Common use of WORK-RELATED INJURIES Clause in Contracts

WORK-RELATED INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a work-related injury, during the period of this Agreement, as the result of which the employee is disabled, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program, shall be entitled to work-related disability leave. Work-related disability leave is a leave of absence for which the employee will be paid full pay reduced by an amount that yields a net pay, including workers' compensation and social security disability benefits, that is equal to the employee's net pay immediately prior to the injury. Net pay prior to injury is defined as gross base pay minus federal, state, and local withholding and Section 2. There shall be no reduction in credited service under the State Employees' Retirement Code during the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave. Section 3. An employee who qualifies for work-related disability leave shall not be entitled to use sick, annual or personal leave during the period of eligibility. An employee who sustains a work-related injury during the period of this Agreement shall earn sick leave and annual leave on 34% of the work-related disability leave hours used. Personal leave shall not be earned during work-related disability leave. Section 4. At the expiration of the period of eligibility, if an employee continues to receive workers' compensation, the employee may elect to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1 by using accumulated sick leave. One full day of sick leave (8 hours) will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 continues. Employees will not be permitted to use partial sick days. Except as provided herein, sick leave or other paid leave may not be used when workers' compensation is payable. Section 5. An employee is required to refund to the Employer the amount of overpayment of pay if an overpayment results because a claim denial is issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. In no case shall an employee be entitled to full pay and workers' compensation and/or social security for the period of eligibility. The Employer shall recover any amount in excess of the employee's work-related disability leave amount. Failure to apply for or report social security or other applicable disability benefits to the Employer will result in the termination of work-related disability leave. Section 6. State-paid coverage for life insurance and state payments toward coverage for health benefits as provided in Articles 21 and 22, will continue for the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave under Section 1 and using sick leave after the expiration of the period of eligibility in accordance with Section 4. Section 7. An employee has the right to return to a position in the same or equivalent classification held before being disabled, for a period of up to three years from the date the injury occurred provided the employee is fully capable of performing the duties of that position, subject to the furlough provisions of Article 26, Seniority. This guarantee expires if the disability ceases prior to the expiration of the three year period and the employee does not return to work immediately or if Section 8. The compensation for disability retirement arising out of work-related injuries shall be 70% of the final average salary less workers' compensation and Federal social security benefits. Section 9. This Article shall not be applicable to employees whose injuries are within the scope of either Act 193 of 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, or Act 632 of 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended.

WORK-RELATED INJURIES. Section 1. An employee officer who sustains a work-related injury, during the period of this Agreement, as the result of which the employee officer is disabled, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program, shall be entitled to work-related disability leave. Work-related disability leave is a leave of absence for which the employee officer will be paid full pay reduced by an amount that yields a net pay, including workers' compensation and social security disability benefits, that is equal to the employeeofficer's net pay immediately prior to the injury. Net pay prior to injury is defined as gross base pay minus federal, state, and local withholding andand social security and retirement contributions. Work-related disability leave shall be payable for an aggregate of 12 months or for the duration of the disability, whichever is the lesser. In no case, however, will the aggregate of 12 months extend beyond three years from the date the injury occurred. Section 2. There shall be no reduction in credited service under the State Employees' Retirement Code during the period of time that the employee officer is on work-related disability leave. Section 3. An employee officer who qualifies for work-related disability leave shall not be entitled to use sick, annual or personal leave during the period of eligibility. An employee officer who sustains a work-related injury during the period of this Agreement shall earn sick leave and annual leave on 34% of the work-related disability leave hours used. Personal leave shall not be earned during work-related disability leave. Section 4. At the expiration of the period of eligibility, if an employee officer continues to receive workers' compensation, the employee officer may elect to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1 by using accumulated sick leave. One full day of sick leave (8 hours) will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 continues. Employees will not be permitted to use partial sick days. Except as provided herein, sick leave or other paid leave may not be used when workers' compensation is payable. a. One full day of sick leave will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 continues. Officers will not be permitted to use partial sick days. b. Effective with covered injuries that occur on/after March 10, 2000, if the officer elects to use accumulated sick leave to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1, one-half day (4 hours) of sick leave will be charged for each day that one-half day (4 hours) or less of sick leave is used to provide the amount of pay in Section 1; one full day (8 hours) of sick leave will be charged for each day that more than one-half day (4 hours) of sick leave is used in order to provide the amount of pay in Section 1. Section 5. An employee officer is required to refund to the Employer the amount of overpayment of pay if an overpayment results because a claim denial is issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. In no case shall an employee officer be entitled to full pay and workers' compensation and/or social security for the period of eligibility. The Employer shall recover any amount in excess of the employeeofficer's work-related disability leave amount. Failure to apply for or report social security or other applicable disability benefits to the Employer will result in the termination of work-related disability leave. Section 6. State-paid coverage for life insurance and state payments toward for hospital and medical insurance under the hospital, medical/surgical and major medical health coverage for health benefits Plan as provided in Articles 21 23 and 2224, will continue for the period of time that the employee officer is on work-related disability leave under Section 1 and using sick leave after the expiration of the period of eligibility in accordance with Section 4. Section 7. An employee officer has the right to return to a position in the same or equivalent classification held before being disabled, for a period of up to three years from the date the injury occurred provided the employee officer is fully capable of performing the duties of that position, subject to the furlough provisions of Article 2628, Seniority. This guarantee expires if the disability ceases prior to the expiration of the three year period and the employee officer does not return to work immediately or ifif the officer retires or otherwise terminates employment. During the period of time between the end of the work-related disability leave and the end of the guarantee in this Section, the officer will be on leave without pay unless the officer is using sick leave in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. Section 8. The compensation for disability retirement arising out of work-related injuries shall be 70% of the final average salary less workers' compensation and Federal social security Social Security benefits. Section 9. This Article shall not be applicable to employees officers whose injuries are within the scope of either Act 193 of 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, or Act 632 of 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended.

