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LINE OF DUTY INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a service-connected injury while acting within the course and scope of his employment shall be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits provided in accordance with Florida law. An injury shall be determined to have been incurred while on duty only if such injury is a compensable injury under Florida law. If injury is caused by known refusal of the employee to use a safety appliance or device, medical benefits will be reduced by 25%. Section 2. An employee who is maliciously or intentionally injured and thereby sustains a service-connected injury shall be carried in full-pay status rather than being required to use sick, vacation or other leave. Full pay status shall be granted only after submission to the Sheriff of a medical report which gives a current diagnosis of the employee’s recovery and ability to return to work. In no case shall the employee's salary and workers’ compensation benefits exceed the amount of the employee's average weekly wage. Section 3. Any other employee who sustains a service-connected injury that is compensable under the workers' compensation law shall be carried in full-pay status for a period not to exceed 112 working hours immediately following the injury or for a maximum of eighty (80) work hours if taken intermittently, without being required to use accrued leave credits. The 112 working hours or eighty (80) work hours taken intermittently of full-pay status may be extended at the discretion of the Sheriff. An employee with a service-connected injury in full-pay status in accordance with this Article will continue to receive all benefits. An employee receiving shift differential pay when the service-connected injury occurs may continue to receive such pay for no more than five (5) consecutive normally scheduled work days if not present for duty. (See Article 16, Section 2.) Section 4. If the employee receives workers' compensation benefits for this period of leave with pay, the employee shall reimburse the Sheriff’s Office for the amount of monies received which exceed 100% of the member's average weekly pay. Reimbursement of such excess payments shall be made to the Fiscal Affairs Bureau within five (5) work days after each payment exceeding 100% of the employee’s average weekly pay. Such reimbursement shall not include payments for medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, or related expenses, or lump sum or scheduled payments of disability losses. At no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee's average weekly wage. Section 5. At the conclusion of the period during which an employee is carried on full-pay status as a result of a service-connected injury, the employee may elect to supplement workers' compensation benefits. The employee may elect to supplement such compensation payments by use of sick leave or vacation leave, or any combination thereof. However, at no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee’s average weekly wage. The accrual of sick leave and vacation leave under this method will be based on the actual amount of leave used to supplement compensation payments. Section 6. If the employee elects to supplement his or her workers’ compensation payments, as described above, the employee shall notify Fiscal Affairs in writing of such election, within seven (7) days of the compensable injury or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Should the employee subsequently desire to cancel or alter any such election, the same shall be submitted in writing to Fiscal Affairs. Section 7. An employee receiving payment under workers’ compensation for a service- connected injury will not be eligible for overtime compensation with the following exceptions: when an employee is subpoenaed or otherwise required to appear in court or at a driver’s license hearing as the result of a matter arising out of the course of the employee’s employment. Section 8. Employees who must seek initial emergency medical treatment for a workers’ compensation injury and are detained by the medical facility beyond their normal scheduled workday will be compensated at their base hourly rate of pay. Initial emergency medical treatment shall occur at the time the employee sustains such injury requiring emergency treatment. Compensation shall not exceed four (4) hours and is not considered to be time worked for FLSA purposes. Employees affected by this provision shall report their time in accordance with the provisions established by the Sheriff’s Office. Section 9. Procedures established by the Sheriff’s Office shall be followed for documentation of leaves of absence for treatment of work-related injuries when appointments conflict with an employee's assigned work schedule. Section 10. Once an employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI), any further follow-up appointments or treatments for a work-related injury which take place during the employee’s assigned work schedule and are no more than a full work day in length may be completed on administrative leave. Appointments should, whenever possible, be scheduled on dates and times the employee is not scheduled to work. However, if follow-up appointments or treatment conflict with the employee’s work schedule, administrative leave may be used. Section 11. When a physician certifies that an employee is temporarily unable to perform the essential job functions of his position, is unable to successfully complete the physical abilities test as provided by Sheriff’s Office policy, is unable to complete in-service training, or unable to complete firearms training, then an attempt will be made to provide the employee with a light duty assignment. Said light duty shall be offered solely at the discretion of the Sheriff or his designee. Section 12. No employee shall continue in an active service capacity in less than full duty status or be absent from duty due to any condition resulting from a work-related injury or illness that renders the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his job classification for a period in excess of 270 calendar days in any twelve-month period, including completion of in-service training, firearms training, or the physical abilities test. In the event any of the above should occur, the employee will either be transferred to an existing open position for which he qualifies and for which he is capable of performing the essential functions of the job classification with or without reasonable accommodation, or transferred to inactive service status in accordance with the provisions of the Sheriff’s Office. However, the Sheriff may grant an extension to the time frames in this Section in situations wherein an individual has been seriously injured in the line of duty under extraordinary circumstances or where the Sheriff deems that a defined extension would be exceptionally beneficial to the Sheriff’s Office.

