Line of Duty Injury. Leave of absence with pay in the event of injury received in the performance of a police officer’s duties shall be provided in accordance with provisions of Section 181.08 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, et. seq.; provided, however, that the officer is diagnosed and treated by a doctor on a preferred provider list of Workers’ Compensation doctors approved by the CITY and that should a leave of absence due to injury extend beyond 120 calendar days, the affected employee shall not be entitled to accrue vacation or holiday pay or credit.
Line of Duty Injury. For the purposes of the application of the Public Employees Disability Act (5 ILCS 345/1) and the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (820 ILCS 320/10) to the Employees covered by this Agreement, the definition of "line of duty" or "catastrophic" injury is as follows: A physical injury occurring as the result of direct physical contact with an inmate or a member of the public in an on-duty situation, the use of a weapon by an inmate against the Employee or the expectoration or throwing of bodily fluid or fecal matter by the inmate or injuries received during the operation of a county vehicle while on duty. To qualify the Employee for the benefits provided under the acts referenced above, the injury must be diagnosed by a physician. The Employer may require the Employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician of the Employer's choice for verification of the injury. In the interpretation and application of the Public Employees Disability Act (5 ILCS 345/1) and the Public Safety Employees Benefits Act (820 ILCS 320/10) this definition shall apply. Employees who are injured while on duty and who do not meet with definition of "line of duty" or "catastrophic" injury as outlined in this section shall be covered under the provisions of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq).
Line of Duty Injury. (A) It is hereby acknowledged by the parties that UNH police officers are involved in hazardous employment that may place them in circumstances endangering their physical health and safety. Accordingly, the parties agree that UNH police officers shall receive additional compensation for certain injuries sustained in the line of duty.
(B) When a UNH police officer sustains an injury from a misdemeanor or felony committed by another and sustained in the course of duty, and where that injury results in temporary total disability as established under N.H. RSA 281-A:28, the officer shall be entitled to additional compensation as provided in section 24.0B(C) for a period of 52 weeks from the date of the injury until the officer returns to work, accepts a lump-sum settlement under RSA 281-A:37; or receives a permanency award under RSA 281-A:28-a or RSA 281-A-32, whichever occurs first.
(C) When a UNH police officer is absent from duty caused by injury as provided in section 24.08 (B), UNH shall pay the officer's average weekly wage, as of the date of injury. The average weekly wage shall be determined by reference to RSA 281-A:15, as amended, offset by all income the officer receives from Workers' Compensation or other disability benefits.
(D) When a UNH police officer is absent from duty caused by injury as provided in section 24.0B(B), the elimination period for Long Term Disability benefits as provided in section 23.28 will be 365 days.
Line of Duty Injury. 1. The City agrees that an individual Officer shall continue to be credited with his/her annual vacation allowance on January 1 of each year. If the Officer is injured in the line of duty during that year and receives C. 41, §111F benefits during that year and into the following year, the maximum amount of vacation that may be carried forward to that following year is one week (seven (7) days), which is the same amount any other employee continuously employed and on regular duty may carry forward, regardless of the total accumulation on December 31.
2. If the employee receives C. 41, §111F benefits into succeeding years, said Officer shall be permitted to carry forward one (1) week (seven (7) days) for each year the Officer is receiving said benefits, i.e. if an employee is injured in July of year one and is on injured on duty status until February of year three, that employee shall have his/her annual vacation allowance credited on January 1 of year three plus one week from year one and one week from year two (fourteen (14) days total).
3. Additionally, if an employee is injured in year one and returns in a subsequent year, said employee shall be credited with whatever accrual from previous years as outlined above plus a percentage of his/her annual accrual for that year (year of return) based on the following schedule: Return to Work Percentage of Vacation Re-Credited
Line of Duty Injury. A. The term line-of-duty injury is an injury which occurs on the job only when said injury is reported on the day of occurrence and when said injury incapacitates the employee from performing his/her job because of the injury. The City shall have the right to require the employee to have a physical examination by a physician of its choice prior to payment of any compensation.
B. An employee may utilize accrued sick leave, however, the amount paid shall be only that amount permitted to supplement funds received by the employee from the Florida Workers' Compensation Law and any other disability or other income plan provided by the City, to the point where the sum of all payments is equal to the employee's regular base pay at the time of injury. At such time as the employee receives his/her initial workers' compensation payment, the City shall allow the use of accrued sick leave up to the amount necessary, when combined with the workers compensation payment, to equal the employee's base pay. Any adjustment to pay under this policy will be made following the employee's return to work or at the expiration of the period for which Workers’ Compensation payments are provided under state law.
C. Should an employee become unable to perform the essential functions of his/her job due to an on-the-job injury, the employee shall have the option of accepting a demotion or lateral transfer; provided that an opening exists in the position to which he/she is demoted or transferred and provided further that he/she is capable of performing the essential functions of that position. The City shall have the right to require the employee to take a noncompetitive examination to determine if the employee is capable of performing the essential functions of the position he/she seeks to fill.
D. An employee with less than 12 months employment who is injured on the job and is eligible for Workers’ Compensation will not be charged sick leave for any medical appointments which occur during scheduled work hours and have been approved by Risk Management.
E. The City may establish such reasonable reporting requirements as it deems necessary to insure the application of the Workers’ Compensation Law.
Line of Duty Injury. The City agrees to continue to pay the Officer regular holiday pay while the Officer is receiving Chapter 41, §111F benefits.
Line of Duty Injury. The Union agrees that beginning with the day of the disability, while receiving C. 41 §111F benefits, up to and including the day of return to regular duty or the day of retirement, whichever comes first, the employee shall not accrue sick leave. If an employee works a portion of a calendar year, the Officer shall receive a proportionate amount of sick leave.
Line of Duty Injury. A represented officer who sustains an injury or illness arising out of and in the course of employment with the City shall be covered by the provisions of the Public Employee Disability Act, 5 ILCS 345/0.01 et. seq.
Line of Duty Injury. Section 1. Members of the bargaining unit who are injured in the line of duty shall receive injured-on-duty compensation, according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 111F.
Line of Duty Injury a. Whenever any officer suffer any injury in the line of duty which causes him to be unable to perform his duties, he shall continue to be paid by the City on the same basis as he was paid before the injury, with no deduction from his sick leave credits, compensatory time for overtime accumulations or vacation, or service credits in the pension fund during the time he is unable to perform his duties due to the result of the injury, but not longer than one (1) year in relation to the same injury.
b. At any time during the period for which continuing compensation is required by this Section, the City may order, at the expense of the City, physical or medical examinations of the person to determine the degree of disability.
c. During the period of disability, the injured person shall not be employed in any other manner with or without monetary compensation. Any person who is employed in violation of this paragraph shall forfeit the continuing compensation provided for by this Article from the time such employment begins.
d. Any salary due to the employee from workers compensation or any salary due from any type of insurance caried by the City shall revert to the City during the time for which continuing compensation is paid to him under this Article.
