Common use of Injury While on Duty Clause in Contracts

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. 1. Employees who are injured while on duty shall, as soon as practical, report the injury to their immediate supervisor. 2. Absences Absence 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. State 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 designated 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 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. 1Whenever 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. Employees who are The parties agree that firefighters granted injured while on duty shall, as soon as practical, report status under the injury to their immediate supervisor. 2. Absences due to an injury incurred on or around School District premises in the course of so-called Cancer Presumption Act shall submit and process all medical and hospitalization costs through the employee’s employmenthealth benefit plan. The Town agrees that it will reimburse the employee for out of pocket deductible and co-payments directly related to such cancer treatment. The parties further agree that any bargaining unit member who is employed by the Town on or before July 1, 2023 and who otherwise would qualify for injured on duty status under the Cancer Presumption Act, will be eligible to submit for deductible and co-pay reimbursement under this provision for 5 years after the employee’s retirement date. The parties to this Agreement agree that no such leave under this Article 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 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 timely appeal hereunder, his pay shall be discontinued and he shall be subject to disciplinary action. Any fire fighter on "injured on duty" leave will not be eligible for overtime pay, unless he or she works a normal week, or if on light duty exceeds forty hours of work. The injured fire fighter must continue to maintain all EMT certifications as direct result required by Article II. If an injured on duty fire fighter cannot maintain EMT certification, he or she must submit a written report to the chief of Department stating the reasons. Any fire fighter on "injured on duty" leave shall restrict outside employment and activities so as not to further aggravate or prolong an injury. All efforts shall be made for further improvement and return to full duty. An injured on duty fire fighter may perform outside employment as long as the fire fighter's physician approves such activity. A copy of the employee performing his/her duty, physician's approval shall be compensated without loss submitted to the Chief of Sick/Emergency Leave. 3the Department. Medical Aid and/or compensation shall be paid upon validation of a claim The Chief reserves the right to assign the injured fire fighter to light duty assignments in accordance with Article XX. Outside activities shall be restricted, unless recommended by the Industrial Insurance Laws attending physician, so that activities do not further aggravate or prolong an injury. Outside activity and employment shall mean employment or activities that are not related to or outside of the State of Washington, provided: a. The employee shall promptly submit a Workmen’s Compensation Claim with the assistance scope 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 dutiesFire Department. 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.