Common use of WORK RELATED INJURY/ILLNESS Clause in Contracts

WORK RELATED INJURY/ILLNESS. A. Whenever a teacher is absent from school as a result of personal injury or occupational disease caused by an incident or assault occurring in the course of employment, the teacher will be paid the usual salary less the amount of workers' compensation award for a period not to exceed one (1) full work year, and no part of such absence will be charged to the annual or accumulated sick leave. It is expected that the teacher shall return to work when no longer disabled. B. A teacher who is physically unable to report for duty, as a result of an injury in the line of duty, may be placed on workers’ compensation leave at full salary provided the teacher seeks the initial workers’ compensation assessment from a physician who is among a list of comprehensive preferred providers such as Health at Work in Washington County; Corporate Occupational Health Solutions in Xxxxxxxxx County; and like facilities in the following Maryland counties of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxx, as well as Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Xxxxx County, Pennsylvania. This requirement is waived if the injury occurs before or after the hours when these facilities are open or if the severity of the injury results in medical transport from the building or requires treatment in the Emergency Room. If a teacher elects to seek an assessment from a physician who is not among the list of preferred providers, the unit member will be entitled to receive the benefit mandated by the workers’ compensation law of Maryland but will not be entitled to the benefits in this section for full salary. C. Teachers shall notify the principal the same day of the occupational disease or injury or as soon as possible, and the teacher shall receive a copy of the report.

WORK RELATED INJURY/ILLNESS. A. Whenever a teacher is absent from school as a result of personal injury or occupational disease caused by an incident or assault occurring in the course of employment, the teacher will be paid the usual salary less the amount of workersWorkers' compensation Compensation award for a period not to exceed one (1) full work year, and no part of such absence will be charged to the annual or accumulated sick leave. It is expected that the teacher shall return to work when no longer disabled. B. A teacher who is physically unable to report for duty, as a result of an injury in the line of duty, may be placed on workersWorkers’ compensation Compensation leave at full salary provided the teacher seeks the initial workersWorkers’ compensation Compensation assessment from a physician who is among a list of comprehensive preferred providers such as Health at Work in Washington County; Corporate Occupational Frederick Health Employer Solutions in Xxxxxxxxx Frederick County; and like facilities in the following Maryland counties of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, and Xxxxxxxxxx, as well as Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Xxxxx Adams County, Pennsylvania. This requirement is waived if the injury occurs before or after the hours when these facilities are open or if the severity of the injury results in medical transport from the building or requires treatment in the Emergency Room. If a teacher elects to seek an assessment from a physician who is not among the list of preferred providers, the unit member will be entitled to receive the benefit mandated by the workersWorkers’ compensation law Compensation Law of Maryland but will not be entitled to the benefits in this section for full salary. C. Teachers shall notify the principal the same day of the occupational disease or injury or as soon as possible, and the teacher shall receive a copy of the report.

WORK RELATED INJURY/ILLNESS. A. Whenever a teacher is absent from school as a result of personal injury or occupational disease caused by an incident or assault occurring in the course of employment, the teacher will be paid the usual salary less the amount of workers' compensation award for a period not to exceed one (1) full work year, and no part of such absence will be charged to the annual or accumulated sick leave. It is expected that the teacher shall return to work when no longer disabled. B. A teacher who is physically unable to report for duty, as a result of an injury in the line of duty, may be placed on workers’ compensation leave at full salary provided the teacher seeks the initial workers’ compensation assessment from a physician who is among a list of comprehensive preferred providers such as Health at Work in Washington County; Corporate Occupational Health Solutions in Xxxxxxxxx Frederick County; and like facilities in the following Maryland counties of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxx, as well as Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Xxxxx Adams County, Pennsylvania. This requirement is waived if the injury occurs before or after the hours when these facilities are open or if the severity of the injury results in medical transport from the building or requires treatment in the Emergency Room. If a teacher elects to seek an assessment from a physician who is not among the list of preferred providers, the unit member will be entitled to receive the benefit mandated by the workers’ compensation law of Maryland but will not be entitled to the benefits in this section for full salary. C. Teachers shall notify the principal the same day of the occupational disease or injury or as soon as possible, and the teacher shall receive a copy of the report.

WORK RELATED INJURY/ILLNESS. A. Whenever a teacher is absent from school as a result of personal injury or occupational disease caused by an incident or assault occurring in the course of employment, the teacher will be paid the usual salary less the amount of workersWorkers' compensation Compensation award for a period not to exceed one one (1) full work year, and no part of such absence will be charged to the annual or accumulated sick leave. It is expected that the teacher shall return to work when no longer disabled. B. A teacher who is physically unable to report for duty, as a result of an injury in the line of duty, may be placed on workersWorkers’ compensation Compensation leave at full salary provided the teacher seeks the initial workersWorkers’ compensation Compensation assessment from a physician who is among a list of comprehensive preferred providers such as Health at Work in Washington County; Corporate Occupational Frederick Health Employer Solutions in Xxxxxxxxx Frederick County; and like facilities in the following Maryland counties of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, and Xxxxxxxxxx, as well as Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Xxxxx Adams County, Pennsylvania. This requirement is waived if the injury occurs before or after the hours when these facilities are open or if the severity of the injury results in medical transport from the building or requires treatment in the Emergency Room. If a teacher elects to seek an assessment from a physician who is not among the list of preferred providers, the unit member will be entitled to receive the benefit mandated by the workersWorkers’ compensation law Compensation Law of Maryland but will not be entitled to the benefits in this section for full salary. C. Teachers shall notify the principal the same day of the occupational disease or injury or as soon as possible, and the teacher shall receive a copy of the report.