Whenever any district attorney investigator is incapacitated for the performance of his or her duty by reason of bodily injury received in the performance of his or her duty, he or she shall become entitled, regardless of his or her period of service with the City and County, to disability benefits equal and in lieu of his or her salary while so disabled, for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months in the aggregate with respect to any one such injury; provided however, that such person shall not be entitled to such disability benefits for the first seven working days with respect to any such injury. The entitlement of such employee to the disability benefits provided in this Section shall be determined by the Retirement Board.
The term "district attorney investigator" as used herein shall be limited to those employees of the district attorney's office who are duly appointed to civil service classification numbers 8144, 8146, 8147, 8148, 8149 and 8150.
Said disability benefits shall be reduced in the manner provided in Section 16.84 of this Code by the amount of any benefits, other than medical treatment, payable to such employee under the Labor Code of the State of California concurrently with said disability benefits and because of the injury resulting in said disability. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits, other than medical treatment, payable at any time to such employee under said Labor Code and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits.
Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits payable to such employee by the City and County under any sick leave rule or other wage-continuation program provided by the City and County and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits.
(Added by Ord. 334-82, App. 7/2/82)