LINE OF DUTY INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a service-connected injury while acting within the course and scope of his employment shall be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits provided in accordance with Florida law. An injury shall be determined to have been incurred while on duty only if such injury is a compensable injury under Florida law. If injury is caused by known refusal of the employee to use a safety appliance or device, medical benefits will be reduced by 25%. Section 2. An employee who is maliciously or intentionally injured and thereby sustains a service-connected injury shall be carried in full-pay status rather than being required to use sick, vacation or other leave. Full pay status shall be granted only after submission to the Sheriff of a medical report which gives a current diagnosis of the employee’s recovery and ability to return to work. In no case shall the employee's salary and workers’ compensation benefits exceed the amount of the employee's average weekly wage. Section 3. Any other employee who sustains a service-connected injury that is compensable under the workers' compensation law shall be carried in full-pay status for a period not to exceed 112 working hours immediately following the injury or for a maximum of eighty (80) work hours if taken intermittently, without being required to use accrued leave credits. The 112 working hours or eighty (80) work hours taken intermittently of full-pay status may be extended at the discretion of the Sheriff. An employee with a service-connected injury in full-pay status in accordance with this Article will continue to receive all benefits. An employee receiving shift differential pay when the service-connected injury occurs may continue to receive such pay for no more than five (5) consecutive normally scheduled work days if not present for duty. (See Article 16, Section 2.) Section 4. If the employee receives workers' compensation benefits for this period of leave with pay, the employee shall reimburse the Sheriff’s Office for the amount of monies received which exceed 100% of the member's average weekly pay. Reimbursement of such excess payments shall be made to the Fiscal Affairs Bureau within five (5) work days after each payment exceeding 100% of the employee’s average weekly pay. Such reimbursement shall not include payments for medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, or related expenses, or lump sum or scheduled payments of disability losses. At no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee's average weekly wage. Section 5. At the conclusion of the period during which an employee is carried on full-pay status as a result of a service-connected injury, the employee may elect to supplement workers' compensation benefits. The employee may elect to supplement such compensation payments by use of sick leave or vacation leave, or any combination thereof. However, at no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee’s average weekly wage. The accrual of sick leave and vacation leave under this method will be based on the actual amount of leave used to supplement compensation payments. Section 6. If the employee elects to supplement his or her workers’ compensation payments, as described above, the employee shall notify Fiscal Affairs in writing of such election, within seven (7) days of the compensable injury or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Should the employee subsequently desire to cancel or alter any such election, the same shall be submitted in writing to Fiscal Affairs. Section 7. An employee receiving payment under workers’ compensation for a service- service-connected injury will not be eligible for overtime compensation with the following exceptions: when an employee is subpoenaed or otherwise required to appear in court or at a driver’s license hearing as the result of a matter arising out of the course of the employee’s employment. Section 8. Employees who must seek initial emergency medical treatment for a workers’ compensation injury and are detained by the medical facility beyond their normal scheduled workday will be compensated at their base hourly rate of pay. Initial emergency medical treatment shall occur at the time the employee sustains such injury requiring emergency treatment. Compensation shall not exceed four (4) hours and is not considered to be time worked for FLSA purposes. Employees affected by this provision shall report their time in accordance with the provisions established by the Sheriff’s Office. Section 9. Procedures established by the Sheriff’s Office shall be followed for documentation of leaves of absence for treatment of work-related injuries when appointments conflict with an employee's assigned work