Common use of Wage Continuation Clause in Contracts

Wage Continuation. Any employee who is rendered temporarily totally disabled due to a physical injury suffered in the discharge or performance of official duties as an employee of the Employer shall be eligible for wage continuation. Wage continuation shall be available for up to seven hundred twenty (720) work hours per claim. These seven hundred twenty (720) work hours are fully paid by the Employer, and are in lieu of Temporary Total Disability (TT) benefits from the BWC. An employee who applies for wage continuation will apply to BWC for medical benefits only, and not lost income (TT) benefits. The employee may apply for lost income benefits toward the end of the wage continuation if it is known that the absence will continue beyond the paid wage continuation. Recurring injuries do not qualify employees to receive wage continuation pay beyond the allowable seven hundred twenty (720) hours provided at the time of the initial work connected injury date.

Wage Continuation. Any employee who is rendered temporarily totally disabled due to a physical injury suffered in the discharge or performance of official duties as an employee of the Employer City shall be eligible for wage continuation. Wage continuation shall be available for up to seven hundred twenty (720) work hours per claim. These seven hundred twenty (720) work hours are fully paid by the Employer, Employer and are in lieu of Temporary Total Disability (TT) benefits from the BWC. An employee who applies for wage continuation will apply to BWC for medical benefits only, and not lost income (TT) benefits. The employee may apply for lost income benefits toward the end of the wage continuation if it is known that the absence will continue beyond the paid wage continuation. Recurring injuries do not qualify employees to receive wage continuation pay beyond the allowable seven hundred twenty (720) hours provided at the time of the initial work connected injury date.