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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk526767041">To all:<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041">We have been asked informally whether we would support a proposal for an injury leave policy, separate from sick leave or vacation (annual leave).. Rather than restate it, I will just quote from
the request: <span class="ui-provider"><i>Essentially, when a team member is injured at work, she/he would not need to use their own accrued leave if missing work, prior to workers comp kicking in. In addition, injury leave could also potentially supplement
the 66% of workers comp, rather than the team member using own leave. Could add provision that if team member is not approved for workers comp, injury leave is removed and team member's own leave must be used or LWOP and could also have limits on total amount
of injury leave. Just testing the waters to see if this idea could get any traction.</i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041">It seems like an interesting concept, but I am concerned that the relationship to workers compensation could be complicated or prohibitive. Also, it may be difficult to get approval for the additional
expense. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041">Have any of you considered or implemented such a policy? If so, could you provide some basic details?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A0DD;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Lynn Hart,
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A0DD;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CEBS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A0DD;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Total Rewards Manager<br>
Human Resource Management Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">701.328.4739
<span style="color:#D34727">•</span><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"></span><a href="mailto:lyhart@nd.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">lyhart@nd.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
<span style="color:#D34727">•</span><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"></span><a href="http://www.omb.nd.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">www.omb.nd.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk526767041"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
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