Common use of Worker’s Compensation; Injury-In-Line-Of-Duty Leave Clause in Contracts

Worker’s Compensation; Injury-In-Line-Of-Duty Leave. A. Whenever a unit employee is absent from his/her duties as a result of injury caused by an accident or an assault occurring in the course of his/her employment for Miami- Dade County Public Schools, upon verification of injury by a School Board-approved licensed physician, and at the discretion of the School Board, payment for sick leave granted for injury-in-line-of-duty leave School Board benefits shall be combined with the employee's workers' compensation temporary total disability (TTD) benefits to keep injured employee in a pre-injury, full salary status, while eligible for temporary total disability benefits, pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 440, for a term not to exceed 13 weeks following the day of injury. If an injured employee continues to be eligible for TTD benefits, pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 440, beyond 13 weeks, TTD benefits will be paid and the employee may use his/her accrued sick time, if any, to supplement TTD benefits, not to exceed pre-injury earnings. If the employee does not have any accrued sick time, he/she will be eligible to be paid for leave-without-pay to supplement TTD benefits, not to exceed pre-injury earnings. Any accrued sick days used to supplement TTD benefits, or leave-without-pay benefits, will be eligible for reimbursement or payment up to six months from the date of injury, pursuant to approval by the Superintendent.