WORK-RELATED INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a work-related injury, during the period of this Agreement, as the result of which the employee is disabled, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program, shall be entitled to work-related disability leave. Work-related disability leave is a leave of absence for which the employee will be paid full pay reduced by an amount that yields a net pay, including workers' compensation and social security disability benefits, that is equal to the employee's net pay immediately prior to the injury. Net pay prior to injury is defined as gross base pay minus federal, state, and local withholding andand social security and retirement contributions. Work-related disability leave shall be payable for an aggregate of 12 months or for the duration of the disability, whichever is the lesser. In no case, however, will the aggregate of 12 months extend beyond three years from the date the injury occurred. Section 2. There shall be no reduction in credited service under the State Employees' Retirement Code during the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave. Section 3. An employee who qualifies for work-related disability leave shall not be entitled to use sick, annual or personal leave during the period of eligibility. An employee who sustains a work-related injury during the period of this Agreement shall earn sick leave and annual leave on 34% of the work-related disability leave hours used. Personal leave shall not be earned during work-related disability leave. Section 4. At the expiration of the period of eligibility, if an employee continues to receive workers' compensation, the employee may elect to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1 by using accumulated sick leave. One full day of sick leave (8 hours) will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 continues. Employees will not be permitted to use partial sick days. Except as provided herein, sick leave or other paid leave may not be used when workers' compensation is payable. Section 5. An employee is required to refund to the Employer the amount of overpayment of pay if an overpayment results because a claim denial is issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. In no case shall an employee be entitled to full pay and workers' compensation and/or social security for the period of eligibility. The Employer shall recover any amount in excess of the employee's work-related disability leave amount. Failure to apply for or report social security or other applicable disability benefits to the Employer will result in the termination of work-related disability leave.or Section 6. State-paid coverage for life insurance and state payments toward coverage for health benefits as provided in Articles 21 and 22, will continue for the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave under Section 1 and using sick leave after the expiration of the period of eligibility in accordance with Section 4. Section 7. An employee has the right to return to a position in the same or equivalent classification held before being disabled, for a period of up to three years from the date the injury occurred provided the employee is fully capable of performing the duties of that position, subject to the furlough provisions of Article 26, Seniority. This guarantee expires if the disability ceases prior to the expiration of the three year period and the employee does not return to work immediately or ifif the employee retires or otherwise terminates employment. During the period of time between the end of the work-related disability leave and the end of the guarantee in this Section, the employee will be on leave without pay unless the employee is using sick leave in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. Section 8. The compensation for disability retirement arising out of work-related injuries shall be 70% of the final average salary less workers' compensation and Federal social security benefits. Section 9. This Article shall not be applicable to employees whose injuries are within the scope of either Act 193 of 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, or Act 632 of 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended.

