Common use of OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE Clause in Contracts

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Employees injured while at work shall be given medical attention as dictated by the severity of the injury and the circumstances at the earliest possible moment and employees shall be permitted to return to work, if cleared to return to work by an appropriate medical provider without signing any release of liability, pending the disposition or settlement of any claims for damage or compensation. In the event that medical attention is necessary, such injured employees will be allowed to obtain medical attention without loss of time during the shift in which the injury occurred. It is the responsibility of the injured employee to report an injury to his/her immediate Supervisor during the shift in which the injury occurred. Section 2. During any occupational injury leave, the employee will be responsible to meet all medical examinations and treatment requirement as established by the company’s insurance carrier and medical provider. Section 3. The Company reserves the right to require employees returning from occupational injury leave to take an appropriate fitness-for-duty or functional capacity examination given by a provider designated by the Company. The scope of this fitness for duty or functional capacity examination will be limited to the original occupational injury sustained. This cost will be paid by the Company. Section 4. An employee may retain any Workers Compensation benefits received by him/her as an award for partial or permanent injury which might exceed his/her total wages which would have been payable under this Article for the period of time lost from employment. Section 5. An employee out on Workers Compensation upon request will be allowed to cash out any/all accrued vacation/sick time to supplement his/her income to the extent the employee has lost time.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE. Section 1. Employees injured while at work shall be given medical attention as dictated by the severity of the injury and the circumstances at the earliest possible moment and employees shall be permitted to return to work, if cleared to return to work by an appropriate medical provider without signing any release of liability, pending the disposition or settlement of any claims for damage or compensation. In the event that medical attention is necessary, such injured employees will be allowed to obtain medical attention without loss of time during the shift in which the injury occurred. It is the responsibility of the injured employee to report an injury to his/her immediate Supervisor during the shift in which the injury occurred. Section 2. During any occupational injury leave, the employee will be responsible to meet all medical examinations and treatment requirement as established by the company’s 's insurance carrier and medical provider. Section 3. The Company reserves the right to require employees returning from occupational injury leave to take an appropriate fitness-for-duty or functional capacity examination given by a provider designated by the Company. The scope of this fitness for duty or functional capacity examination will be limited to the original occupational injury sustained. This cost will be paid by the Company. Section 4. An employee may retain any Workers Compensation benefits received by him/her as an award for partial or permanent injury which might exceed his/her total wages which would have been payable under this Article for the period of time lost from employment. Section 5. An employee out on Workers Compensation upon request will be allowed to cash out any/all accrued vacation/sick time to supplement his/her income to the extent the employee has lost time.