Injury While on Duty. (a) In the event an employee is injured while on duty, the employee will seek medical attention as required and will notify the Company at the earliest opportunity, depending upon the cause and nature of the accident and resulting injuries sustained.
(b) The Company will comply with appropriate legislative body with regards to data related to type of injury, and what equipment or aircraft was involved.
(c) The Company will be responsible for filling out the appropriate Employer WSIB Forms.
(d) The Employee if required will be taken off line and every reasonable effort will be made to get the employee back to work.
(e) Payment pending Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) adjudication. Upon completion and approval by the Company of the WSIB Advance Waiver Form attached as an Appendix to this Agreement, the Company will provide a monetary advance as set out in the Waiver Form.
Injury While on Duty. For a period of absence from work due to injury or occupational disease resulting from an employee’s employment with the District, the employee shall file a claim for Industrial Insurance. The employee shall report all work related accidents or illness to his/her supervisor or designee as soon as practical in all cases before the end of the shift. The employee shall fill out an accident report form and submit it to their immediate supervisor or designee. The District, upon receiving notice from the employee of any work related injury or illness will send a letter to the employee explaining industry insurance options along with Sedro-Xxxxxxx Administrative procedures. The employee may choose to receive one of the following:
a. District sick/vacation leave only (no use of industrial insurance): or
b. Industrial Insurance only (no use of sick/vacation leave): or
c. A combination of Industrial Insurance and District sick/vacation leave. The employee may use available sick leave, if any, less any Industrial Insurance payment for which he or she is eligible. Sick leave charged to the employee shall be proportionate to the portion of the employee’s salary and benefits paid by the leave. The combined insurance and leave payments cannot total more than the employee’s regular base pay plus benefits. Any overpayment shall be returned by the employee to the district. No matter which option the employee chooses, it is the employee’s responsibility to contact the Classified Payroll Department. Such option must be submitted, in writing, to the Executive Director of Human Resources. The District will advise the industrial insurance carrier, in writing, of the employee’s option. Provided further: if the employee applies for Industrial Insurance compensation and the claim is then or later denied, sick leave or annual leave may be used for the absence of the employee. Employees who are on injury while on duty leave shall continue to receive the same leave benefits per the collective bargaining agreement.
Injury While on Duty. 1. Employees who are injured while on duty shall, as soon as practical, report the injury to their immediate supervisor.
2. Absences due to an injury incurred on or around School District premises in the course of the employee’s employment, or as direct result of the employee performing his/her duty, shall be compensated without loss of Sick/Emergency Leave.
3. Medical Aid and/or compensation shall be paid upon validation of a claim in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington, provided:
a. The employee shall promptly submit a Workmen’s Compensation Claim with the assistance of the appropriate District office; and,
b. The employee shall continue to receive the equivalent of full salary for a period of not more than one hundred twenty (120) working days per new claim, appropriate to his/her regularly assigned position at the time of such injury on duty, (not to exceed his/her regular net salary), during the period of disability through a combination of Time Loss Compensation and the necessary supplemental amount. However, in no case may an employee receive more through this combination (excluding optional voluntary contributions such as PERS or SERS contributions under #5 below) than their normal net pay; and,
c. The employee provides to the designated District office monthly reports verifying continuation of the disability which prevents the employee from performing his/her duties.
d. For the period of disability and after one hundred twenty (120) working days the employee may use remaining accumulated paid leaves to bring total compensation to 100% of pre-disability until the paid leave runs out. After one hundred twenty (120) working days or when earned leaves run out, whichever occurs later, the employee will receive the statutory benefit.
4. Any dispute(s) pertaining to the provisions of 3 above are to be addressed through the process provided under the provisions of Title 51 RCW and through chapters contained therein as well as the grievance procedure in Article 18.
5. Eligible employees have the option to pay their share of normal PERS contributions to the District as prescribed in PERS. If the employee chooses to exercise this option, the District shall process such payment, along with the District’s normal contribution, in compliance with the provisions of the Department of Retirement Systems. It should be noted that delay in exercising this option will result in an interest penalty being applied.
Injury While on Duty. (a) If employee receives an injury while on duty then the employee will seek appropriate medical aid as soon as possible.
(b) The employee will be taken off line and every reasonable effort will be made to get the employee back to the employee’s home base.
(c) The company will provide to the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee data relating to the type of injury, cause of injury, and what equipment/vehicle is involved. This data will be provided to the JOHSC every quarter.
(d) Management will be responsible for filling out appropriate WSIB forms.
Injury While on Duty. In the event of a period of absence due to injury or occupational disease resulting from an employee’s employment with the District, the employee will keep any time loss payments they receive while they are on unpaid leave.
Injury While on Duty.
