Service Connected Injury. Upon certification of an employee's on-duty Career Duty Operations Chief, approved by the Fire Chief or designee, and based on written certification by an employee's physician, if presented, that an employee is absent due to service-connected injury/illness, the employee shall immediately be placed on administrative leave until a determination concerning eligibility for compensation has been made by the Division of Risk Management, Department of Finance. It is further agreed that, if the disability status is denied by the Division of Risk Management, the employee's pay or leave balance shall be adjusted.
Service Connected Injury. A. In the event of a job connected occupational illness or injury wherein the employee reports said injury by the end of the duty day following the occurrence, Management shall immediately place the employee on injury leave upon the employee’s submission of an injury leave request form (S-104), a completed injury investigation report, medical certification of the injury and need for leave, and signed medical releases for information pertaining to the injury.
B. Where there is no negligence or violation of standard safety practices on the part of the employee, leave of absence may be granted by the City Manager according to the following schedule.
Service Connected Injury. An employee who suffers an on-the-job injury shall be allowed full pay during the first three (3) working days without the utilization of any accumulated sick leave or other benefits. Thereafter, the employee shall be permitted to utilize accumulated sick leave. In the event such service-connected injury becomes the subject of an award by the Industrial Commission, the employee shall reimburse the Employer the dollar equivalent which duplicates payment received as sick leave days, and the employee’s sick leave account shall be credited with the number of sick leave days used. An employee who suffers on on-the-job injury shall not be required to utilize any accumulated sick days prior to being granted an injury leave under Section 13.7 below.
Service Connected Injury. Injury leave is leave of absence with pay for an employee to recover from a job connected occupational illness or injury received in the course of and arising out of his/her employment with Management. Leave is not deducted from sick leave credits. Injury leave may be granted provided the injury is reported to the immediate supervisor or designee within seventy-two (72) hours after the occurrence or, in the case of occupational diseases, after the diagnosis of the occupational disease by a licensed physician. Injury leave in excess of thirty (30) calendar days must be requested in increments of thirty (30) calendar days by a Personnel Action Form (P-1-S-55). Injury leave in excess of ninety (90) days requires the additional approval of the City Manager. The employee shall be notified by Management in writing at the expiration or denial of injury leave. An employee who sought medical treatment related to a work related condition and/or who is returning from injury leave must have a City medical certification form including a release to full or restricted duty from his/her physician before returning to work. To secure this release, the employee must obtain a statement from his/her doctor on the City’s medical certification form giving the nature of the injury, date of return and certifying that the employee is able to return to work. Final judgment of the employee’s ability to return to work rests with the Director of Fire and Human Resources based on a reliable medical opinion. All bargaining unit employees shall be fully covered under the Worker’s Compensation Laws of the State of Ohio.
Service Connected Injury. A. In the event of job connected occupational illness or injury wherein the employee reports said injury within twenty-four (24) hours of the incident of illness or injury and where there is no negligence or violation of standard safety practices on the part of the employee, leave of absence may be granted by the City Manager according to the following schedule.
Service Connected Injury. (a) None of the employee’s time off banks shall be charged to the account of an employee who suffers an illness or an injury arising out of and connected with their employment and which prevents them from their performance of their duties for the Township.
(b) Provisions of the worker's compensation laws of the State of Michigan shall apply in all injuries, accident or illness to an employee arising from the performance of their duties. This shall include the Township's right to place the employee in a light- duty assignment. Light duty shall consist of the affected employee being temporarily assigned to a forty (40) hour or fifty-six (56) hour position. These temporarily assigned personnel are not considered promoted for rank or pay and can only perform functions within their documented restrictions. The duration of a light-duty assignment shall be at the discretion of the Township. The Township may remove an employee from a light- duty assignment at any time and place them back on Worker's Compensation leave. Any employee who is unable to work as a result of such injury, accident or illness shall be paid by the Township the difference between eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate of pay and the amount received from Worker's Compensation for the duration of the recovery not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date of injury, accident or illness. During the twelve month period, accrual of benefits (i.e. seniority, pension service credit accrual, and accumulation of all leave time) and medical insurance, dental insurance, optical insurance and life insurance shall continue at full benefit levels. At the end of twelve (12) months from date of injury, if the employee cannot return to work in the same capacity, the employee's employment relationship shall cease unless the Township Board grants further extension. During the twelve (12) month period and no later than ten (10) months from the injury, the employee shall notify the Township of their decision to apply for a disability retirement to allow necessary time for the processing prior to the cessation of the employment relationship with the Township. Normal payroll tax deductions will be made on the supplement check issued by the Township. However, total authorized deductions for Union dues, and pension contribution shall be deducted at the full annualized bi-weekly rate. Employees may be required to submit copies of all Workers' Compensation checks which they have received to the accounting departme...
Service Connected Injury. Section 1. In the event of a service-connected injury while in the active discharge of duty, and for which the employee shall be entitled (and approved) by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the employee shall receive his full pay for thirty (30) calendar days. This time period may be extended on a case-by-case, non-precedent setting basis at the sole discretion of the Employer. This provision shall take effect upon proof of application to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC).
Section 2. The employee must submit a report of the injury at the earliest possible time. The report shall indicate the time and place of the injury, how the injury occurred, a list of witnesses, individuals involved, if any, and physicians and hospitals that treat the injuries.
Section 3. In order to be eligible for service-connected disability benefits under this article, the employee must apply for weekly compensation benefits by the BWC. During this time, any payments in the form of benefits shall be paid to the City.
Section 4. Any time the employee is required to be absent from duty under this article, the first thirty (30) calendar days shall not be charged to sick leave.
Section 5. An employee required to stop work under this article shall be paid for the whole day of work. This time period may be extended on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the Employer and on a non-precedent setting basis.
Section 6. If the claim is not approved by the BWC, time accumulated in Section 1 shall be paid from accumulated sick leave or other paid leave balances if sick leave is exhausted.
Service Connected Injury. In the event of service connected occupational illness or injury incurred in the course of and arising out of employment with the City of Dayton, leave of absence with normal pay will be granted by the City Manager for up to ninety (90) calendar days. The Director of Police may approve injury leave benefits on a conditional basis for a period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days for the initial injury leave usage for an injury, provided the employee has submitted an Injury Investigation Report, a fully completed Medical Certification form signed by his/her Doctor, and a Release of Medical Information form that enables management to obtain medical records from all medical facilities and professionals who treated the employee for the injury. If a conditionally approved injury leave claim is subsequently denied by the City Manager, the employee will be required to cover the absence by using sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time. Repayment to the City of Dayton for any injury leave pay received, not offset by paid leave, shall be made within sixty (60) days following a final determination pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section upholding the denial of injury leave. Injury leave may be denied where there is evidence of serious breach of discipline on the part of the injured employee after the Injury Leave Review Board has considered the circumstances and recommends denial of the request for injury leave to the City Manager. An employee will be notified in writing by Management if his/her request is denied and the reasons therefore. Any denial of injury leave is subject to the Grievance Arbitration Procedure upon submission of the grievance by the Lodge at Step 5 (Arbitration). The length of injury leave shall be based upon the advice of the attending physician and the City Doctor. In the event of a dispute as to the length of leave authorized herein, Management and the Lodge shall mutually agree on a disinterested physician to make the final determination which shall be binding on both parties. The cost of the disinterested physician shall be charged equally between Management and Lodge. Further leave will be granted with the approval of the City Manager as set forth herein. The City Manager's approval of injury leave in excess of ninety (90) calendar days shall be based upon the medical recommendation provided for above and the recommendation of the Injury Leave Review Board. The Board shall meet as necessary and will be composed of equal ...
Service Connected Injury. Injury/contagious disease leave is a leave of absence with pay for an employee to recover from an injury received in the course of or arising out of employment with the City of Fostoria. Injury/disease leave is not deducted from sick leave credits and it may be granted provided that there is no evidence of negligence on the part of the injured employee and that injury/disease is promptly reported. In the event an employee sustains an injury or disease, compensable for lost time under Workers’ Compensation, while in the proper performance of the employee’s assigned job duties, the employee will receive full pay during the resulting period of disability for a period not to exceed forty-two (42) consecutive duty days, commencing with the date of such injury/disease, subject to the following conditions:
A. The employee shall submit an employee Injury Report within twenty-four (24) hours or the injury or, if unable to do so, the employee’s immediate supervisor may submit the report.
B. The employee shall file an application for Workers’ Compensation benefits for the period of time disabled, as certified by a physician. The employee may be asked to file with BWC for medical benefits only and not for loss of wages. The employee waives no rights under BWC allowable by law. If the employee’s claim is denied, the employee shall be deemed ineligible for injury leave benefits and such absence shall be charged against the employee’s accrued sick leave, if available, or reimbursed to the Employer by the employee. Employees are prohibited from receiving payment for sick leave or injury leave while simultaneously receiving payment from Workers’ Compensation for lost work time. The employee shall authorize the Employer to receive or shall sign over to the Employer any payments received from the BWC for a loss time injury for which the employee received paid injury leave.
C. During such period of compensable injury, the Employer may require the employee to perform any Fire Department duties then available within the limitations of the employee’s injury or resulting disability.
Service Connected Injury. (a) No sick days shall be charged to the account of an Employee who suffers an illness or an injury arising out of and connected with their employment and which prevents them from their performance of their duties for the Township.
(b) Provisions of the worker's compensation laws of the State of Michigan shall apply in all injuries, accident or illness to an Employee arising from the performance of their duties. This shall include the Township's right to place the Employee in a light-duty assignment. Light duty shall consist either of watch room duties for dispatching functions (if more than One (1) Employee, excluding probationary Employees, is assigned watch room duties while placed on service connected light duty, the senior member assigned to light duty shall have his / her choice of remaining on shift and acting as the dispatcher or being relieved and staying off shift without any loss), or the affected Employee may request to be temporarily assigned to a Forty (40) hour work week. These temporarily assigned personnel are not considered part of their minimum staffing, are not considered promoted for rank or pay, and can only perform functions within their documented restrictions. The duration of a light-duty assignment shall be at the discretion of the Township. The Township may remove an Employee from a light-duty assignment at any time and place them back on Worker's Compensation leave. Any Employee who is unable to work as a result of such injury, accident or illness shall be paid by the Township the difference between Eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate of pay and the amount received from Worker's Compensation for the duration of the recovery not to exceed Six (6) months from the date of injury, accident or illness. For the initial Six (6) month period recited above, the Employee shall be allowed to accrue benefits, including seniority, as though they were working. At the termination of the said initial Six (6) month period, if the Employee cannot return to work then they shall be granted a second Six (6) month extension upon application to the Township Board. The Second (2nd) extension shall not include salary, pay supplements, or benefits unless approved by the Township Board. However, the Township shall maintain hospital and medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, and optical insurance during the second Six (6) months At the end of the Second (2nd) extension, if the Employee cannot return to work in the same capacity, the Em...
