Common use of Occupational Illness or Injury Clause in Contracts

Occupational Illness or Injury. A. Absence due to injury incurred in the course of the teacher's employment will be charged against the teacher's sick and emergency leave days after twenty-one (21) days but not to exceed thirteen (13) days of sick and emergency leave accumulation. The Board shall pay to such teacher the difference between the teacher's regular salary and benefits received under the Indiana Worker's Compensation Act for the duration of such absence or until the teacher becomes eligible for long term disability benefits, provided that: 1. The injury results in disability preventing such teacher from performing the normal duties required of said teacher; 2. The teacher shall qualify for, request, and receive worker's compensation benefits. B. The Board may require the teacher to submit to a physical examination conducted by a physician chosen by the Board, at the Board's expense any time after seven (7) days of the occurrence of the injury and to receive a complete verified report of such examination. The Board shall then determine the teacher's eligibility for this leave based upon the results of such examination in accordance with applicable statutes. C. A teacher absent from work because of a childhood communicable disease, except the common cold, contracted in the course of the teacher's employment shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick leave.

Occupational Illness or Injury. A. Absence X. Xxxxxxx due to injury incurred in the course of the teacher's employment will be charged against the teacher's sick and emergency leave days after twenty-twenty- one (21) days but not to exceed thirteen (13) days of sick and emergency leave accumulation. The Board shall pay to such teacher the difference between the teacher's regular salary and benefits received under the Indiana Worker's Compensation Act for the duration of such absence or until the teacher becomes eligible for long term disability benefits, provided that: 1. The injury results in disability preventing such teacher from performing the normal duties required of said teacher; 2. The teacher shall qualify for, request, and receive worker's compensation benefits. B. The Board may require the teacher to submit to a physical examination conducted by a physician chosen by the Board, at the Board's expense any time after seven (7) days of the occurrence of the injury and to receive a complete verified report of such examination. The Board shall then determine the teacher's eligibility for this leave based upon the results of such examination in accordance with applicable statutes. C. A teacher absent from work because of a childhood communicable disease, except the common cold, contracted in the course of the teacher's employment shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick leave.