Replacement of Damaged Personal Clothing and/or Articles. A. An employee shall exercise reasonable choice in and care of their personal clothing and/or articles when attending to their assigned duties and responsibilities. B. When an employee's personal clothing and/or articles, which are necessarily worn or used by the employee and required for work performed are damaged by wards, inmates, residents, or clients who are under the control of the State, so that said clothing and/or articles are unacceptable for public view, and the damage occurs through no wrongful act or neglect on the part of the employee, the State shall reimburse the employee for the clothing or article based on a reasonable fair market value of the item(s). C. In accordance with established procedures, when requested by an employee, a department may pay the cost of replacing articles of clothing necessarily worn or carried when damaged in the line of duty without fault of the employee. If the clothes are damaged beyond repair, the department may pay the actual value of these items. The value of these items shall be determined at the time of the damage. D. Damage due simply to normal wear during the course of work shall not be compensated by the State.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Labor Contract
