Worker’s Compensation and Light Duty/Return to Work. Absence due to injury incurred in the course of the school employee's employment shall not be charged against the school employee's annual or accumulated sick leave days, and the school employee will have the option of (1) being compensated his/her regular salary with all benefits received under the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act being remitted to the school corporation for a period up to ninety (90) continuous calendar days, or (2) accepting the compensation from the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act and receiving no regular salary from the school corporation. After the ninety (90) continuous calendar day period of disability, the school corporation will coordinate benefits the school employee is otherwise entitled to receive from the following sources: annual leave, accumulated sick leave, worker’s compensation, and long-term disability. Any accident occurring within the scope of employment must be reported to the immediate supervisor who will fill out the official report on the accident and file the same with the Human Resources Department.
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