1. Absence due to an injury incurred on or around School District premises in the course of the employee's employment, or as a direct result of the employee performing his/her duty, shall be compensated as follows:
a. State Medical Aid and/or compensation shall be paid upon validation of a claim by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and the Seattle School District in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington, provided:
1) The employee shall promptly submit a Worker's Compensation Claim with the assistance of the designated District office; and,
2) The employee provides to the designated District office monthly physician reports verifying continuation of the disability which prevents the employee from performing his/her duties.
b. In the instance of an injury described above, an employee shall be entitled to such benefits in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington.
2. Employees may elect to utilize earned Annual Leave or Sick Leave, in increments, to supplement time loss payments to ensure that the employee receives his/her regular net pay.
3. An employee who suffers an injury must report the injury no matter how slight.
Injury While on Duty. A. Absence due to an injury incurred on or around School District premises in the course of the employee's employment, or as a direct result of the employee performing his/her duty, shall be compensated as follows:
1. State Medical Aid and/or compensation shall be paid upon validation of a claim by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and the Seattle School District in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington, provided:
a. The employee shall promptly submit a Worker's Compensation Claim with the assistance of the designated District Office; and,
b. The employee provides to the designated District office monthly physician reports verifying continuation of the disability which prevents the employee from performing his/her duties.
c. An employee who suffers an injury must report any injury, no matter how slight.
2. In the instance of an injury described above, an employee shall be entitled to such benefits in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington.
B. The employee may elect to exercise the option of not using earned Annual Leave or Sick Leave to supplement time loss payments. Employees may elect to utilize earned Annual Leave or Sick Leave, in hourly increments, to supplement time loss payments to ensure that the employee receives his/her regular net pay.
Injury While on Duty. 10.1 Absence due to an injury incurred on or around School District premises in the course of the employee’s employment, or as a direct result of the employee performing his/her duty, shall be compensated as set forth below.
10.1.1 Medical Aid and/or compensations shall be paid upon validation of a claim in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the state of Washington, provided:
a. The employee shall promptly submit a Worker’s Compensations Claim with the assistance of the designated District Office; and,
b. The employee provides to the designated District Office monthly reports verifying continuation of the disability which prevents the employee from performing his/her duties.
c. Any employee suffering an industrial accident shall be entitled to a full day’s pay for the day on which the accident occurs provided it shall be medically certified by a physician as a disabling accident.
10.1.2 All injuries, no matter how slight, must be reported by the employee to the foreperson and shop xxxxxxx on the day the injury occurs.
10.1.3 Furthermore, in the instance of an injury described in 10.1 above, an employee shall be entitled to such benefits in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Laws of the State of Washington.
10.1.4 Employees who have been injured while on duty may elect to utilize earned Annual Leave and/or Sick/Emergency Leave in hourly increments to supplement time loss payments to ensure that the employee receives his/her regular net pay.
Injury While on Duty. Whenever a fire fighter is incapacitated for duty because of injury or sickness sustained in the performance of duty without fault of his own, he shall be indemnified for all expenses of such injury and be granted leave without loss of pay or any other benefits including accumulated sick leave for the period of such incapacity; provided, however, that no such leave shall be granted for any period after such fire fighter has been retired or pensioned or for any period after a physician designated by the appointing authority determines that such incapacity no longer exists; and provided further that such compensation shall, except as provided herein, be paid only to the extent required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 111F, as amended from time to time. Further, no such paid leave shall be continued beyond a total of ten (10) calendar days in the event the physician designated by the appointing authority determines that the fire fighter is capable of performing limited duties on either a full time or less than full time basis subject only to the provisions contained herein. The Chief shall determine whether a position is available which the fire fighter is capable of performing and may or may not assign him to fill the position. Assignments to limited duty tasks may be changed or terminated at the discretion of the Chief subject only to the provisions contained herein. Any firefighter assigned to limited duty shall not be considered to be part of the regular complement and shall not be required to respond to alarms or ambulance calls. Light or limited duty tasks shall include:
a. Answering the telephone;
b. Performing dispatch duties;
c. Keeping records and maintaining department logs;
d. Interviewing and dispensing information to members of the public;
e. Typing;
f. Fire prevention duties;
g. Light maintenance duties;
h. Computer operation;
i. Supervision (applicable to supervisors only);
j. Training;
k. Other limited or light duty tasks agreed upon by the Chief and the Union. Limited or light duty tasks will be Fire Department related and will normally be in-house duties. The Chief will make assignments of light duty for four consecutive ten (10) hour day shifts (0800 – 1800) followed by four consecutive days off. If the fire fighter is determined by the physician designated by the appointing authority to be capable of returning to limited or light duty and he is assigned to same and he does not report for same and he has not filed a time...
Injury While on Duty. (a) If an employee receives and injury while on duty then the employee will seek appropriate medical aid as soon as possible.
(b) Management will be contacted at the earliest opportunity.
(c) The Company will provide to the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee data relating to the type of injury, cause of injury, and what equipment or aircraft was involved. This data will be provided to the JOHSC every quarter.
(d) The Company will be responsible for filling out appropriate WSIB forms.
(e) The employee will be taken off line and every reasonable effort will be made to get the employee back to the employee’s home base.
