(a) When an employee of the City of Brooklyn is injured in the line of duty during the course and scope of his or her employment he or she shall be eligible for a paid leave not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days providing that as conditions precedent to receiving any benefits under this section the employee shall:
(1) File for Workers' Compensation and sign a Waiver assigning to the Employer those sums of money (temporary total benefits) he or she would ordinarily receive as weekly compensation as determined by law for those number of weeks he or she receives benefits under this section.
(2) Submit to a physical examination, when requested by the Employer, by a physician appointed and paid by the Employer, which results in the physician's certification that the Employee is unable to work due to the injury.
(b) When an Employee is still disabled at the end of this ninety (90) day period, the leave may, at the Employer's sole discretion, be extended for an additional ninety (90) calendar day period.
(c) All of the employee's fringe benefits shall continue without interruption.
(Ord. 2020-14. Passed 3-23-20.)