Policy Bulletin No. 1993-04
(Part 3 pp. 27 - 37)
Section 21.8 Workers' Compensation Leave - June 23, 1993
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Part 3)
RECORD KEEPING (Continued)
Time records must be maintained throughout an employee's absence
since leave is credited to the employee as if he/she were in full
pay status (up to nine cumulative months). See Earning of Leave Accruals
for further information.
Additional information that needs to be kept with an employee's time
records includes restored leave accruals (kept separately) and the
date when leave credits are restored if the restoration brings the
employee over the allowable maximum. Employees have one year from
return to work or restoration of leave credits, whichever occurs later,
to reduce leave credits below the maximum, and employees continue
to earn leave credits throughout this period. If the employee chooses
not to charge credits, a record of that choice should be maintained
also.
The Workers' Compensation Board and State Insurance Fund do not maintain
records of benefit enhancements provided to State employees. It is
advisable to retain records on each workers' compensation case for
six years after an employee retires or, if an employee transfers to
another agency, to make them available to that agency. The new agency
needs the information in these records to ensure that an employee
receives only the benefits to which he/she is entitled if the case
is reopened.
MANDATORY ALTERNATE DUTY PROGRAM
In the interest of returning employees who have sustained workers'
compensation disabilities to duty as soon as possible and in recognition
of the fact that the statutory wage replacement benefit may be reduced
in proportion to the employee's reduced percentage of disability and
that the supplemental payment will stop, the State and PEF have negotiated
a Mandatory Alternate Duty Policy in connection with the workers'
compensation benefits provided in the 1991-95 agreement. The Mandatory
Alternate Duty Policy is effective on July 1, 1993, the effective
date of the Medical Evaluation Program.
The Mandatory Alternate Duty Policy is designed to assist employees
in returning to work prior to resumption of full job duties and to
enable agency management to utilize the capabilities of these employees
who would otherwise be unable to return to duty until some future
time. In connection with this policy, the term "mandatory"
means that (a) an employee who meets the eligibility criteria and
requests a mandatory alternate duty assignment must be offered a mandatory
alternate duty assignment or the employee must be compensated as provided
below, and, (b) that an employee who...
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... meets the eligibility criteria
can be ordered by management to return to work a mandatory alternate
duty assignment.
Eligibility
The Mandatory Alternate Duty Policy applies to every employee who
is eligible for benefits under the workers' compensation article of
the negotiated agreement and who has not submitted a written request
to the employer requesting not to be covered by the Medical Evaluation
Program. In addition, to qualify for participation in the Mandatory
Alternate Duty Program, an employee must meet the following criteria:
- be classified as partially disabled at 50% or less (moderate
or mild disability) by the State Insurance Fund; and
- have a prognosis of full recovery (defined as the ability to
perform the full duties of the job in which the employee was injured)
within 45 calendar days (defined as 45 calendar days prior to the
date of full recovery given by the examining physician);
These medical findings may occur in the course of an examination
by an SIF consulting physician, or by the employee's attending physician,
or in connection with a management-ordered medical evaluation as described
on page 20.
There are no limitations on the number of times an employee can be
given a mandatory alternate duty assignment either at employee request
or management direction. However, each 45-calendar day period must
be discrete; that is, the employee must be absent and must meet the
eligibility criteria at the time each request is made. For example,
an employee may have had an accident and requested and received a
mandatory alternate duty assignment at the time he/she initially returned
to work. Now, several months later, the employee is again absent due
to surgery to correct a problem caused by the accident and is requesting
mandatory alternate duty prior to return to full duties. As long as
the employee meets the eligibility criteria, as evidenced by medical
documentation satisfactory to management, he/she is again eligible
for a mandatory alternate duty assignment.
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Employee Requests for Mandatory Alternate Duty
An employee meeting these eligibility criteria may request his/her
agency to develop an alternate duty assignment. Such request can be
submitted at any time between the date of full recovery specified
in the medical documentation and 65 calendar days prior to that date.
However, in no instance may the mandatory alternate duty assignment
begin earlier than 45 calendar days prior to the date of full recovery
provided by the examining physician.
