Uniformed Personnel Injured In The Line of Duty. (a) A uniformed employee necessarily absent from work because of an occupational injury or disease as defined under the Workers' Compensation Law, and incurred in the line of duty, shall be granted leave from his/her position for the period of absence necessitated by such injury in accordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of this section a line of duty injury shall include any injury incurred through an assault to the employee, any injury suffered by the employee while guarding a prisoner, including, but not limited to, an injury suffered by the employee while transporting a prisoner, any injury incurred while in the pursuit of a criminal, any injury incurred in the course of training, including but not limited to firearms training, training at the Court Officers Academy or in the course of other training, practice at the firing range and kubiton training, and any injury incurred while coming to the aid of an employee or member of the public or in response to an emergency, or an occupational disease rising out of contact with a defendant. An employee requesting leave under this section must submit a request for such leave benefit to the Chief of Employee Relations on forms to be established. Such request must be submitted within 25 workdays of the occurrence of the injury or, the first day of absence due to the injury, whichever is later. The Chief of Employee Relations shall waive the time limitation on filing such request where he/she determines that a medical condition existed which prevented the employee from complying with such time limitations.
Uniformed Personnel Injured In The Line of Duty. (a) A uniformed employee necessarily absent from work because of an occupational injury or disease as defined under the Workers' Compensation Law, and incurred in the line of duty, shall be granted leave from his/her position for the period of absence necessitated by such injury in accordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of this section, a line-of-duty injury shall include any injury caused by an accident while driving a motor vehicle in the course of providing judicial protection or while making bank deposits; any injury incurred while on a Mobile Security Patrol Assignment; any injury incurred in the course of training, including firearms training (for court officers and court clerks), training at the Court Officers Academy (or other facility where basic court officer training takes place), practice at the firing range (court officers and court clerks), OC, baton training, or in the course of other State approved, sponsored or required training; any injury incurred through an assault to the employee; any injury incurred by the employee while guarding a prisoner, including, but not limited to, an injury suffered by the employee while transporting a prisoner, any injury suffered by the employee in the pursuit of a criminal; or any injury incurred while coming to the aid of an employee, member of the public or in response to an emergency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a line-of-duty injury shall not include injuries incurred by a New York State Court Officer-Trainee in the Court Officers Academy for recruit training unless the injury is the result of a firearms discharge at firearms training or as a result of defensive tactics training. An employee requesting leave under this section must submit a request for such leave benefit to the Deputy Director for Labor Relations or his/her designee on forms to be established. Such request must be submitted within 25 workdays of the occurrence of the injury or, the first day of absence due to the injury, whichever is later. The Deputy Director for Labor Relations or his/her designee shall waive the time limitation on filing such request where he/she determines that a medical condition existed which prevented the employee from complying with such time limitations.
Uniformed Personnel Injured In The Line of Duty. (a) A uniformed employee necessarily absent from work because of an occupational injury or disease as defined under the Workers' Compensation Law, and incurred in the line of duty, shall be granted leave from his/her position for the period of absence necessitated by such injury in accordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of this section a line of duty injury shall include any injury caused by an accident while driving a motor vehicle in the course of providing judicial protection, while providing courier service or while making bank deposits, any injury incurred through an assault to the employee, any injury suffered by the employee while guarding a prisoner, including, but not limited to, an injury suffered by the employee while transporting a prisoner, any injury incurred while in the pursuit of a criminal, any injury incurred in the course of training, including but not limited to firearms training, training at the Court Officers Academy or in the course of other training, practice at the firing range and OC, baton training, and any injury incurred while coming to the aid of an employee or member of the public or in response to an emergency, or an occupational disease rising out of contact with a defendant. Notwithstanding the above, a line of duty injury shall not include injuries incurred by a New York State Court Officer- Trainee in the Court Officers Academy for recruit training unless the injury is the result of a firearms discharge at firearms training or as a result of defensive tactics training.
