Common use of SALARY CONTINUATION BENEFIT Clause in Contracts

SALARY CONTINUATION BENEFIT. 1. New Accepted Claim with Overlapping Previously Accepted Injury - Where an Employee sustains a subsequent industrial injury as part of a new accepted workers' compensation claim that includes a previously accepted body part in the same five (5) year period, Employee shall be entitled to a period of time not to exceed 183 days of Salary Continuation Benefits. 2. New Accepted Claim with No Overlapping Previously Accepted Injury - Where an Employee sustains another industrial injury resulting in a new accepted workers' compensation claim within the same five (5) year period that does not include a previously accepted body part, the Employee's new accepted claim shall be entitled to a period of time not to exceed 365 days of the Salary Continuation Benefit. 3. New Accepted Claim for Same Previously Accepted Injury after Five (5) Years - Where an Employee sustains an industrial injury to a previously claimed body part after five (5) years from the initial Date of Injury, the Employee shall be entitled to a new period of time not to exceed 365 days of the Salary Continuation Benefit. In effect, after five (5) years from the initial Date of Injury, the benefit resets with respect to a previously claimed body part.