Common use of Injury or Illness Clause in Contracts

Injury or Illness. An employee who is absent from work because of sickness or bodily injury shall continue to be eligible for benefits during the period in which he/she accumulates seniority under the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Benefits under this Plan terminate automatically for an employee and his/her dependents when his/her employment is permanently terminated. Current seniority employees who have or will have attained 85 points in the pension plan in 2012 will be entitled to receive retiree benefits provided they retire by December 31, 2012. Current seniority employees who attain 85 points after January 1, 2013 will be entitled to receive retiree benefits provided they retire within 30 days of attaining the 85 points. Current seniority employees who elect early retirement before attaining 85 points will also be eligible to receive retiree benefits. No other employees will be entitled or eligible to receive retiree benefits. Only those current seniority employees retiring on or before April 1, 2015 will be eligible for retiree benefits.