Common use of INJURY ON DUTY Clause in Contracts

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. 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 's Certificate regarding his/her his fitness to return to his or her regular duty assignment at any timeanytime. 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.