For any such employee who meets the eligibility criteria set forth
above, as determined on the basis of medical documentation satisfactory
to management, the appointing authority is required to take one of
the following actions:
- provide the employee with a mandatory alternate duty assignment
for up to 45 calendar days which takes into account the employee's
physical limitations; OR
- where a mandatory alternate duty assignment cannot be provided,
arrange for the employee to receive a supplemental payment that
will provide the employee, when
added to the SIP payment, with 60 per cent of his/her gross income
as of the date of accident. This supplement is payable for the period
the mandatory alternate duty assignment would have been expected
to last, not to exceed 45 calendar days. All requests for payment
of a supplement under these circumstances must be submitted to
and approved by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Please
telephone your GOER representative to initiate this supplemental
payment process.
Management-Directed Mandatory Alternate Duty
Assignments
Whether or not an employee who meets the eligibility criteria requests
an alternate duty assignment, agency management may direct the employee
to return to work on an alternate duty basis. Such mandatory alternate
duty assignment shall be for up to 45 calendar days initially and
shall take into account the employee's physical limitations. Usually
a management directed assignment will be based on an evaluation through
the Medical Evaluation Network, but may be based on any acceptable
medical documentation as noted above.
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Assignment to Mandatory Alternate Duty
The employee who accepts a mandatory alternate duty assignment is
returned to the payroll and is entitled to receive his/her regular
salary for the period of the mandatory alternate duty assignment.
Eligibility for added salary factors is the same as for an employee
performing full duties. In addition, time spent in a mandatory alternate
duty assignment counts as time served for the purpose of completing
an employee's probationary period. Employees working a mandatory alternate
duty assignment are in full pay status and are eligible to earn bi-weekly
leave accruals, observe holidays, earn holiday pay or holiday leave
for work on a holiday, earn floating holidays, and otherwise be treated
for attendance and leave purposes as any other employee at work performing
his/her regular duties.
Where an employee declines a mandatory alternate duty assignment,
the employee will be continued on workers' compensation disability
leave with percentage supplement and will be referred to the SIF for
an appropriate benefit determination. Employees who neither request
nor are ordered to return to work continue on workers' compensation
disability leave with percentage supplement receiving wage replacement
benefits from the SIF in accordance with the Workers' Compensation
Law. Employees in either of these situations are ineligible for a
supplement because they are 50% or less disabled.
Medical Documentation
Medical documentation submitted to support an employee's participation
in the Mandatory Alternate Duty program must be satisfactory to management.
This documentation should contain the following information: a statement
that the employee is 50% or less disabled, an estimated date of full
recovery that is within 65 calendar days of the date of the medical
examination, and a statement of the physical limitations which need
to be taken into consideration in developing the employee's mandatory
alternate duty assignment. This documentation may be provided by an
SIF or other State-selected physician or by the employee's attending
physician or by a combination of information from these sources.
When the documentation is provided through the Medical Evaluation
Program, the physicians will be completing the limitations/capabilities
form for all eligible employees and submitting it to the agency for
their review in establishing alternate duty assignments.
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Confidentiality
All medical documentation should be treated confidentially and great
care should be exercised to protect employees against the indiscriminate
dissemination or use of the medical information it contains. However,
appropriate agency staff are entitled to have access to the medical
information related to an employee's physical limitations to the extent
it is necessary (1) to evaluate the employee's ability to participate
in the Mandatory Alternate Duty Program and (2) to develop an appropriate
assignment.
Disability Rating
The first eligibility criterion for a mandatory alternate duty assignment
is having a disability rating of 50 percent or less. The SIF consulting
physicians will generally indicate that an employee is totally, marked,
moderately or mildly disabled. The moderate and mild disability categories
meet the criterion of being 50 percent or less disabled. If the agency
has any questions about the disability rating, the SIF should be contacted
immediately. The physicians in the Medical Evaluation Network will
indicate whether or not the employee is 50 per cent or less disabled
in the report following the examination. In the case of an attending
physician's report or a management-ordered medical evaluation report
other than an SIF report, if the physician's report indicates a partial
disability, the SIF should be contacted immediately for their interpretation
of the disability rating. If they advise that the medical report is
to be interpreted as rating the employee as mildly or moderately disabled,
the employee will meet the eligibility criterion of being 50% or less
disabled for the Mandatory Alternate Duty Program.
If the employee disputes the disability rating, the case will be
referred to the Workers' Compensation Board for a final determination
and the employee will remain absent receiving benefits from the SIF
as determined appropriate.
Prognosis
The second eligibility criterion is having a prognosis of full recovery
within 45 calendar days of the first day a mandatory alternate duty
assignment will begin. Generally, medical documentation that indicates
a recovery date within 65 calendar days of the date of the medical
examination would be considered acceptable although in no case is
the employee eligible to be...
