be reported to the proper Agency authority as soon as possible. The Employer shall report all necessary information to the State's Worker's compensation authority.
11.5.3 All employees who are disabled as a result of a job-related injury or disease may be granted injury leave not to exceed a maximum of forty hours for any particular injury. A workday is counted even if an employee is absent for any portion of their assigned shift. Disabled shall mean unable to perform the tasks usually encountered in one's employment due either to an injury/disease or to treatment for an injury/disease.
11.5.3.1 Any job-related injury or disease shall be reported to the proper agency authority as soon as possible and the agency shall have the responsibility to supply all the necessary information to the Office of Risk Management.
11.5.3.2 No employee shall receive a salary (workers' compensation plus regular pay) in excess of his or her normal wage.
INJURY ON DUTY. 26.01 (a) Subject to 26.02, an employee who is unable to perform his/her duties because of a personal injury received in the performance of his/her duties shall report the matter to his supervisor and the employee shall be placed on Injury on Duty Leave with pay as per Clause 26.01(b) pending settlement of the insurable claim. While on Injury on Duty Leave, employees shall receive the benefits of the collective agreement, subject to necessary adjustments.
INJURY ON DUTY. The Chief of Police, with approval of the Civil Service Commission if necessary, shall grant an employee Injury On Duty (IOD) leave of absence with pay for a physical disability incurred in the performance of law enforcement duty for a period of up to one hundred eighty (180) calendar days in accordance with the length of the disability. Disability incurred in the performance of duties peculiar to law enforcement will apply only to leave necessitated as the direct and approximate result of an actual injury or illness whether or not considered compensable under the Minnesota Workers' Compensation law. Disability resulting from each new injury or illness incurred in the performance of law enforcement duty, or a recurrent disability resulting directly from a previous injury or illness sustained in the performance of law enforcement duty, will be compensable pursuant to, and where otherwise not in conflict with, the provisions of this Section. Such leave will not apply to disabilities incurred as the direct result of substantial and wanton negligence or misconduct of the disabled employee. The following conditions shall apply to IOD leave:
(a) When employees exhaust the one hundred eighty (180) days as provided in this section but remain disabled, they will be required to then expend their regular earned sick leave and vacation leave in order to obtain compensation during the period of continuing leave of absence resulting from the disability. When the employee has exhausted their sick leave and vacation and still is disabled, the Employer may grant the employee additional disability leave in an amount up to ninety (90) working days. To be eligible for such additional IOD leave, the City's health care provider must certify that the employee will be able to return to the full performance of their duties at the expiration of such extended leave.
(b) When an employee returns to work following their use of earned sick leave or vacation or during the period which they are on extended leave as provided above, regular earned sick leave will be restored to the employee as follows:
INJURY ON DUTY. Any unit employee who suffers an injury while working during the course of his/her employment for the County shall be entitled to injury leave until said employee is able to return to work or is terminated in any manner and subject to any limitations imposed by this Article or State Law. Injury means a sudden and tangible happening of a traumatic nature, producing an immediate or prompt result and resulting from external force, including injuries to artificial members. Any injury sustained by an employee while engaging in an athletic or social event sponsored by the employer shall be deemed not to have arisen out of or in the course of employment unless the employee received remuneration for participating in such event.
INJURY ON DUTY. An employee who is injured during working hours and is either required to leave for treatment or sent home for such injury shall receive payment for the remainder of the shift or work day at his/her regular rate of pay without deduction from sick leave.
INJURY ON DUTY. Employees covered under this contract who are injured while on duty have the opportunity of utilizing any or all accumulated sick leave to the extent that total salary payments and Worker’s Compensation do not exceed regular salary payments.
