Should a non-bargaining unit employee have an injury while performing his duties and be certified by a qualified medical provider that he is medically unable to work, the employee may, at his option, enter into a wage continuation agreement with the City. The wage agreement will allow the employee to continue to receive his regular rate of pay and benefits without charge to leave time, in lieu of the State of Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation loss time benefits, up to a maximum of sixty work days per injury, and maximum of 360 work days in the employee’s lifetime service with the City. In order to qualify for a Wage Continuation Plan, the injury must have resulted in a minimum of five scheduled work days in which the employee was certified by a qualified medical provider as being unable to work. The employee must also apply for and receive an allowed medical-only claim from the Bureau of Worker’s Compensation for the specific on-the-job injury.
If the employee enters into a wage continuation plan and the injury is subsequently denied by the Industrial Commission of Ohio, and the employee has exhausted all appeals, then the employee must reimburse the time advanced to the employee through the use of accrued and/or future benefit hours, including sick time, vacation time and personal hours.
(Ord. 2004-13. Passed 2-19-04.)