[NCASG] Job related injury leave question

[Hart, Lynn L.]

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To all:
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:  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.

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.

Have any of you considered or implemented such a policy?  If so, could you provide some basic details?

Thanks,

Lynn Hart, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CEBS
Total Rewards Manager
Human Resource Management Services

701.328.4739     *     lyhart at nd.gov<mailto:lyhart at nd.gov>     *     www.omb.nd.gov<http://www.omb.nd.gov/>

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