Common use of Work Related Clause in Contracts

Work Related. a. An employee injured on the job or who contracts a disease or an illness from work shall notify the supervisor immediately after the incident giving rise to the injury or after becoming aware of the disease or illness. b. The Employer will provide assistance to the employee in applying for workers' compensation benefits. c. When an employee is able to work at less than full capacity on the recommendation of their health care provider, the Employer will make a reasonable effort to provide the employee with a temporary, modified work assignment. The temporary modified work assignment will take into account the employee's medical restrictions. d. Employer-paid sick leave will be integrated with workers' compensation payments, unless declined by the employee, to provide normal take-home salary until sick leave has been exhausted. Initial requests for leave and requests for extension must be submitted in writing to the employee's supervisor, along with the physician's written certification of disability. Leaves will be granted in increments up to ninety (90) days, to a maximum of one (1) year. During Work Related Leave, service credit toward tenure step increase will continue to accrue for the period of the Work Related Leave. Employees returning from Work Related Leave and/or modified work assignment will be reinstated at the appropriate step rate in their former position as determined by the Employer, provided the physician has released the employee to return to their regular employment and provided the combined length of Work Related Leave and modified work assignment has not exceeded one year. In the event the absence is greater than one (1) year, the Employer will return the employee to suitable and available work. e. An employee who has incurred a compensable work related injury, which by medical certification permanently prevents the employee from performing the duties of their regular employment, will be offered a suitable position which becomes available for which the employee is qualified after a reasonable orientation. Employees who do not meet the qualifications for suitable positions will be provided vocational assistance in accordance with State Law. Placement of injured workers will take precedent over posting and bidding rights of other Bargaining Unit members except employees affected by a permanent reduction in force. An employee who rejects an offer of a suitable position may be terminated. f. An employee on a Work Related Leave will receive employer paid benefits on the same basis as an active employee for a maximum of six (6) months after exhaustion of extended sick leave accrual. The employee will continue to accrue paid time off benefits while their accumulated sick leave is integrated with workers' compensation payment.