All employees are covered by Workers' Compensation, which provides for work time lost and payment for medical expenses incurred because of injury or illness arising out of and during the performance of his/her job.
An injured employee must report immediately any injury or illness (no matter how minor) to his/her supervisor. Within three (3) days of any incident, the supervisor must notify the Human Resources Office.
Medical bills for job-related injuries should be submitted to the Human Resources Office.
Employees must receive authorization from a physician to return to work when off from work for three (3) consecutive days or more.
The first three (3) days an employee is off work due to a job-related injury are not paid by workers' compensation. If an employee is off work with a job-related injury for more than fourteen (14) days, the first three (3) days are paid by workers' compensation. Workers' compensation covers 2/3 of the employee's average weekly pay.
To ensure no service time is lost, any participants in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund ("I.M.R.F.") must file for disability benefits when injury occurs.
(Ord. 23-1853, passed 5-3-23)