On-the-job injury. Accidents on the job, regardless of how minor, must be reported at once to the employee’s supervisor. Prompt notification is necessary to obtain coverage under the Worker’s Compensation Policy. Employees medically disabled on the job shall receive benefits in accordance with Indiana law, specifically I.C. 22-3-3-7, provided a physician acceptable to the town certifies that the employee was unable to work.
(A) Employees medicallydisabled on the job shall receive their normal rate of pay for the first five days they were scheduled to work following the beginning of the medical disability, provided a physician acceptable to the town certifies that the employee was unable to work.
(B) Benefit days, except for holidays, continue to accrue during the time off due to an on-the-job injury; such time off shall not be charged against the employee’s sick leave account nor shall such time off constitute a break in service.
(C) An employee who receives Worker’s Compensation benefits for the first five days of normally scheduled work and who has already been paid for those days shall be required to immediately reimburse the town for five days of Worker’s Compensation benefits.
(D) Neither the town nor the insurance carrier will be liable for the payment of Worker’s Compensation benefits for off-duty injuries or injuries that occur during an employee’s voluntary participation in any off-duty recreational, social or athletic activity sponsored by the town.
(E) On the day of the incident or as soon as possible thereafter, the injured employee’s supervisor must complete a Supervisor’s Incident Investigation Report and all other necessary forms. The forms are available from the Clerk-Treasurer and must be returned to the Clerk-Treasurer for processing.
(Ord. 05-04, passed 2-28-2005; Am. Ord. 2012-01, passed 1-9-2012)