Common use of On-Duty Injuries Clause in Contracts

On-Duty Injuries. A. Employees who are incapacitated due to injury while on duty shall be entitled to benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law for the State of Florida, Chapter 440. B. Employees when absent from work due to an on-duty injury and ineligible for on- duty injury benefits may elect to utilize illness leave first and then annual leave accrued to make up the difference between Workers' Compensation payments and their basic take-home salary. C. While absent from duty due to a work-related injury and receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, the illness leave and annual leave accruals shall continue up to a maximum of twelve (12) continuous months. D. In the event an employee uses all of his illness leave and annual leave accruals as per Section 8.B. of this Article, the Department shall place the employee on a leave without pay status. Such leave of absence shall be for a maximum of twelve (12) months from the first day of disability. E. Extensions for a Workers' Compensation leave of absence beyond twelve (12) consecutive months may be granted under special circumstances upon approval by the appropriate Department Director and the Human Resources Director. F. Pension credits shall be restored when an employee returns to work from a Workers' Compensation leave under the rules of the Pension Board as administered through the Benefits office. G. An employee who is able to work a light duty job as determined by the attending physician may decline the offer of light duty if the injury is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Should an employee choose not to work light duty, his Workers' Compensation salary replacement benefit would cease, although the employee could use accrued annual and/or illness leave, if eligible.

On-Duty Injuries. A. Employees who are incapacitated due to injury while on duty shall be entitled to benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law for the State of Florida, Chapter 440. B. Employees when absent from work due to an on-duty injury and ineligible for on- on-duty injury benefits may elect to utilize illness leave first and then annual leave accrued to make up the difference between Workers' Compensation payments and their basic take-home salary. C. While absent from duty due to a work-related injury and receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, the illness leave and annual leave accruals shall continue up to a maximum of twelve (12) continuous months. D. In the event an employee uses all of his illness leave and annual leave accruals as per Section 8.B. of this Articledue to an on-duty injury, the Department shall place the employee on a leave without pay status. Such leave of absence shall be for status until the employee either returns to work or is given a maximum of twelve (12) months from the first day of disabilitynon-disciplinary separation according to provisions within this labor agreement. E. Extensions for a Workers' Compensation leave of absence beyond twelve (12) consecutive months may be granted under special circumstances upon approval by the appropriate Department Director and the Human Resources Director. F. Pension credits shall be restored when an employee returns to work from a Workers' Compensation leave under the rules of the Pension Board as administered through the Benefits office. G. F. An employee who is able to work a light duty job as determined by the attending physician may decline the offer of light duty if the injury is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Should an employee choose not to work light duty, his the Workers' Compensation salary replacement benefit would cease, although the employee could use accrued annual and/or illness leave, if eligible.

On-Duty Injuries. A. Employees who are incapacitated due to injury while on duty shall be entitled to benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law for the State of Florida, Chapter 440. B. Employees when absent from work due to an on-duty injury and ineligible for on- duty injury benefits may elect to utilize illness leave first and then annual leave accrued to make up the difference between Workers' Compensation payments and their basic take-home salary. C. While absent from duty due to a work-related injury and receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, the illness leave and annual leave accruals shall continue up to a maximum of twelve (12) continuous months. D. In the event an employee uses all of his illness leave and annual leave accruals as per Section 8.B. of this Article, the Department shall place the employee on a leave without pay status. Such leave of absence shall be for a maximum of twelve (12) months from the first day of disability. E. Extensions for a Workers' Compensation leave of absence beyond twelve (12) consecutive months may be granted under special circumstances upon approval by the appropriate Department Director and the Human Resources Director. F. Pension X. Xxxxxxx credits shall be restored when an employee returns to work from a Workers' Compensation leave under the rules of the Pension Board as administered through the Benefits office. G. X. An employee who is able to work a light duty job as determined by the attending physician may decline the offer of light duty if the injury is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Should an employee choose not to work light duty, his Workers' Compensation salary replacement benefit would cease, although the employee could use accrued annual and/or illness leave, if eligible.

On-Duty Injuries. A. Employees who are incapacitated due to injury while on duty shall be entitled to benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law for the State of Florida, Chapter 440. B. Employees when absent from work due to an on-duty injury and ineligible for on- duty injury benefits may elect to utilize illness leave first and then annual leave accrued to make up the difference between Workers' Compensation payments and their basic take-home salary. C. While absent from duty due to a work-related injury and receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, the illness leave and annual leave accruals shall continue up to a maximum of twelve (12) continuous months. D. In the event an employee uses all of his illness leave and annual leave accruals as per Section 8.B. 8(B) of this Article, the Department shall place the employee on a leave without pay status. Such leave of absence shall be for a maximum of twelve (12) months from the first day of disability. E. Extensions for a Workers' Compensation leave of absence beyond twelve (12) consecutive months may be granted under special circumstances upon approval by the appropriate Department Director and the Human Resources Director. F. Pension credits shall be restored when an employee returns to work from a Workers' Compensation leave under the rules of the Pension Board as administered through the Benefits office. G. An employee who is able to work a light duty job as determined by the attending physician may decline the offer of light duty if the injury is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Should an employee choose not to work light duty, his Workers' Compensation salary replacement benefit would cease, although the employee could use accrued annual and/or illness leave, if eligible.