Faculty Safety Sample Clauses

Faculty Safety. ‌ The District is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for employees and for providing the protections employees are entitled to under relevant law, including but not limited to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Faculty members who are injured at work or have other personal health concerns that impact their employment should bring such matters to the District’s Human Resources Department to access any benefits to which they may be entitled, such as coverage under the District’s Workers’ Compensation insurance and leave pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act. Accident reports must be filed with the Workers’ Compensation Claims Administrator within forty-eight (48) hours of the accident, unless the employee is incapacitated due to the incident. If the employee qualifies for coverage under Workers’ Compensation Insurance and the injury is determined to be compensable, the District will provide benefit time to cover any injury-related absence that is not covered by Workers’ Compensation: • If the employee is absent less than 14 days due to the injury, there will be no loss of employee’s benefit days for the first three days for which there is no Workers’ Compensation Insurance. • When an employee is approved for Workers’ Compensation leave, an employee is paid two-thirds (⅔) of their salary through Workers’ Compensation Insurance. So that the employee does not lose earnings as a result of the work-related injury, the District will pay the employee the remaining one-third (⅓). If the employee’s salary is continued while absent due to an injury incurred while on duty, the Workers’ Compensation checks must be given to the District.