Leave for Industrial Accident or Illness. 1. A Unit Member shall be provided a leave of absence for industrial accident or occupational illness under the following rules and regulations (per Education Code 87787)
Leave for Industrial Accident or Illness. All District faculty members who are eligible for Workers’ Compensation benefits will be provided with industrial accident and illness leave according to the following provisions: (Education Code 87787)
Leave for Industrial Accident or Illness. Industrial accident and illness leaves of absence shall be granted in accordance with the following:
Leave for Industrial Accident or Illness. 1. The accident or illness must have arisen out of and in the course of the employment of the unit member and must be accepted by the District’s Workers’ Compensation insurer as a bona fide injury or illness.
Leave for Industrial Accident or Illness. All District faculty members who are eligible for Workers’ Compensation benefits will be provided with industrial accident and illness leave according to the following provisions: (Education Code 87787) The accident or illness must have arisen out of and in the course of the employment of the faculty member and must be accepted by the District's Self Insurance Fund as a bona fide injury or illness utilizing the same standards used by the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Allowable leave for each industrial accident or illness shall not exceed 60 days, during which the college is in session, or when the faculty member would otherwise have been performing work for the District in any one fiscal year. Allowable leave will not be accumulated from year to year. When an industrial accident or illness leave overlaps into the next fiscal year, the faculty member shall be entitled to only the amount of unused leave (from the 60 days allotment) due for the same illness or injury. The leave under these rules and regulations will commence on the first day of absence. Payment for wages lost shall not, when added to an award granted the faculty member under the Workers' Compensation laws of this State, exceed the normal wage for the day. Industrial accident or illness leave will be reduced by one day for each day of authorized absence regardless of a temporary disability indemnity award. During any paid leave of absence, the faculty member will endorse to the District the temporary disability indemnity checks received on account of the faculty member’s industrial accident or illness. The District, in turn, will issue the faculty member appropriate salary warrants for payment of the faculty member's salary and will deduct normal retirement (on the full salary) and other authorized contributions. Upon termination of the industrial accident or illness leave, the faculty member will be entitled to the benefits provided for sick leave (Education Code 87781) and absence for such purpose will be deemed to have commenced on the date of termination of the industrial accident or illness leave, provided that if the faculty member continues to receive temporary disability indemnity, the faculty member may elect to draw on accumulated sick leave to provide (with temporary disability indemnity payments) total income not to exceed normal full wages. The Governing Board may provide for such additional leave of absence for industrial leave as it deems appropriate. Periods of leave of a...