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... returned to duty on a mandatory basis
sooner than 45 calendar days from the indicated full recovery date.
Limitations/Capabilities
Once management has acceptable medical documentation indicating the
employee's eligibility for mandatory alternate duty, it is necessary
to obtain medical information concerning the employee's limitations
so that an appropriate assignment can be designed. SIP physicians,
both consultants and those doing examinations under the Medical Evaluation
Program, are being requested to provide this information at the time
of their evaluation so their initial reports should meet management's
needs in most cases. If an employee presents documentation from his/her
personal physician that does not contain sufficient information, management
should contact that physician to obtain additional information since
that would generally be the most expedient route to obtain the needed
information. The attached Physical Capabilities Form (Attachment E)
can be used, as can any existing agency form, to make such a request
of an attending physician.
The issue of medical documentation is not reviewable under Article
34 of the Agreement. Employees have the right, however, pursuant to
the Workers' Compensation Law, to challenge the determination of level
of disability as it impacts on the statutory wage replacement benefits
they receive. Decisions of the Workers' Compensation Board are binding
on the parties.
Development of Mandatory Alternate Duty Assignments
A mandatory alternate duty assignment, to constitute a valid offer,
must be reflective of the employee's physical limitations and may
involve performance of some duties of the employee's regular position,
or some duties of another existing position or a composite of tasks
from several positions. Through a review of past workers' compensation
experience, agencies may be able to develop an inventory of potential
alternate duty assignments or tasks. However, agencies are expected
to make every effort to tailor any mandatory alternate duty assignment
to the individual employee's specific limitations as well as his/her
capabilities.
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An offer of a mandatory alternate duty assignment to an employee
should include the following:
- description of proposed alternate duties
- location of assignment
- work hours and workweek
- supervisor
- starting date (no earlier than 45 calendar days prior to the anticipated
date of full recovery) and ending date (the anticipated date of
full recovery)
The specifications in the offer will be based on the medical documentation
accepted by management. Since an assignment may be for as long as
45 calendar days, management may design an assignment that changes
over time. For example, an assignment may begin with training for
a week or two and then progress to an assignment that is less sedentary
for a second period of time, and finally to more physical tasks at
the end of the period immediately prior to return to full duties.
Assignments such as this should be explained to the employee when
initially offered. In addition, management may find it necessary,
occasionally, to offer an employee an assignment defined only for
the beginning of the mandatory alternate duty period in order to return
him/her to work as quickly as possible. For example, if an employee
was eligible for a mandatory alternate duty assignment for four weeks,
management could offer the employee an assignment that was defined
for two weeks with the understanding that the next two weeks of the
assignment would be developed and discussed with the employee prior
to expiration of the first two week period.
If an eligible employee believes that some element of the proposed
mandatory alternate duty assignment constitutes a personal hardship,
he/she may express the claim of hardship to the appropriate agency
official who has been designated to fill this role. Such claim of
hardship will be considered by the agency official and responded to
in writing with a copy to PEF prior to the proposed beginning date
of the mandatory alternate duty assignment or as soon thereto as possible.
This response shall be considered dispositive of the matter.
As stipulated in the agreement, management has the authority to make
mandatory alternate duty assignments to tasks that can be performed
by the employee which may not necessarily fall within the employee's
regular salary grade, title series or job duties and such assignments
are not considered violations of either Article 17 of the agreement
or Section 61.2 of the Civil Service Law.
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Additionally, when developing an assignment, management is not restricted
to the employee's former work location, work schedule, or workweek
and such conditions of the assignment are not considered violations
of Article 32. However, once a mandatory alternate duty assignment
is specified for the entire period required and has begun, the provisions
of Article 32 cover the employee while he/she is working in the assignment.
Notwithstanding this broad latitude to develop assignments, agencies
may find that identifying alternate duties as close to the employee's
regular duties as possible, given the person's physical limitations,
are the most successful assignments and are most helpful in preparing
the employee to return to his/her regular duties at the end of the
assignment. Agencies may also find that identifying assignments that
are similar to the employee's regular job in terms of location, shift
and pass days also provide a level of normalcy that improves the employee's
prognosis for successful completion of the assignment and return to
regular duty at the end of the assignment.
