Path-Forward Sample Clauses

Path-Forward organizational process has been developed as well as physician contracts in order to implement this new standard of care for our workers. To ensure the Agreement is upheld a Labor Management Committee (LMC) has been developed that includes three members of fire management and three from labor. The Committee has been instrumental throughout the development process and they are governing body empowered to monitor, evaluate, and address issues of interpretation in the implementation of this agreement. They are indebted to subject matter experts from County Council and the CEO’s office, and are responsible to ensure the following objectives are upheld: There will be several training programs scheduled by the Fire Department and Local 1014 throughout January and March of 2013. In the interim the subsequent attachments will outline the DRA program. If you should have any questions or require additional assistance, please contact Battalion Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ at (323) 881- 6159. The County of Los Angeles (County) and the Los Angeles County Firefighters, Local 1014, AFL-CIO (Local 1014) jointly initiated an innovative Workers’ Compensation Dispute Resolution Agreement (DRA). This DRA is intended to provide covered employees/retirees (employees) an expedited procedure to resolve medical disputes arising from workers’ compensation claims. Nothing in the DRA diminishes the entitlement of an employee to compensation payments for total or partial permanent disability, Labor Code Section 4850, temporary disability, medical treatment, or other workers’ compensation benefits required under the California Labor Code. See Attachment B • In-service employees • Retirees who, while in-service, made a claim alleging injury or illness • Retirees who, while in-service, made a report, consistent with Department policy, of an industrial incident that may lead to injury or illness • Retirees, who were in-service employees on or after the effective date of this Agreement, and claim a new presumptive injury as defined by Labor Code § 3212 et seq. • For claims filed by in-service employees and opened within sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of this Agreement, this Agreement shall apply if a QME examination or AME examination has not been scheduled • This Agreement does not cover post-retirement amendments to claims filed prior to the term of the Agreement • This Agreement does not apply to any other retired employees • Under current law, this Agreement does not apply t...