Work Related Injury. A. An employee shall receive his/her regular day's pay for the date on which he/she was injured, when such injury occurred in the performance of his/her job and when there was no negligence on the part of the employee resulting in his/her injury. B. An employee absent from work because of any service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to reinstatement at the same rate of pay he/she received prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application shall be made within one (1) year following the date of the injury. This period may be extended with the approval of Management and upon the advice of competent medical authority. Seniority rights will continue to accumulate during such absence. It is the responsibility of the injured employee to inform Management of the estimated length of his/her absence, as determined by the treating physician. This notification shall be made in a timely manner, and in any event shall not exceed two (2) weeks following said injury. If an estimation of such absence cannot be made by the treating physician, then the employee is required to report to his/her immediate supervisor, either by phone or by letter, on a bi-weekly basis until an estimated time of absence can be ascertained. C. If an employee misses work because of a work-related injury, he/she shall receive wage continuation during the twelve (12) weeks immediately following the injury or until he/she is physically able to return to work, whichever is earlier. Wage continuation will only be paid for any time period for which the employee would be eligible for worker's compensation benefits. An injured employee will reimburse the County for any wage continuation payments which are later determined to have been improperly made, for any reason. Payment of wage continuation under this section will be computed on the basis of the employee's base rate of pay. If the employee has not returned to work at the end of the twelve (12) week period, wage continuation will cease and the employee will receive temporary total compensation from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The employee may elect to use accrued sick leave in accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx County's sick leave provisions for any time period for which he/she is not currently eligible for wage continuation or workers' compensation benefits. Additionally, the injured employee may elect to use accrued sick leave after wage continuation ceases. In no event, however, will the employee be permitted to buy back sick leave. An injured employee cannot concurrently receive sick leave or wage continuation and temporary total compensation payments. In accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx County policy and procedures; in order to qualify for wage continuation, the employee must: 1. Submit a completed Bureau of Workers' Compensation application form. 2. Submit a signed medical release. 3. Submit a completed Xxxxxxxxxx County Employee Injury Report. 4. Submit proper medical documentation. 5. Submit a signed Agreement to reimburse the County for improperly made wage continuation payments. D. Any work related injury is to be reported to Management within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence. Management may request a statement from the employee's physician when a leave of absence is requested pursuant to this section. If requested by Management for the purpose of investigating or processing a Worker's Compensation claim, the employee shall provide a written release to the County to obtain medical information. E. The County may require an employee to perform other duties within the limitations of the injury during the period of compensable injury.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Work Related Injury. A. An employee shall receive his/her regular day's pay for the date on which he/she was injured, when such injury occurred in the performance of his/her job and when there was no negligence on the part of the employee resulting in his/her injury.
B. An employee absent from work because of any service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to reinstatement at the same rate of pay he/she received prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application shall be made within one (1) year following the date of the injury. This period may be extended with the approval of Management and upon the advice of competent medical authority. Seniority rights will continue to accumulate during such absence. It is the responsibility of the injured employee to inform Management of the estimated length of his/her absence, as determined by the treating physician. This notification shall be made in a timely manner, and in any event shall not exceed two (2) weeks following said injury. If an estimation of such absence cannot be made by the treating physician, then the employee is required to report to his/her immediate supervisor, either by phone or by letter, on a bi-weekly basis until an estimated time of absence can be ascertained.
C. If an employee misses work because of a work-related injury, he/she shall receive wage continuation during the twelve (12) weeks immediately following the injury or until he/she is physically able to return to work, whichever is earlier. Wage continuation will only be paid for any time period for which the employee would be eligible for worker's compensation benefits. An injured employee will reimburse the County for any wage continuation payments which are later determined to have been improperly made, for any reason. Payment of wage continuation under this section will be computed on the basis of the employee's base rate of pay. If the employee has not returned to work at the end of the twelve (12) week period, wage continuation will cease and the employee will receive temporary total compensation from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The employee may elect to use accrued sick leave in accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County's sick leave provisions for any time period for which he/she is not currently eligible for wage continuation or workers' compensation benefits. Additionally, the injured employee may elect to use accrued sick leave after wage continuation ceases. In no event, however, will the employee be permitted to buy back sick leave. An injured employee cannot concurrently receive sick leave or wage continuation and temporary total compensation payments. In accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County policy and procedures; in order to qualify for wage continuation, the employee must:
1. Submit a completed Bureau of Workers' Compensation application form.
2. Submit a signed medical release.
3. Submit a completed Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County Employee Injury Report.
4. Submit proper medical documentation.
5. Submit a signed Agreement to reimburse the County for improperly made wage continuation payments.
D. Any work related injury is to be reported to Management within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence. Management may request a statement from the employee's physician when a leave of absence is requested pursuant to this section. If requested by Management for the purpose of investigating or processing a Worker's Compensation claim, the employee shall provide a written release to the County to obtain medical information.
