Job-Related Injury. A. Employees who sustain injuries occurring in connection with their assigned duties and not as a result of their own negligence shall be eligible for leave of absence without loss of pay up to a maximum of one year from the date of the job-related injury. The leave is subject to the approval of the Board’s MRO or designee. The employee shall submit to re-examination by the Board’s MRO or designee periodically as required, but at least every three (3) months. In any case where the injury requires an extended leave of absence the Board may request that the employee be considered for retirement because of accidental disability. No employee shall be entitled to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits for temporary total disability during the time, or covering the period, that said employee is receiving his or her full salary for job injury leave as outlined above.
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Job-Related Injury. A. Employees who sustain injuries occurring in connection with their assigned duties and not as a result of their own negligence shall be eligible for leave of absence without loss of pay up to a maximum of one year from the date of the job-related injury. The leave is subject to the approval of the Board’s MRO or designee. The employee shall submit to re-examination by the Board’s MRO or designee periodically as required, but at least every three (3) months. In any case where the injury requires an extended leave of absence the Board may request that the employee be considered for retirement because of accidental disability. No employee shall be entitled to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits for temporary total disability during the time, or covering the period, that said employee is receiving his or her their full salary for job injury leave as outlined above.
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