COURSE OF DUTY INJURY PAY. When an Officer is injured in the course of his/her duties, any time required immediately after the injury to obtain first aid or treatment by a physician, shall be considered as time worked unless he/she is admitted as an inpatient at the hospital. Time lost from duty because of injuries sustained in the course of duty shall be compensated without deduction from the Officer’s sick leave, vacation or personal leave accumulation. The NFTA reserves the right, at its expense, to have Officers injured while on duty, examined by the NFTA physician. The NFTA may require Officers to return to work in light duty classification if medically able. Workers’ Compensation payments received by the Officer in connection with the injuries shall be paid over to the NFTA. Compensation by the NFTA to an eligible Officer injured while on duty shall normally be limited to a total of eighteen (18) months paid time off, which must be taken within a twenty-four (24) month period measured from the date of the original injury. However, this payment may be extended to an additional 12 months at the discretion of the NFTA. In no case shall an officer receive more than twenty-four (24) months of course of duty injury pay and in no case shall the time in which such payments are made exceed twenty-four (24) months from the original date of injury. Such pay shall not be allowed for single days or for periods of less than one (1) week, except for the initial period following the original injury or for surgery substantially and causally related to the initial injury. Such payments shall not be made for the Officer’s attendance at any Workers’ Compensation or any other proceedings related to the injury or for visits to any physician or other medical treatment providers, unless such appearances or visits occur during a period in which the Officer is disabled and already off from work and receiving course of duty injury pay. If any dispute shall arise between the parties hereto as to the application of the foregoing provisions of this Section relating to the physical or mental condition of any Officer at any time, then it shall be considered as a grievance by the parties, and in the event it cannot be so adjusted, it shall then be submitted to an impartial physician provided notice of its intention to do so is given by either party to the other within forty-five (45) days following the decision which results in disagreement. The impartial physician shall be selected by the physician for the N...
COURSE OF DUTY INJURY PAY. An employee injured in the course of performing his/her duties for the NFTA as an Aircraft, "Rescue; "Firefighting 0fficer~and4eaves-work-upon-notification to-his/her.-Supervisor„because of suc Il injury, shall be entitled to receive compensation equal to their regular salary during the period of time the employee is unable to work. Such compensation from the NFTA shall cease at the earlier of (i) eighteen months from the date of injury, (ii) the date the employee resumes working for the NFTA, (iii) the date it is determined that the employee shall receive New York State Disability Retirement Benefits, or (iv) the date it is determined by the NFTA physician that the employee may return to work at the NFTA. As a condition to continued entitlement to such compensation, the NFTA may, (i) require, at its own expense, the employee to be examined by physicians of its choosing and/or, (ii) require the employee to return to light duty work consistent with the duties set forth in Article I, Section 1, if medically able, and/or (iii) require periodic reports from the employee and his/her physician of his/her condition and expected date for return to work. During the period of time that the employee is receiving course of duty injury pay from the NFTA, workers’ compensation payments received by the employee in connection with the injuries shall Tie paid over to the NFTA. During the period of time that the employee is receiving course of duty injury pay from the NFTA, the amount of such pay shall be reduced by any amount the employee receives for work performed for another employer or entity or as a result of self-employment, except for amounts received for part-time employment in which the employee has been engaged before the date of the injury.
COURSE OF DUTY INJURY PAY. An employee injured in the course of performing his/her duties for the NFTA and leaves work upon notification to his/her supervisor because of such injury, shall be entitled to receive compensation equal to their regular salary during the period of time the employee is unable to work. Such compensation from the NFTA shall cease at the earlier of (i) eighteen months from the date of injury (ii) the date the employee resumes working for the NFTA, (iii) the date it is determined that the employee shall receive New York State Disability Retirement Benefits, or
