§ XI. Injury leave.

A.

All employees will be covered in the event of an on-the-job injury or work related illness by workers' compensation benefits.

B.

Additionally, in the event a regular employee is injured on the job, or contracts an illness related to the job and is temporarily incapacitated as a direct result of such injury or illness (as supported by doctor's orders), the employee will be placed on injury leave of absence with full pay not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days from the date of injury. Injury leave is considered to be a short-term disability income benefit which may be restricted by the director of human resources on a case-by-case basis.

C.

If an employee received compensation under an approved injury leave of absence, the city will be entitled to recover, up to a maximum amount equal to thirty (30) days of such injury leave compensation, any disability payments to which the employee might otherwise be entitled under workers' compensation.

D.

If an employee's injury leave extends past the thirty (30) day maximum injury leave period, or if the employee's injury leave benefits are restricted, the employee will be limited to direct workers' compensation benefits.

E.

If an employee is directly receiving workers' compensation benefits, the employee may supplement these benefits with any accrued sick leave or vacation so as to receive benefits from both workers' compensation and sick leave or vacation in an amount equal to but not to exceed the employee's regular weekly pay at the time of the employee's injury or illness.

F.

If an employee's injury leave extends past the thirty (30) calendar day maximum injury leave period, the employee will be placed on inactive status as defined above in section II, paragraph D.5.