Management is expected to accommodate the employee as much as possible
and exercise sound judgment and consistency in the development of
mandatory alternate duty assignments. Once management has received
satisfactory medical documentation establishing an employee's eligibility
and physical limitations, it is incumbent upon them to establish and
offer the mandatory alternate duty assignment as soon as practicable
and consistent with the employee's first date of eligibility for the
assignment. Agency management will discuss, clarify and review the
proposed mandatory alternate duty assignment with the employee and
will discuss any changes in that assignment that become necessary
during the course of the assignment prior to the change taking place.
It is not the intent of this policy, however, to in any way entitle
an affected employee to negotiate his/her mandatory alternate duty
assignment with agency management.
The provisions of this Program including, for example, the nature
of alternate duty assignments and the review of personal hardship
situations, are appropriate subjects for labor/management discussions.
Expiration of Mandatory Alternate Duty Assignments
When an employee's mandatory alternate duty assignment expires, the
employee will be found able to perform the full duties of his/her
regular position in most cases and will return to full...
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...duty. If not
sufficiently recovered, however, the employee either is placed on
workers' compensation disability leave with percentage supplement
or leave without pay, depending on the length of absence, and is covered
by the workers' compensation statute (receiving a wage replacement
benefit reflective of the employee's level of disability), or, may
request a discretionary extension of the mandatory alternate duty
assignment. The employee is no longer eligible for a supplemental
payment if his/her disability level is at 50% or less. (Refer to "Extension
of Mandatory Alternate Duty Assignments" below.)
Management has the right, whenever necessary, to request an employee
to submit additional medical documentation during the course of a
mandatory alternate duty assignment to verify on-going eligibility
for the Program. An employee determined to be recovered, based on
this medical evidence, before the anticipated recovery date should
be directed to return to full duty and an employee whose condition
worsens may be returned to leave status (See "Termination of
Mandatory Alternate Duty Assignments" below.) The most common
situation will be a change in the date of return to full duties. Generally
a prognosis of return to regular duties that is originally given two
to three months in advance could change by a few days or even a week
or so. In this case, management should consider extension of the mandatory
alternate duty assignment as described below.
Nothing in this policy diminishes management's right to have the
employee examined by a physician selected by management as a condition
of allowing the employee to return to full duties. In other words,
the fact that there was an initial prognosis accepted by management
of ability to perform the full duties of the employee's regular job
on a specific date does not make return to full duty at the end of
the mandatory alternate duty assignment on that date automatic.
Extension of Mandatory Alternate Duty Assignments
There will be cases where employees who qualified for and participated
in the Mandatory Alternate Duty Program and whose mandatory alternate
duty assignment has expired do not fully recover within the specified
period. Since their alternate duty assignments automatically expire,
these employees may request and management may elect to continue the
assignments on a discretionary basis beyond the established ending
date.
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One common occurrence will be a change in the date of return to full
duties by a few days or a week or so based on more current medical
information. Agencies are encouraged to continue employees on alternate
duty whose date of return to full duties changes in this manner rather
than returning an employee to leave status only to reinstate him/her
from leave within a very short period of time.
Any extensions are subject to the terms and conditions of this program,
are solely at management discretion and must be supported by the submission
of additional medical documentation satisfactory to management. Extensions
will be granted only for very limited time periods, for example in
single payroll period blocks, and only when supported by satisfactory
medical documentation.
Termination of Mandatory Alternate Duty Assignments
A mandatory alternate duty assignment may be terminated prior to
its expiration if it is determined, based on medical documentation
satisfactory to management, that the employee is able to return to
full duties earlier than the original prognosis had indicated. When
the agency has medical documentation indicating full recovery, the
employee should be ordered to return to full duties immediately. If
the employee disputes management's finding of full recovery, the employee
will be placed on leave without pay and the case will be referred
to the SIP for an appropriate benefit determination. If the employee
appeals the findings of the SIP, the claim will be resolved by the
Workers' Compensation Board whose decision is binding on the parties.
In exceptional cases, management may determine that a mandatory alternate
duty assignment in progress is not successful. In that instance, management
may elect to modify the mandatory alternate duty assignment to improve
the prospects for success. Such changes should be discussed with the
employee prior to being implemented. Alternatively, management may
rescind the mandatory alternate duty assignment, in which case management
is required to provide the employee with a supplement that brings
the employee to 60 per cent of gross pay as of the date of the accident.
