60.3 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS/INJURY LEAVES

An employee who suffers from a disabling occupational disease or work related injury is eligible for occupational sick leave. KSU's worker's compensation insurance covers all employee medical expenses related to the occupational illness or injury and if the employee is unable to work he/she will receive 66 2/3 of his/her regular pay as compensation for the time that he/she is required to be off.

1. Administration

• a)All injuries incurred on the job MUST be reported to a supervisor immediately, no matter how small. The supervisor will perform an investigation and complete a K-1 form for submission to OHR. OHR will submit the form to the State Division of Worker's Claims.
• b)If an employee is injured on the job, s/he will be paid through the end of the workday in which the injury took place. If an employee is hospitalized on the day of the injury, the employee will receive no further wages, but may receive benefits through workers' compensation or other appropriate leave policies.
• c)Employees who are unable to perform their job as a result of a work-related illness or injury must bring a physician's note to their supervisor certifying their condition. The supervisor will work with Human Resources, the employee, and the treating physician in making reasonable accommodation for the employee in the event they cannot perform their normal duties.
• d)Time off due to work-related injuries also counts towards the use of FMLA leave.

Note: Employees or supervisors who do not promptly report work-related injuries will be subject to disciplinary action.

60.4 SICK LEAVE

The University grants regular full-time employees leave of absence with or without pay to provide for time-off from the job while they are undergoing medical care or caring for a relation covered by the Family Medical Leave Act.

1. General

Regular full-time staff employees who are unable to report to work, or must leave work, due to personal illness or injury, scheduled medical or dental appointments, or aiding family members who are ill or injured, are normally eligible for paid sick leave in an amount not to exceed sick leave accrued to date. Employees must request the use of sick leave before they are scheduled to report to work. unless there is a legitimate reason why they are unable to do so.

2. Accruing Sick Leave

Paid sick leave accrues at the rate of one-half (1/2) day per half month (per pay period) for regular full-time staff employees, for a total of twelve (12) days per year, and is shown on the payroll check stub in terms of hours. A new exempt employee must have begun employment on or before the eighth (8th) day of the pay period to be eligible to accrue the paid sick leave credit for that period. A new non-exempt employee accrues sick leave on hours paid during the pay period. Succeeding pay

Update: March 26, 2013