LEOFF-II Time Loss Guarantee. A. Duty Related Injury Leave
1. In lieu of the statutory supplement described in RCW 41.04.500 et seq., the City will supplement the time loss payments received by employees who have suffered on- the-job injuries as follows:
a. The City will provide its supplement by paying the employee’s base salary during the period the employee is receiving benefits under RCW, Title 51, up to a maximum of six (6) months.
b. The six (6) month period that the City provides the LEOFF Supplement shall begin on the first day the employees receive the LEOFF Supplement, which may or may not coincide with the payment of time loss.
c. If an employee sees a medical provider during the statutory three-day waiting period after the date of injury and is determined to not be able to work as a result of their injury and would not ordinarily be entitled to time loss during this period under L&I guidelines and/or RCW Title 51, then the employee will receive the LEOFF Supplement for hours missed on their date of injury and the three-day waiting period at their normal base rate.
d. If time loss is paid pursuant to L&I guidelines and/or RCW Title 51 for the three-day waiting period after the date of injury, then the employee will receive the combination of time loss and the LEOFF Supplement for those days. The XXX FF Supplement will be paid for hours missed on the date of injury.
e. If an employee does not seek medical treatment until after the three-day waiting period, then any time missed from work on the date of injury and those first three days will be coded using their accrued sick leave.
f. Employees receiving City's time loss supplement must, within ten (10) business days of receipt, sign over to the City all time loss payment checks provided by the City's insurance administrator and/or the State.
2. After this first six (6) month period, employees may supplement time loss payments, up to their normal monthly salary, from their employee's available leave accruals.
3. Employee benefits including the Health Trust contribution, LTD and PTO will continue for the duration of the employee's employment.
4. In a circumstance of a catastrophic one-time event, where the injury results in an immediate, total and permanent disability where the employee is unable to perform the essential job functions, excluding death, the provisions of a duty related injury shall apply; provided that no employee will receive the supplement described in this section after receiving permanent total disability com...
LEOFF-II Time Loss Guarantee. A. In the event an employee covered under the provisions of LEOFF Plan II suffers a work-related disability, the employer shall supplement the employees benefits under Workers' Compensation such that the employee shall receive his full base salary for the period of disability as determined under Workers' Compensation, but not to exceed six (6) months.
B. Such supplement shall be made only to the extent that the employee's STD balance available during such period, when combined with benefits paid under Workers' Compensation, results in the employee receiving less than his full base salary during such period.
C. Work-related disability shall be defined as:
(1) That which is eligible for payment of benefits under the state's Workers' Compensation program, excluding any disability which occurs during, and as a result of participation in, the basic police academy training program.
(2) That which is incurred while off duty, in response to a situation where such response is in accordance with departmental policy.
D. Employees disabled may be required to perform light duty work as assigned by the employer as provided under Worker's Compensation.
E. The parties expressly agree that the benefits provided by this article exceed the benefits provided by Chapter 462, Laws of 1985 as allowed in section 11 of the Act.
F. In the event the Washington State legislature modifies the provisions of the LEOFF Act for LEOFF-II employees, this section shall be reopened for negotiations upon the request of either party.
LEOFF-II Time Loss Guarantee. A. Duty Related Injury Leave
1. In lieu of the statutory supplement described in RCW 41.04.500 et seq., the City will supplement the time loss payments received by employees who have suffered on-the- job injuries as follows:
a. The City will provide its supplement by paying the employee’s base salary during a period of time loss. The City’s supplement will begin on the first date an employee is entitled to time loss benefits under RCW, Title 51 and shall continue as long as the employee is receiving benefits under RCW, Title 51, up to a maximum of six (6) months from the first date of time loss.
b. Employees receiving City’s time loss supplement must, within ten (10) business days of receipt, sign over to the City all time loss payment checks provided by the City’s insurance administrator and/or the State.
2. After this first six (6) month period, the supplement, up to their normal monthly salary, will be paid from the employee’s available leave accruals.
3. Employee benefits including health and STD and PDO accruals will continue for the duration of the employee’s employment.
B. Work-related disability shall be defined as:
(1) That which is eligible for payment of benefits under the state's Workers' Compensation program, excluding any disability which occurs during, and as a result of participation in, the basic police academy training program.
(2) That which is incurred while off duty, in response to a situation where such response is in accordance with departmental policy.
C. Employees disabled may be required to perform light duty work as assigned by the employer as provided under Worker's Compensation.
D. The parties expressly agree that the benefits provided by this article exceed the benefits provided by Chapter 462, Laws of 1985 as allowed in section 11 of the Act.
E. In the event the Washington State legislature modifies the provisions of the LEOFF Act for LEOFF-II employees, this section shall be reopened for negotiations upon the request of either party.
