Occupational Leave. 258 Effective the first day of employment, employees are eligible for an unpaid Occupational Leave for absences covered by Workers’ Compensation. The period of the Occupational Leave commences after exhaustion of accrued ESL, any immediately-elected PTO and Short Term Disability benefits. An Occupational Leave may continue up to a maximum of twelve (12) months, or until such time as the employees are released by their attending physicians from the period of temporary disability and are physically capable of, and qualified for, performing substantially all tasks, whichever is earlier. 259 An Occupational Leave will expire in less than twelve (12) months if employees are no longer disabled and can perform their pre-disability jobs, with or without reasonable accommodation, or if there is uncontroverted medical evidence that the employees are permanently disabled and cannot perform their pre-disability jobs, with or without reasonable accommodation, or ninety (90) days after an award from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board indicating that the employees are permanently disabled and cannot perform their pre-disability jobs, with or without reasonable accommodation. 260 Benefits while on Occupational Leave 261 If employees elected health plan, dental plan, and life insurance coverage under the “Benefits by Design” Flexible benefits program, these benefits will continue Employer- paid during the entire period of the Occupational Leave. 262 Employees on unpaid Occupational Leave will continue to accrue PTO and ESL for up to thirty-one (31) days. PTO and ESL eligibility date(s) will not be adjusted for the entire twelve (12) month period that employees are on an unpaid Occupational Leave. Employees do not receive Holiday pay while in an unpaid status. Employees on an unpaid Occupational Leave are not eligible to receive other paid time off benefits such as Educational Leave, Jury Duty pay, etc. Pension service/credited service does not accrue while employees are in an unpaid status.
Occupational Leave. 11.7.1 Unit members, who are absent from duty because of illness or injury resulting from an accident or condition deemed to be work related under the Workers' Compensation Program, shall be granted occupational leave. A work-connected injury or illness shall be so considered when properly certified as compensable for Workers' Compensation benefits. Absences not verified shall be charged against unit members' sick leave or other leave as appropriate.
Occupational Leave. Occupational leave may be granted by the Superintendent of Schools following written recommendation of the employee’s immediate supervisor and/or administrator on the forms supplied for such reason. - Attendance at work-shops, meetings, conferences, and conventions. As approved. - Visiting Days for Purposes of Occupational Growth. As approved - Other School Business Identified in Letter of Request. As approved.
Occupational Leave. A unit member who has been employed for one (1) year (except substitute and limited term employees) who is absent from duty because of illness or injury resulting from an accident or condition which qualified under State Workers' Compensation Law, shall be granted an occupational leave for each such accident. The number of days for any one such leave or the total number of days in one school year for more than one such leave shall not exceed sixty (60) days. Only absences which are supported by a doctor's certificate and have been verified by the District's Workers' Compensation Administrator to be the result of work-connected injury or illness can be paid under the occupational leave policy. During the period an employee is receiving his/her regular salary from the District, he/she is required to assign to the District all temporary disability payments received from the District's Workers' Compensation Administrator. During the previously referenced sixty (60) days of occupational leave, changes to the unit member’s sixty day occupational leave balance shall be reduced by one (1) day for each day of authorized absence regardless of temporary disability payment paid by the District. Should the sixty day period be exhausted, subsequent deductions to an employee’s personal illness leave, earned vacation leave, and compensatory time, if any, shall be reduced only by that amount necessary to provide a full day’s wage or salary when added to temporary disability benefits. When all available leaves of absence, paid or unpaid, have been exhausted and if the employee is not medically able to assume the duties of his/her position, he/she shall, if not placed in another position, be placed on a reemployment list for a period of thirty-nine (39) months. He/she may be placed on unpaid leave of absence at which time he/she shall be granted paid health insurance benefits in the same manner as though he/she were an active regular employee of the District. When available, during the thirty-nine (39) month period, he/she shall be employed in a vacant position in the class of his/her previous assignment over all other available candidates except for a reemployment list established because of lack of work or lack of funds, in which case, he/she shall be listed in accordance with appropriate seniority regulations. An employee while receiving occupational leave benefits must remain in the state of California unless the Board of Education authorizes travel outside the state.
Occupational Leave. A. A regular employee shall be granted up to one (1) day of occupational leave per year. Occupational leave will be granted only when an individual is unable to take advantage of an opportunity for occupational growth on non-work time.
Occupational Leave. 55. An employee who incurs an injury or illness arising out of the course of employment shall be granted a leave without pay up to one (1) year.
Occupational Leave. Regular unit members with three (3) or more years of continuous service who are absent from work due to a work-related illness or injury may be placed on occupational leave, if eligible for such leave based on the following terms and conditions:
Occupational Leave. Employees who are absent from work due to a work-related illness or injury are placed on occupational leave. Employees shall be eligible for such leave based on the following terms and conditions:
Occupational Leave. Each employee who sustains an injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his employment with the Town of Harwich Fire Service shall be entitled to receive his full pay (without loss of sick leave or other benefits) for the period of his/her incapacity. (Article 11, Section 2: Occupational Leave Continued) Employees claiming to have sustained such an illness or injury shall be required to do the following as a condition of eligibility for such compensation or reimbursement and/or for payment of reasonable and necessary medical expenses: • Provide all information about the incident in which the employee was injured, including submitting a complete written report as soon as the employee is physically able to do so after the injury. The report will be submitted on a form supplied by the Department. • Provide relevant medical documentation pertinent to the diagnosis and treatment of the injury or illness for which compensation or reimbursement is claimed including physicians’ certificates. • If requested by the Department, undergo an evaluation by a physician or specialist designated by the Town, and cooperate fully with that evaluation, including providing access to the records of any and all providers who have treated/evaluated the employee for the condition. Periodic follow up evaluations are also required if requested by the Department. • Complete an Application for line of duty injury benefits on a form provided by the Department as soon as the employee is physically able to do so after the injury and have the benefits approved in writing by the Chief. • Take all reasonable steps to hasten a return to active duty status and follow all prescribed treatments and therapies.
Occupational Leave. 5.3.5.1 A unit member who is absent from duty because of a temporary disability caused by an on the job injury or illness contracted on the job which qualifies under Workers Compensation Insurance, shall be granted occupational leave for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days in any fiscal year or for any single injury or illness.