E. The County may require an employee to perform other duties within the limitations of the injury during the period of compensable injury.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Work Related Injury. A. An Section A:
1) Each employee shall receive will be covered by the applicable Worker's Disability Compensation Act.
2) The Employer agrees that an employee whose absence from work is due to illness or injury arising out of and in the course of his/her regular dayemployment with the City, and who is eligible for Worker's pay for Compensation shall in addition to Worker's Compensation benefits receive the difference between the Worker's Compensation benefits and his/her City net after tax (gross minus State and Federal taxes) salary and all fringe benefits (except clothing and equipment allowance) as of the date of illness or injury (excluding overtime) commencing the first actual day on which he/she was injured, when such injury occurred in is unable to work following the performance day of his/her job and when there was no negligence on the part of the employee resulting in his/her injury.
B. An employee absent from work because of any service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by injury and continuing thereafter until the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to reinstatement at the same rate of pay he/she received prior to the date of 365th day following such illness or injury.
3) In the event that the employee is receiving income from another job and still remains on Worker's Compensation, upon approval the amount of the City's contribution shall be reduced by such an amount so that the total of the Worker's Compensation, City contribution and outside income will not exceed his/her application to return to work. Such application shall be made within one (1) year following City net salary as of the date of the injury. This period may be extended with .
4) Thereafter, an employee injured on the approval of Management job and upon the advice of competent medical authority. Seniority rights will continue eligible for Worker's Compensation shall, in addition to accumulate during such absence. It is the responsibility Worker's Compensation benefits, receive 70% of the injured employee to inform Management of difference between the estimated length of Worker's Compensation benefits and his/her absence, City salary and all fringe benefits (except clothing and equipment allowance) as determined by of the treating physician. This notification shall be made in a timely manner, and in any event shall not exceed two (2) weeks 365th day following said injury. If an estimation of illness or injury (excluding overtime) until such absence cannot be made by the treating physician, then time as the employee either receives a duty disability pension or is required able to report return to his/her immediate supervisororiginal classification or other open classification within the Department, either by phone if possible, or by letterif not, on a bi-weekly basis until an estimated time of absence can be ascertainedwithin the City.
C. 5) If an the employee misses work because of a work-related injuryis able to return to his/her original classification, he/she shall receive wage continuation during do so. If the twelve (12) weeks immediately following the injury or until he/she employee is physically not able to return to workhis/her classification but is able to perform work in another open classification, he/she shall be offered a position in that classification and his/her pay shall be commensurate with the salary or wage grade for that position, or 70% of the salary or wage grade of his/her original classification or position, whichever is earlier. Wage continuation will only higher.
6) Following the 365th day, the Employee's health and ability to perform work for the City shall be paid for any time period for which reviewed.
7) After the 365th day, if the employee would be eligible for worker's compensation benefits. An injured employee will reimburse is receiving income from another job outside the County for any wage continuation payments which are later determined to have been improperly madeCity and is still on disability leave, for any reason. Payment the amount of wage continuation under this section salary paid by the City will be computed on reduced by such an amount so that the basis total will not exceed 100% of the employee's base rate of paynet salary or wage grade. If In other words, once the employee has not returned to work at the end earns 30% of the twelve (12) week period, wage continuation will cease and the employee will receive temporary total compensation from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The employee may elect to use accrued sick leave in accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx County's sick leave provisions for any time period for which hehis/she is not currently eligible for wage continuation or workers' compensation benefits. Additionally, the injured employee may elect to use accrued sick leave after wage continuation ceases. In no event, however, will the employee be permitted to buy back sick leave. An injured employee cannot concurrently receive sick leave her net salary or wage continuation and temporary total compensation payments. In accordance grade, any additional money earned will decrease the City's contribution by a like amount.
8) Commencing with Xxxxxxxxxx County policy and procedures; in order to qualify for wage continuationthe 366th day of illness or injury, the employee must:
1. Submit a completed Bureau of Workers' Compensation application form.
2. Submit a signed medical release.
3. Submit a completed Xxxxxxxxxx County Employee Injury Report.
4. Submit proper medical documentation.
5. Submit a signed Agreement may use accumulated sick time in such an amount so as to reimburse the County for improperly made wage continuation payments.
D. Any work related injury is to be reported to Management within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence. Management may request a statement from the employee's physician receive full net salary when a leave of absence is requested pursuant to this section. If requested by Management for the purpose of investigating or processing a Worker's Compensation claim, the employee shall provide a written release added to the County 70% benefit level, until receiving a disability pension or returning to obtain medical informationhis/her original or an open classification.
E. The County may require an employee to perform other duties within the limitations of the injury during the period of compensable injury.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Work Related Injury. A. An employee shall receive his/her straight-time regular day's pay for the date on which he/she was injured, when such injury occurred in the performance of his/her job and when there was no negligence on the part of the employee resulting in his/her injury.