schedule. Section 10. Once an employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI), any further follow-up appointments or treatments for a work-related injury which take place during the employee’s assigned work schedule and are no more than a full work day in length may be completed on administrative leave. Appointments should, whenever possible, be scheduled on dates and times the employee is not scheduled to work. However, if follow-up appointments or treatment conflict with the employee’s work schedule, administrative leave may be used. Section 11. When a physician certifies that an employee is temporarily unable to perform the essential job functions of his position, is unable to successfully complete the physical abilities test as provided by Sheriff’s Office policy, is unable to complete in-in- service training, or unable to complete firearms training, then an attempt will be made to provide the employee with a light duty assignment. Said light duty shall be offered solely at the discretion of the Sheriff or his designee. Section 12. No employee shall continue in an active service capacity in less than full duty status or be absent from duty due to any condition resulting from a work-related injury or illness that renders the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his job classification for a period in excess of 270 calendar days in any twelve-month period, including completion of in-service training, firearms training, or the physical abilities test. In the event any of the above should occur, the employee will either be transferred to an existing open position for which he qualifies and for which he is capable of performing the essential functions of the job classification with or without reasonable accommodation, or transferred to inactive service status in accordance with the provisions of the Sheriff’s Office. However, the Sheriff may grant an extension to the time frames in this Section in situations wherein an individual has been seriously injured in the line of duty under extraordinary circumstances or where the Sheriff deems that a defined extension would be exceptionally beneficial to the Sheriff’s Office.

LINE OF DUTY INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a service-connected injury while acting within the course and scope of his employment shall be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits provided in accordance with Florida law. An injury shall be determined to have been incurred while on duty only if such injury is a compensable injury under Florida law. If injury is caused by known refusal of the employee to use a safety appliance or device, medical benefits will be reduced by 25%. Section 2. An employee who is maliciously or intentionally injured and thereby sustains a service-connected injury shall be carried in full-pay status rather than being required to use sick, vacation or other leave. Full pay status shall be granted only after submission to the Sheriff of a medical report which gives a current diagnosis of the employee’s recovery and ability to return to work. In no case shall the employee's salary and workers’ compensation benefits exceed the amount of the employee's average weekly wage. Section 3. Any other employee who sustains a service-connected injury that is compensable under the workers' compensation law shall be carried in full-pay status for a period not to exceed 112 working hours fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the injury or for a maximum of eighty (80) work hours if taken intermittently, without being required to use accrued leave credits. The 112 working hours or eighty fourteen (8014) work hours taken intermittently calendar day period of full-pay status may be extended at the discretion of the Sheriff. An employee with a service-connected injury in full-pay status in accordance with this Article will continue to receive all benefits. An employee receiving shift differential pay when the service-connected injury occurs may will continue to receive such pay for no more than five (5) consecutive normally scheduled work days if not present for duty. (See Article 16, Section 2.) Section 4. If the employee receives workers' compensation benefits for this period of leave with pay, the employee shall reimburse the Sheriff’s Office for the amount of monies received which exceed 100% of the member's average weekly pay. Reimbursement of such excess payments shall be made to the Fiscal Affairs Bureau Office within five (5) work days after each payment exceeding 100% of the employee’s average weekly pay. Such reimbursement shall not include payments for medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, or related expenses, or lump sum or scheduled payments of disability losses. At no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee's average weekly wage. Section 5. At the conclusion of the period during which an employee is carried on full-pay status as a result of a service-connected injury, the employee may elect to supplement workers' compensation benefits. The employee may elect to supplement such compensation payments by use of sick leave or vacation leave, or any combination thereof. However, at no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee’s average weekly wage. The accrual of sick leave and vacation leave under this method will be based on the actual amount of leave used to supplement compensation payments. Section 6. If the employee elects to supplement his or her workers’ compensation payments, as described above, the employee shall notify Fiscal Affairs the Commander of the Bureau in writing which he serves, or Chief Deputy if applicable, in writing, of such election, within seven (7) days of the compensable injury or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Should the employee subsequently desire to cancel or alter any such election, the same shall be submitted in writing to Fiscal Affairsthe Commander of his Bureau or Division, or Chief Deputy if applicable. Section 7. An employee receiving payment under workers’ compensation for a service- service-connected injury will not be eligible for overtime compensation with the following exceptions: when an employee is subpoenaed or otherwise required to appear in court or at a driver’s license hearing as the result of a matter arising out of the course of the employee’s employmentcompensation. Section 8. Employees who must seek initial emergency medical treatment for a workers’ compensation injury and are detained by the medical facility beyond their normal scheduled workday will be compensated at their base hourly rate of pay. Initial emergency medical treatment shall occur at the time the employee sustains such injury requiring emergency treatment. Compensation shall not exceed four (4) hours and is not considered to be time worked for FLSA purposes. Employees affected by this provision shall report their time in accordance with the provisions established by the Sheriff’s Office. Section 9. Procedures established by the Sheriff’s Office shall be followed for documentation of leaves of absence for treatment of work-related injuries when appointments conflict with an employee's assigned work schedule. Section 10. Once an employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI), any further follow-up appointments or treatments for a work-related injury which take place during the employee’s assigned work schedule and are no more than a full work day in length may be completed on administrative leave. Appointments should, whenever possible, be scheduled on dates and times the employee is not scheduled to work. However, if If such follow-up appointments treatment or treatment conflict with appointment results in the employee’s work scheduleabsence from duty for any period of time other than the day of the appointment or treatment, administrative leave may the absence shall be usedcovered by the use of the employee’s accrued leave. Section 11. When a physician certifies that an employee is temporarily unable to perform the essential job functions of his position, is unable to successfully complete the physical abilities test as provided by Sheriff’s Office policy, is unable to complete in-in- service training, or unable to complete firearms training, then an attempt will be made to provide the employee with a light duty assignment. Said light duty shall be offered solely at the discretion of the Sheriff or his designee. Section 12. No employee shall continue in an active service capacity in less than full duty status or be absent from duty due to any condition resulting from a work-related injury or illness that renders the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his job classification for a period in excess of 270 calendar days in any twelve-month period, including completion of in-service training, firearms training, or the physical abilities test. In the event any of the above should occur, the employee will either be transferred to an existing open position for which he qualifies and for which he is capable of performing the essential functions of the job classification with or without reasonable accommodation, or transferred to inactive service status in accordance with the provisions of the Sheriff’s Office. However, the Sheriff may grant an extension to the time frames in this Section in situations wherein an individual has been seriously injured in the line of duty under extraordinary circumstances or where the Sheriff deems that a defined extension would be exceptionally beneficial to the Sheriff’s Office.