WORK-RELATED INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a work-related injury, during the period of this Agreement, as the result of which the employee is disabled, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program, shall be entitled to work-related disability leave. Work-related disability leave is a leave of absence for which the employee will be paid full pay reduced by an amount that yields a net pay, including workers' compensation and social security disability benefits, that is equal to the employee's net pay immediately prior to the injury. Net pay prior to injury is defined as gross base pay minus federal, state, and local withholding andand social security and retirement contributions. Work-related disability leave shall be payable for an aggregate of 12 months or for the duration of the disability, whichever is the lesser. In no case, however, will the aggregate of 12 months extend beyond three years from the date the injury occurred. Section 2. There shall be no reduction in credited service under the State Employees' Retirement Code during the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave. Section 3. An employee who qualifies for work-related disability leave shall not be entitled to use sick, annual or personal leave during the period of eligibility. An employee who sustains a work-related injury during the period of this Agreement shall earn sick leave and annual leave on 34% of the work-related disability leave hours used. Personal leave shall not be earned during work-related disability leave.related Section 4. At the expiration of the period of eligibility, if an employee continues to receive workers' compensation, the employee may elect to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1 by using accumulated sick leave. One full day of sick leave (8 hours) will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 continues. Employees will not be permitted to use partial sick days. Except as provided herein, sick leave or other paid leave may not be used when workers' compensation is payable. Section 5. An employee is required to refund to the Employer the amount of overpayment of pay if an overpayment results because a claim denial is issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. In no case shall an employee be entitled to full pay and workers' compensation and/or social security for the period of eligibility. The Employer shall recover any amount in excess of the employee's work-related disability leave amount. Failure to apply for or report social security or other applicable disability benefits to the Employer will result in the termination of work-related disability leave. Section 6. State-paid coverage for life insurance and state payments toward coverage for health benefits as provided in Articles 21 and 22, will continue for the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave under Section 1 and using sick leave after the expiration of the period of eligibility in accordance with Section 4. Section 7. An employee has the right to return to a position in the same or equivalent classification held before being disabled, for a period of up to three years from the date the injury occurred provided the employee is fully capable of performing the duties of that position, subject to the furlough provisions of Article 26, Seniority. This guarantee expires if the disability ceases prior to the expiration of the three year period and the employee does not return to work immediately or ifif the employee retires or otherwise terminates employment. During the period of time between the end of the work-related disability leave and the end of the guarantee in this Section, the employee will be on leave without pay unless the employee is using sick leave in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. Section 8. The compensation for disability retirement arising out of work-related injuries shall be 70% of the final average salary less workers' compensation and Federal social security benefits. Section 9. This Article shall not be applicable to employees whose injuries are within the scope of either Act 193 of 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, or Act 632 of 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended.

WORK-RELATED INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a work-related injury, during the period of this Agreement, as the result of which the employee is disabled, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program, shall be entitled to work-related disability leave. Work-related disability leave is a leave of absence for which the employee will be paid full pay reduced by an amount that yields a net pay, including workers' compensation and social security disability benefits, that is equal to the employee's net pay immediately prior to the injury. Net pay prior to injury is defined as gross base pay minus federal, state, and local withholding andand social security and retirement contributions. Work-related disability leave shall be payable for an aggregate of 12 months or for the duration of the disability, whichever is the lesser. In no case, however, will the aggregate of 12 months extend beyond three years from the date the injury occurred. Section 2. There shall be no reduction in credited service under the State Employees' Retirement Code during the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave. Section 3. An employee who qualifies for work-related disability leave shall not be entitled to use sick, annual or personal leave during the period of eligibility. An employee who sustains a work-related injury during the period of this Agreement shall earn sick leave and annual leave on 34% of the work-related disability leave hours used. Personal leave shall not be earned during work-related disability leave. Section 4. At the expiration of the period of eligibility, if an employee continues to receive workers' compensation, the employee may elect to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1 by using accumulated sick leave. One full day of sick leave (8 hours) will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 continues. Employees will not be permitted to use partial sick days. Except as provided herein, sick leave or other paid leave may not be used when workers' compensation is payable. Section 5. An employee is required to refund to the Employer the amount of overpayment of pay if an overpayment results because a claim denial is issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. In no case shall an employee be entitled to full pay and workers' compensation and/or social security for the period of eligibility. The Employer shall recover any amount in excess of the employee's work-related disability leave amount. Failure to apply for or report social security or other applicable disability benefits to the Employer will result in the termination of work-related disability leave. Section 6. State-paid coverage for life insurance and state payments toward coverage for health benefits as provided in Articles 21 and 22, will continue for the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave under Section 1 and using sick leave after the expiration of the period of eligibility in accordance with Section 4. Section 7. An employee has the right to return to a position in the same or equivalent classification held before being disabled, for a period of up to three years from the date the injury occurred provided the employee is fully capable of performing the duties of that position, subject to the furlough provisions of Article 26, Seniority. This guarantee expires if the disability ceases prior to the expiration of the three year period and the employee does not return to work immediately or ifif the employee retires or otherwise terminates employment. During the period of time between the end of the work-related disability leave and the end of the guarantee in this Section, the employee will be on leave without pay unless the employee is using sick leave in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. Section 8. The compensation for disability retirement arising out of work-related injuries shall be 70% of the final average salary less workers' compensation and Federal social security benefits. Section 9. The Commonwealth agrees to the use of modified duty where operationally feasible, where the employee is able to work only in a limited capacity and the prognosis for the injury indicates that the employee will be able to resume all of the duties of the employee's classification in a reasonable period of time. The decision to assign employees to modified duties shall be made on a case-by-case basis, and shall be made with the goal of returning the employee to normal duties as soon as possible. The Employer may terminate a modified duty assignment for legitimate operational reasons or when it becomes apparent that the employee will not be able to resume the full duties of the employee's classification within a reasonable period of time. Section 10. This Article shall not be applicable to employees whose injuries are within the scope of either Act 193 of 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, or Act 632 of 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended.