Such supplement will not be paid beyond the point the mandatory alternate
duty assignment would have expired. As previously stated, telephone
your GOER representative to initiate the payment of a supplement under
these circumstances.
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AGENCY ALTERNATE DUTY POLICIES
This Mandatory Alternate Duty Program, developed in connection with
the negotiation of benefits covering occupational disabilities of
PEF-represented employees injured on or after July 1, 1993, does not
negate existing agency discretionary alternate/light duty policies
that may be available for disabled employees recovering from both
occupational and ordinary disabilities. Any such agency policies continue
to be available for employees not eligible for this Mandatory Alternate
Duty Program. Agencies interested in establishing alternate duty programs
in addition to this Program should contact their Governor's Office
of Employee Relations representative for guidance.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
AGENCY |
LEAVE PROGRAM |
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY PROGRAM |
Appointing Authority |
Determines reportability of incident
based on Workers' Comp. Law criteria. Makes independent determination
of eligibility for Workers' Compensation Leave. Processes PR75s
to provide employee with paid leave. Maintains records of leave
granted. Monitors six-month benefit entitlement. Restores leave
credits. May terminate employee under Section 71 CSL. Files required
forms with the Workers' Compensation Board. |
Determines reportability of incident
based on Workers' Comp. Law criteria. Provides salary continuation
benefits to employees
based on determination of ligibility by the SIF. Maintains contact
with OSC, SIF, employee and supervisor regarding employee's continued
eligibility for benefits, payroll status, and leave credits used,
recredited and restored. Maintains accurate records. Monitors
nine-month benefit entitlement. Files and/or provides information
for forms required by OSC, and the Workers' Compensation Board.
May terminate employee under Section 71 CSL. |
State Insurance Fund (SIF) |
Pays Workers' Comp. Law benefits. Determines
compensability. May controvert claim. |
Pays Workers' Comp. Law benefits. Determines
compensability. May controvert claim. Maintains liaison with agency
and OSC. |
Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) |
Hears, judges merits of, and issues
determinations on workers' compensation cases. Resolves controversies.
Directs SIF to pay benefits to the employee or New York State
as appropriate. |
No Change. |
Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) |
Processes PR75s submitted by agency.
Issues social security refunds and amended wage statements. |
Administers supplemental payment system,
including calculating amount of
supplemental payment. Maintains liaison
with agencies and SIF. Processes forms
submitted by agency and resolves
overpayments. Issues social security
refunds and amended wage statements. |
Department of Civil Service |
Administers Attendance Rules provisions
as modified by negotiated agreements. |
Administers Attendance Rules provisions
as modified by negotiated agreements. Acts as
liaison between SIF, OSC and agencies. Maintains database on workers'
compensation experience. |
Attachment A - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - [Continued]
STATUTORY PROGRAM |
C-82 MANAGED CARE PROGRAM |
PS&T MEDICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM |
Determines reportability of incident based on Workers'
Comp. Law criteria. Files and/or provides information for forms
required by OSC and WCB. Maintains accurate records. Monitors
twelve-month benefit entitlement. Prorates restoral of credits.
Maintains contact with SIF employee and supervisor regarding employee's
continued eligibility for benefits and leave status. Develops
alternate duties for employees eligible for the Mandatory Alternate
Duty Program. May terminate employee under Section 71 CSL. |
Determines reportability of incident based on Workers'
Comp. Law criteria. Makes independent determination of eligibility
for workers' compensation leave. Verifies employee's choice of
benefit. Processes PR75s to provide emplyee with paid leave. Maintains
records of leave granted. Monitors six-month benefit entitlement.
Restores leave credits. Requests medical evaluations as indicated.
Develops alternate duties for employee eligible for limited duty.
May terminate employee under Section 71 CSL. Files required forms with
Workers' Compensation Board. |
Determines reportability of incident based on Workers'
Comp. Law criteria. Verifies employee's choice of benefit. Maintains
accurate records. Monitors nine-month benefit entitlement. Files
and/or provides information for forms required by OSC and WCB.
Maintains contact with SIF, employee and supervisor regarding
employee's continued eligibility for benefits, supplemental pay
and leave status. Requests medical evaluations as indicated. Develops
alternate duties for employees eligible for the Mandatory Alternate
Duty Program. May terminate employee under Section 71 CSL. |
Pays Workers' Comp. Law benefits. Determines compensability.