LINE OF DUTY INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a service-connected injury while acting within the course and scope of his employment shall be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits provided in accordance with Florida law. An injury shall be determined to have been incurred while on duty only if such injury is a compensable injury under Florida law. If injury is caused by known refusal of the employee to use a safety appliance or device, medical benefits will be reduced by 25%. Section 2. An employee who is maliciously or intentionally injured and thereby sustains a service-connected injury shall be carried in full-pay status rather than being required to use sick, vacation or other leave. Full pay status shall be granted only after submission to the Sheriff of a medical report which gives a current diagnosis of the employee’s recovery and ability to return to work. In no case shall the employee's salary and workers’ compensation benefits exceed the amount of the employee's average weekly wage. Section 3. Any other employee who sustains a service-connected injury that is compensable under the workers' compensation law shall be carried in full-pay status for a period not to exceed 112 working hours fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the injury or for a maximum of eighty (80) work hours if taken intermittently, without being required to use accrued leave credits. The 112 working hours or eighty fourteen (8014) work hours taken intermittently calendar day period of full-pay status may be extended at the discretion of the Sheriff. An employee with a service-connected injury in full-pay status in accordance with this Article will continue to receive all benefits. An employee receiving shift differential pay when the service-connected injury occurs may will continue to receive such pay for no more than five (5) consecutive normally scheduled work days if not present for duty. (See Article 16, Section 2.) Section 4. If the employee receives workers' compensation benefits for this period of leave with pay, the employee shall reimburse the Sheriff’s Office for the amount of monies received which exceed 100% of the member's average weekly pay. Reimbursement of such excess payments shall be made to the Fiscal Affairs Bureau Office within five (5) work days after each payment exceeding 100% of the employee’s average weekly pay. Such reimbursement shall not include payments for medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, or related expenses, or lump sum or scheduled payments of disability losses. At no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee's average weekly wage. Section 5. At the conclusion of the period during which an employee is carried on full-pay status as a result of a service-connected injury, the employee may elect to supplement workers' compensation benefits. The employee may elect to supplement such compensation payments by use of sick leave or vacation leave, or any combination thereof. However, at no time will any combination of benefits exceed the employee’s average weekly wage. The accrual of sick leave and vacation leave under this method will be based on the actual amount of leave used to supplement compensation payments. Section 6. If the employee elects to supplement his or her workers’ compensation payments, as described above, the employee shall notify Fiscal Affairs the Commander of the Bureau in writing which he serves, in writing, of such election, within seven (7) days of the compensable injury or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Should the employee subsequently desire to cancel or alter any such election, the same shall be submitted in writing to Fiscal Affairsthe Commander of his Bureau or Division. Section 7. An employee receiving payment under workers’ compensation for a service- connected injury will not be eligible for overtime compensation with the following exceptions: when an employee is subpoenaed or otherwise required to appear in court or at a driver’s license hearing as the result of a matter arising out of the course of the employee’s employmentcompensation. Section 8. Employees who must seek initial emergency medical treatment for a workers’ compensation injury and are detained by the medical facility beyond their normal scheduled workday will be compensated at their base hourly rate of pay. Initial emergency medical treatment shall occur at the time the employee sustains such injury requiring emergency treatment. Compensation shall not exceed four (4) hours and is not considered to be time worked for FLSA purposes. Employees affected by this provision shall report their time in accordance with the provisions established by the Sheriff’s Office. Section 9. Procedures established by the Sheriff’s Office shall be followed for documentation of leaves of absence for treatment of work-related injuries when appointments conflict with an employee's assigned work schedule. Section 10. Once an employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI), any further follow-up appointments or treatments for a work-related injury which take place during the employee’s assigned work schedule and are no more than a full work day in length may be completed on administrative leave. Appointments should, whenever possible, be scheduled on dates and times the employee is not scheduled to work. However, if If such follow-up appointments treatment or treatment conflict with appointment results in the employee’s work scheduleabsence from duty for any period of time other than the day of the appointment or treatment, administrative leave may the absence shall be usedcovered by the use of the employee’s accrued leave. Section 11. When a physician certifies that an employee is temporarily unable to perform the essential job functions of his position, is unable to successfully complete the physical abilities test as provided by Sheriff’s Office policy, is unable to complete in-service training, or unable to complete firearms training, then an attempt will be made to provide the employee with a light duty assignment. Said light duty shall be offered solely at the discretion of the Sheriff or his designee. Section 12. No employee shall continue in an active service capacity in less than full duty status or be absent from duty due to any condition resulting from a work-related injury or illness that renders the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his job classification for a period in excess of 270 calendar days in any twelve-month period, including completion of in-service training, firearms training, or the physical abilities test. In the event any of the above should occur, the employee will either be transferred to an existing open position for which he qualifies and for which he is capable of performing the essential functions of the job classification with or without reasonable accommodation, or transferred to inactive service status in accordance with the provisions of the Sheriff’s Office. However, the Sheriff may grant an extension to the time frames in this Section in situations wherein an individual has been seriously injured in the line of duty under extraordinary circumstances or where the Sheriff deems that a defined extension would be exceptionally beneficial to the Sheriff’s Office.