Job Connected Disability. SECTION 1 – Section 440.15, Florida Statutes, Full-Pay Status (A) An employee who sustains a job-connected disability and meets the eligibility requirements, as provided for in section 440.15, Florida Statutes, may be carried in full-pay status. (B) Any claim by an employee or the Union concerning this section shall not be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement. SECTION 2 – Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative Code, Disability Leave with Pay (A) An employee who sustains a job-connected disability which is not covered by Section 1 above, is eligible for disability leave with pay under the provisions of Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative Code. The Agency Head or designee shall not unreasonably refuse to submit a request to carry an employee in full-pay status under the provisions of Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative Code provided, however, the Secretary of the Department of Management Services or designee shall have the right to determine whether an employee should be carried in full-pay status for more than 26 weeks. (B) An employee shall not be required to use accrued compensatory or annual leave in order to be eligible to be carried in full-pay status under Rule 60L-34, Florida Administrative Code. However, no employee shall be carried in full-pay status until he has utilized 100 hours of accumulated sick leave, annual leave, compensatory leave, or leave without pay.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
