(A) An employee who suffers an on the job injury while in the performance of his/her official duties and acting within the scope of his/her employment with the Village of Indian Hill, who is not working as a result of that injury, will be compensated at his/her regular rate of pay at the time of the injury less the employee's income from any other source including Worker's Compensation, retirement, or other forms of government payment, for a period of time not to exceed 180 calendar days, except with the approval of City Council. The Village of Indian Hill shall have the right to demand proof of all items listed above regarding receipt of payment from other sources. Falsification of any information with respect to this or any paid leave may be grounds for discharge.
(B) An employee claiming the right to receive, or who is receiving, injury leave compensation, may be required by the Village of Indian Hill, from time to time, to submit to a medical examination by a physician selected by the Village of Indian Hill for the purpose of determining any questions regarding eligibility for and duration of injury leave.
(C) An employee on injury leave and unable to perform his/her regularly assigned duties may, at the discretion of the Village of Indian Hill, be assigned other duties not requiring great physical exertion in lieu of injury leave compensation, provided such work is available and either the employee's or the Village of Indian Hill's physician releases the employee to return to work under such conditions. If the Village of Indian Hill's and employee's physicians disagree as to the return to work issue such physicians shall mutually select a third physician to decide that issue. The third physician shall be chosen from among those providing service covered by the employee's health insurance plan.
(D) No employee may receive payment from the village for sickness or injury if he is receiving Workers' Compensation for the same purpose.
(Ord. 15-19, passed 12-16-19)