Common use of Light Duty Work Clause in Contracts

Light Duty Work. 14.1: Light duty work for an injured or disabled employee may be provided by the Chief of Police at his discretion, with the concurrence of the City Manager, based on any criteria established by the City including the availability of work, the number of persons requesting light duty, and any other factors which the City decides to use in determining whether to grant light duty. If the Chief of Police and the City Manager decide to allow an employee light duty work, such light duty work must be mutually agreeable to the employee and the Union. 14.2: An employee who has been permanently or partially incapacitated by occupational injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his employment with the City, may be assigned other work in the bargaining unit which, in the judgement of the City and agreeable to the Association, he is capable of performing, provided that this provision shall not accord him super-seniority beyond his seniority date to continue working. 14.3: An employee assigned as provided in Section 14.2 shall be paid the regular rate of the job to which he is assigned, unless his incapacity renders him unable to perform a normal day's work, in which case a lesser rate shall be negotiated between the City and the Association. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment or an obligation to create work not normally available. This provision shall be without prejudice to any rights which may accrue to such employee under the applicable Worker's Compensation Act. A. In the event an employee is disabled and unable to work within the Police Department at his regular salary, except as otherwise provided in this Article, as a result of duty connected personal injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his employment, and in fact is paid Worker's Compensation benefits, the employee will be paid for those days the employee would otherwise have been scheduled to work 100% of his regular base pay for the period beginning on the 14th calendar day of disability through 1 year from the date of such disability. The period will begin on the 1st calendar day of disability through 1 year from the date of such disability in the event that the compensability of the disability under Workers Compensation is not disputed and the employee is placed off work by the City physician. Such payment will consist of the Worker's Compensation payment, supplemented by any other disability benefits provided by the City, and an additional supplement provided by the City. The additional supplement provided by the City will be made for a period not to exceed 1 year, and will be provided without deduction from the employee's accrued sick leave. For the first 14 calendar days if applicable, as set forth above, and in the event that the employee is unable to return to his regular duties after a period of 1 year, accrued illness allowance or vacation leave shall be used, and deducted, on a pro-rata basis to provide up to 100% of base pay. During the time that any Worker's Compensation claim is pending, but benefits have not been received, the employee shall utilize accrued illness allowance or vacation leave. If Worker's Compensation benefits are subsequently awarded for such period of time, the employee will endorse the benefits to the City and shall receive the equivalent credit in accrued leave. If an employee exhausts accrued leave while a Worker's Compensation claim is pending, the employee shall receive disability benefits as described in subsection B. below, and health insurance benefits will be continued for a period not to exceed 1 year. B. In the event an employee is disabled and unable to work within the Police Department at his regular salary and position as a result of illness or injury not compensable under the Worker's Compensation Act, the employee will receive disability benefits in accordance with Article X, Section 10.