Supplemental Pay for certain Worker’s Compensation Injuries. Certain extraordinary duties and responsibilities required of Officers warrant the University to implement a special pay policy limited to a serious injury or disability sustained by an officer in the line of duty in acts of violence (such as stabbing or shooting) or peril (such as life rescue) or in the apprehension of a suspect involved in a criminal act. This agreement will provide an officer with a supplement to Workers’ Compensation wages to provide full pay (based on regular hours) up to thirty (30) calendar days. Officers injured in the line of duty must follow the standard procedure for reporting an injury. The injury must be reported to the employee’s supervisor immediately to ensure appropriate medical attention. Supervisors should review the details of the accident with the injured employee and the employee should complete the Brown University Injury Report Form and submit it to the Insurance Office within 48 hours of the accident. (Delays in reporting may jeopardize an employee’s eligibility for Worker’s Compensation benefits.) The Insurance Office must receive proper medical documentation from the employee’s attending physician substantiating disability and work restrictions as soon as possible. If the Insurance Office determines that the officer is eligible for Workers’ Compensation, a committee comprised of the Vice President for Campus Safety or his designee, the Deputy Chief of Police, and the Senior Director of Labor Relations for the University will determine whether the injury meets the criteria for supplemental pay. If it is determined that the injury meets this standard, the department will pay a supplement to Workers’ Compensation wages to bring the officer to full (regular) pay for a 30-day period. The officer will be required to give additional documentation from time to time as a condition for continuing these payments and to submit to an examination by a physician appointed by the University, if this is deemed desirable by the University. At the end of the thirty (30) day period, a review of the circumstances of a particular instance, if necessary, will be conducted by the University to determine if the condition of the officer warrants a thirty (30) day extension. The University’s decision will be final and will not be considered as having established a precedent for future cases. Furthermore, the University’s decision will not be subject to the contractual grievance and arbitration process.
