(A) Injury leave and wage continuation for employees who are injured or who contract an occupational disease as determined by the Industrial Commission, while in the course of employment. Injury leave represents a continuation of the employee's regular wages (wage continuation) in lieu of receiving workers' compensation benefits.
(B) Probationary employees, as well as regular full-time employees, may receive injury leave/wage continuation for up to 26 weeks in connection with an occupational illness or injury, but only if the injury is certified by the city and/or deemed compensable by the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Once the 26 weeks of injury leave has been exhausted, the employee shall use accumulated sick leave and vacation leave credits if additional leave time is needed. After the exhaustion of injury, sick, and vacation leave, the employee may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits.
(C) Receipt of wage continuation payments will be in lieu of workers' compensation lost time benefits. After 26 weeks, the city will require the employee to use accumulated sick and vacation leave credits, and then may request that the employee commence payment from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
(Ord. 3664, passed 2-11-20)