May controvert claim. Maintains liaison with agency. |
Pays Workers' Comp. Law benefits. Determines compensability.
May controvert claim. Maintains liaison with agency. Schedules medical evaluations as requested. |
Pays Workers' Comp. Law benefits. Determines compensability.
May controvert claim. Maintains liaison with agency and OSC. Schedules
medical evaluations as requested. |
No Change. |
No Change. |
No Change. |
Processes PR75s submitted by agency. Issues social
security refunds and amended wage statements. |
Processes PR75s submitted by agency. Issues social
security refunds and amended wage statements. |
Administers supplemental payment process including
calculating amount of supplemental payment. Maintains liaison
with agencies and SIF. Processes forms submitted by agencies.
Issues social security refunds and amended wage statements. |
Administers Attendance Rules provisions as modified
by negotiated agreements. Acts as liaison between SIF, OSC and agencies. Maintains database on workers' compensation experience. |
Administers Attendance Rules provisions as modified
by negotiated agreements. |
Administers Attendance Rules provisions as modified
by negotiated agreements. Acts as liaison between SIF, OSC and
agencies. Maintains database on workers' compensation experience. |
Attachment B - Program Provisions
WORKERS' COMPENSATION OUTLINE OF BENEFITS
BENEFIT
| EMPLOYEE GROUPS COVERED
| WAITING PERIOD
| BASIC PROVISIONS
|
NYS Workers' Compensation Law
| All employees
| -7 calendar days for wage replacement: after 14 calendar
days retroactive to first day of disability.
| - Medical expenses
-Wage replacement 2/3 avg. wkly. salary up to: $340 max 7/1/90
$350 max 7/1/91
$400 max 7/1/92
|
Leave Program
| Security Services & Security Supervisors
(accidents prior to 4/15/93)
|
None
| - 6 months leave with full pay without charge to
credits with benefit continuation
- Use of credits after 6 months
- SL 1/2 pay or IPP
- LWOP
-Section 71 coverage
|
ASU, ISU, OSU, DMNA,PS&T,RRSU
(accidents prior to 4/11/86)
M/C
(accidents prior to 9/1/86)
|
- 10 workdays per year/per accident
-Provisions for waiver
-Advance of sick leave if credits are exhausted
|
Supplemental Pay Program
| ASU, ISU, OSU, DMNA, RRSU
(accidents on or after 4/1/86 and prior to 7/1/92)
M/C
(accidents on or after 9/1/86 and prior to 7/1/92)
PS&T
(accidents on or after 4/1/86 and prior to 7/1/93)
|
Same as WC Law
| - 9 months leave with net pay without charge to credits with
benefit continuation
- Use of credits
- SL at 1/2 pay or IPP
- LWOP
-Section 71 coverage
|
Statutory Program
| ASU,ISU,OSU,DMNA, RRSU
(accidents on or after 7/1/92)
|
Same as WC Law
| - 12 months leave without pay with benefit continuation
-Section 71 coverage plus -Mandatory Alternate Duty for
employees found to be 50% or less disabled and within 45 days
of full recovery
Out-of-title work allowed
|
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
OUTLINE OF BENEFITS - [Continued]
BENEFIT |
EMPLOYEE GROUPS
COVERED |
WAITING PERIOD |
BASIC PROVISIONS |
Council 82 Managed Care Program |
Security Services and Security Supervisors
(accident on or after 4/15/93) |
Same as WC Law
or |
Choice of WC Law Benefit only
or
|
None |
Managed Care Program including
- Leave Program plus
- Mandatory Medical Evaluation plus
- Mandatory Limited Duty for employees 50% or less disabled
No out of title work allowed.
|
PS&T
Medical Evaluation Program |
PS&T
(accidents on or after 7/1/93) |
Same as WC Law |
Choice of WC Law benefit only
or
Medical Evaluation Program including:
- 9 months leave with 60% gross pay without charge to credits
with benefit continuation for disability greater than 50%
- LWOP
- Section 71 coverage plus
- Mandatory Medical Evaluation plus
- Mandatory Alternate Duty for employees found to be 50% or
less disabled and within 45 days of full recovery.
Out-of-title work allowed
|
M/C Interim Benefit |
M/C
(accidents on or after 7/1/92) |
None |
- Leave with full pay with charge to credits from first day
of disability
- Use of all credits
- Sick leave 1/2 pay or IPP
- LWOP
- Section 71 coverage
|
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