Common use of OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE Clause in Contracts

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE. 13.1 Each Employee shall be entitled to occupational injury leave (OIL) to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days for each qualifying injury. OIL shall be granted to an Employee who suffers an on-the-job injury or illness from an identifiable incident that occurred in the performance of his/her official duties within the scope of his/her employment with the Employer and who is off work due to said injury for five (5) consecutive shifts. This wait period may be waived in the sole discretion of the City Manager. 13.2 In the event of a service-connected injury or illness incurred in the active discharge of duty, which injury is not the result of gross negligence, recklessness, self-infliction, or "horseplay" by the Employee, the Employer shall grant the Employee full pay for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) calendar days. This time shall not be charged to the Employee's Sick Leave time. 13.3 An Employee applying for OIL hereunder shall authorize the release to the Employer of all medical information pertinent only to the occupational injury possessed by the Employee's treating physician(s) and the treatment facility(ies), if so requested by the Employer or its designee, and/or shall agree to be examined by a licensed medical practitioner selected and paid for by the Employer. At that time, the physician shall also document an estimated return to work date for the injured Employee. 13.4 Any Employee claiming an occupational injury or illness under this Article shall file a claim with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OBWC) as soon as possible. Upon approval of the claim by OBWC, an OIL granted after the fifth consecutive shift absence shall be made retroactive to the first day of absence, and any Sick Leave, Personal Leave, or Vacation Leave used by the Employee during the first five (5) workdays of absence shall be restored to his/her credit. The Employee shall remit to the Employer all income benefits paid by OBWC for the period during which the Employee received full pay from the Employer while on OIL. In the event the claim is denied by OBWC, the Employee shall revert to Sick Leave status and shall be charged with Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, and/or Personal Leave for all time paid by the Employer for OIL.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE. 13.1 Each Employee shall be entitled to occupational injury leave (OIL) to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days for each qualifying injury. OIL shall be granted to an Employee who suffers an on-the-job injury or illness from an identifiable incident that occurred in the performance of his/her official duties within the scope of his/her employment with the Employer and who is off work due to said injury for five (5) consecutive shifts. This wait period may be waived in the sole discretion of the City Manager. 13.2 Section 20.1 Leave In the event of a service-connected an occupational injury or an occupational illness incurred in as a direct result of performing an assigned or sworn function within the active discharge course and scope of dutythe employee's employment, which illness or injury is not the result of gross "horseplay", sole negligence, recklessness, recklessness or self-inflictioninfliction by an employee, or "horseplay" by and upon the Employeeemployee's application, the Employer shall may grant the Employee employee, beginning on the eighth calendar day of absence or on the first day the employee is admitted to a hospital as an in-patient, whichever is earlier, Occupation Injury Leave (OIL) with full pay for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty sixty (12060) calendar days. This time shall not The Employer may, at its sole discretion, extend injury leave up to an additional sixty (60) calendar days. The authorization of an OIL is a matter of administrative discretion and the Employer will decide in each individual case if, and/or how much, OIL is to be charged to the Employee's Sick Leave timegranted. 13.3 An Employee applying for OIL hereunder shall authorize the release to the Employer of all medical information pertinent only to the occupational injury possessed by the Employee's treating physician(s) and the treatment facility(ies), if so requested by the Employer or its designee, and/or shall agree to be examined by a licensed medical practitioner selected and paid for by the Employer. At that time, the physician shall also document an estimated return to work date for the injured Employee. 13.4 Section 20.2 Injury Claim Any Employee employee claiming an occupational illness or injury or illness under this Article shall file a an injury claim with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OBWC) as soon as possible. Upon approval of the claim by OBWCWorkers' Compensation, an OIL granted after on the fifth consecutive shift eighth (8th) day of absence shall be made retroactive to the first (1st) day of absence, and any Sick Leavesick leave, Personal Leave, compensatory time or Vacation Leave vacation used by the Employee employee during the first five eight (5) workdays 8) days of absence shall be restored to his/her his credit. The Employee employee shall remit to the Employer all income benefits paid by OBWC Workers' Compensation for the period during which the Employee employee received full pay from the Employer while on OIL. In the event the claim is denied by OBWCWorkers' Compensation, the Employee shall revert to Sick Leave status and shall be charged with Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, and/or Personal Leave for all time paid by employee must reimburse the Employer for all injury leave time. The reimbursement may be charged against an employee’s sick leave, compensatory time and/or vacation leave. Section 20.3 Benefit It is understood and agreed that the Employer's obligation under this Article is only the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and the amount of income benefits paid to the employee by OBWC, and that OIL is not in lieu of OBWC benefits. Section 20.4 Light Duty In lieu of granting OIL, the Employer may assign the employee to light duty with the approval of, and within the limitations set by, the employee's treating physician.