Duty Disability Leaves. Any employee who is absent from work due to an injury on duty shall be granted a leave of absence. The Employer will mail the initial Duty Disability payment within ten working days upon receipt of verified authorization from the approving authority. Subsequent payment for eligible employees will be made twice a month. If duty disability is denied, and such denial is later reversed, the employee shall be paid up to date the amount the employee was eligible to receive. Employees who return from said leaves shall be reinstated to their former job classification, if it is vacant or if it is then occupied by an employee with lower seniority. If the employee's former job classification is not available because the employee would have been laid off if the employee had not been on a leave of absence, the employee may exercise seniority rights in accordance with the subject to the layoff, recall and break-in- service provisions of this Agreement. The Employer will mail the initial Duty Disability payment within fourteen (14) days of the Employer's designated medical officer being advised by the employee or his physician of the occurrence of a job-related injury, provided that there is no dispute as to the employee's entitlement to Duty Disability.
Duty Disability Leaves. Any employee who is absent from work due to an injury on duty shall be granted a leave of absence. The Employer will mail the initial Duty Disability payment within ten working days upon receipt of verified authorization from the approving authority. Subsequent payment for eligible employees will be made twice a month. If duty disability is denied, and such denial is later reversed, the em- ployee shall be paid up to date the amount the employee was el- igible to receive. Employees who return from said leaves shall be reinstated to their former job classification, and assignment, in ac- cordance with the Employer’s historical practice, if it is vacant or if it is then occupied by an employee with lower seniority. If the employee’s former job classification is not available because the employee would have been laid off if the employee had not been on a leave of absence, the employee may exercise seniority rights in accordance with and subject to the layoff, recall and break-in- service provisions of this Agreement. The Employer will mail the initial Duty Disability payment within fourteen (14) days of the Employer’s designated medical officer being advised by the employee or his physician of the occurrence of a job-related injury, provided that there is no dispute as to em- ployee’s entitlement to Duty Disability.