WORK-RELATED INJURIES. Section 1. An employee who sustains a work-related injury, injury during the period term of this Agreement, Agreement as the a result of which the employee is disabled, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program, shall be entitled to work-related disability leave. Work-related disability leave is a leave of absence for which the employee will be paid full pay reduced by an amount that yields a net pay, including workersWorkers' compensation Compensation and social security disability benefitsSocial Security Disability Benefits, that is equal to the employee's net pay immediately prior to the injury. Net pay prior to injury is defined as gross base pay minus federal, state, and local withholding andand Social Security and retirement contributions. Work-related disability leave shall be payable for an aggregate of 12 months or for the duration of the disability, whichever is lesser. In no case however will the aggregate of 12 months extend beyond three years from the date the injury occurred. Section 2. There shall be no reduction in credited service under the State EmployeesEmployes' Retirement Code during the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave. Section 3. An employee who qualifies for work-related disability leave shall not be entitled to use sick, annual or personal leave during the period of eligibility. An employee who sustains a work-related injury during the period of this Agreement shall earn sick leave and annual leave on 34% of the work-related disability leave hours usedused subject to the provisions of Article 10, Section 9 and Article 11, Section 8. Personal leave shall not be earned during work-related disability leave. Section 4. At the expiration of the period of eligibility, if an employee continues to receive workersWorkers' compensationCompensation, the employee may elect to continue the amount of pay provided in Section 1 l by using accumulated sick leave. One full day of sick leave (7.5 or 8 hourshours as appropriate) will be charged for each day that the amount of pay provided in Section 1 l continues. Employees will not be permitted to use partial sick days. Except as provided herein, sick leave or other paid leave may not be used when workersWorkers' compensation Compensation is payable. Section 5. An employee is required to refund to the Employer State System the amount of overpayment of pay if an overpayment results because a claim denial is issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. In no case shall an employee be entitled to full pay and workersWorkers' compensation Compensation and/or social security Social Security for the period of eligibility. The Employer State System shall recover any amount in excess of the employee's work-related disability leave amount. Failure to apply for or report social security Social Security or other applicable disability benefits to the Employer State System will result in the termination of work-related disability leave. Section 6. State-State System paid coverage for life insurance and state payments toward for hospital and medical insurance under the hospital, medical/surgical and major medical health coverage for health benefits Plan as provided in Articles 21 20 and 2221, will continue for the period of time that the employee is on work-related disability leave under Section 1 l and using sick leave after the expiration of the period of eligibility in accordance with Section 4. Section 7. An employee has the right to return to a position in the same or equivalent classification held before being disabled, for a period of up to three years from the date the injury occurred provided the employee is fully capable of performing the duties of that position, subject to the furlough provisions of Article 2625, Seniority. This guarantee expires if the disability ceases prior to the expiration of the three three-year period and the employee does not return to work immediately or ifwork Section 8. The compensation for disability retirement arising out of work-related injuries shall be 70% of the final average salary less workers' compensation and Federal social security benefitsin accordance with applicable law. It is understood that this section is not applicable to retirement under ARP. Section 9. An employee who sustains a work-related injury, during the period of this Agreement, if so determined by a decision issued under the operation of the Workers' Compensation Insurance program, may be absent from work with pay without use of sick, annual, or personal leave for the purpose of continued medical treatment of the work-related injury. Employees will be eligible to use this Medical Leave for an aggregate of 12 months provided that the aggregate of WRDL utilized under Section 1 and of Medical Leave utilized under this Section will not exceed 12 months and provided that in no case will Medical Leave be applicable beyond three years from the date the injury occurred. Each absence shall not exceed one work shift or the minimum amount of time necessary to obtain the medical treatment, whichever is less, and must be substantiated by a doctor's certificate verifying that the medical services were necessary and related to the work injury. Employees shall make reasonable efforts to schedule medical appointments during non-work hours. Verification of the length of the medical appointment may be required. This Section is not applicable to any absence for which Workers' Compensation is payable. An employee will earn leave at the same rate outlined in Section 3 of this Article for all absences due to approved Medical Leave under this Section. Section 10. Sections 4, 6, and 8 of this Article shall not apply to temporary employees who are injured on and after July 1, 1994. Section 11. This Article shall not be applicable to employees whose injuries are within the scope of either Act 193 of 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, or Act 632 of 1959, P.L. 1718, as amended. If an employee retires under The Alternative Retirement Plan, benefits under this Article shall cease.