B. An employee absent from work because of any service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to reinstatement at the same rate of pay he/she received prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application shall be made within one (1) year following the date of the injury. This period may be extended with the approval of Management and upon the advice of competent medical authority. Seniority rights will continue to accumulate during such absence. It is the responsibility of the injured employee to inform Management of the estimated length of his/her absence, as determined by the treating physician. This notification shall be made in a timely manner, and in any event shall not exceed two (2) weeks following said injury. If an estimation of such absence cannot be made by the treating physician, then the employee is required to report to his/her immediate supervisor, either by phone or by letter, on a bi-weekly basis until an estimated time of absence can be ascertained.
C. If an employee misses work because of a work-related injury, he/she shall receive wage continuation during the twelve (12) weeks immediately following the injury or until he/she is physically able to return to work, whichever is earlier. Wage continuation will only be paid for any time period for which the employee would be eligible for worker's ’s compensation benefits. An injured employee will reimburse the County for any wage continuation payments which are later determined to have been improperly made, for any reason. Payment of wage continuation under this section will be computed on the basis of the employee's base rate of pay. If the employee has not returned to work at the end of the twelve (12) week period, wage continuation will cease and the employee will receive temporary total compensation from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The employee may elect to use accrued sick leave in accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx County's sick leave provisions for any time period for which he/she is not currently eligible for wage continuation or workers' compensation benefits. Additionally, the injured employee may elect to use accrued sick leave after wage continuation ceases. In no event, however, will the employee be permitted to buy back sick leave. An injured employee cannot concurrently receive sick leave or wage continuation and temporary total compensation payments. In accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx County policy and procedures; in order to qualify for wage continuation, the employee must:
1. Submit a completed Bureau of Workers' ’ Compensation application form.
2. Submit a signed medical release.
3. Submit a completed Xxxxxxxxxx County Employee Injury Report.
4. Submit proper medical documentation.
5. Submit a signed Agreement to reimburse the County for improperly made wage continuation payments.
D. Any work work-related injury is to be reported to Management within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence. Management may request a statement from the employee's ’s physician when a leave of absence is requested pursuant to this section. If requested by Management for the purpose of investigating or processing a Worker's ’s Compensation claim, the employee shall provide give a written release for medical information to the County to obtain medical informationCounty.
E. The County may require an employee to perform other duties within the limitations of the injury during the period of compensable injury.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Work Related Injury. A. An employee shall receive his/her straight-time regular day's pay for the date on which he/she was injured, when such injury occurred in the performance of his/her job and when there was no negligence on the part of the employee resulting in his/her injury.
B. An employee absent from work because of any service connected occupational illness or injury, as determined by the Industrial Commission, shall be entitled to reinstatement at the same rate of pay he/she received prior to the date of such illness or injury, upon approval of his/her application to return to work. Such application shall be made within one (1) year following the date of the injury. This period may be extended with the approval of Management and upon the advice of competent medical authority. Seniority rights will continue to accumulate during such absence. It is the responsibility of the injured employee to inform Management of the estimated length of his/her absence, as determined by the treating physician. This notification shall be made in a timely manner, and in any event shall not exceed two (2) weeks following said injury. If an estimation of such absence cannot be made by the treating physician, then the employee is required to report to his/her immediate supervisor, either by phone or by letter, on a bi-weekly basis until an estimated time of absence can be ascertained.
C. If an employee misses work because of a work-related injury, he/she shall receive wage continuation during the twelve (12) weeks immediately following the injury or until he/she is physically able to return to work, whichever is earlier. Wage continuation will only be paid for any time period for which the employee would be eligible for worker's ’s compensation benefits. An injured employee will reimburse the County for any wage continuation payments which are later determined to have been improperly made, for any reason. Payment of wage continuation under this section will be computed on the basis of the employee's base rate of pay. If the employee has not returned to work at the end of the twelve (12) week period, wage continuation will cease and the employee will receive temporary total compensation from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The employee may elect to use accrued sick leave in accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County's sick leave provisions for any time period for which he/she is not currently eligible for wage continuation or workers' compensation benefits. Additionally, the injured employee may elect to use accrued sick leave after wage continuation ceases. In no event, however, will the employee be permitted to buy back sick leave. An injured employee cannot concurrently receive sick leave or wage continuation and temporary total compensation payments. In accordance with Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County policy and procedures; in order to qualify for wage continuation, the employee must:
1. Submit a completed Bureau of Workers' ’ Compensation application form.
2. Submit a signed medical release.
3. Submit a completed Xxxxxxxxxx Montgomery County Employee Injury Report.
4. Submit proper medical documentation.
5. Submit a signed Agreement to reimburse the County for improperly made wage continuation payments.
D. Any work work-related injury is to be reported to Management within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence. Management may request a statement from the employee's ’s physician when a leave of absence is requested pursuant to this section. If requested by Management for the purpose of investigating or processing a Worker's ’s Compensation claim, the employee shall provide give a written release for medical information to the County to obtain medical informationCounty.
E. The County may require an employee to perform other duties within the limitations of the injury during the period of compensable injury.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement