R2014-74 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS

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ARTICLE 12 ON-THE-JOB ILLNESS, INJURY OR DISABILITY Section 1. The city shall provide worker's compensation in accordance with the Worker's Compensation Act, and shall pay such compensation as is required by 5 ILCS 345/1, for all employees in the classified service. Section 2. An employee who becomes ill, injured or disabled shall report to his ,supervisor such fact as soon as possible. Section 3. (a) The City shall offer light duty assignments, as provided herein and based upon a physician's approval, to employees who are unable to perform full duty responsibilities because of job-related illness, injury or disability; provided that, this section shall only apply if such work is available and there is a reasonable expectation that the employee will be able to assume the full duties of the position within 12 months. In the event the City's physician concludes an employee is capable of performing a specific light duty assignment and the employee's physician disagrees: (i) if the employee has filed for adjustment with the Industrial Commission, the opinion of the Commission, or an arbitrator thereof, shall control, and said employee shall not be required to report for light duty until said Commission or arbitrator has so ruled; (ii) if the employee has not filed for adjustment with the Industrial Commission, both the City and the employee shall retain all rights granted by statute. (b) For employees on leave for off-duty illness, injury or disability, light duty assignments shall be assigned only with the mutual consent of the Fire Chief and the employee. (c) Light duty assignments shall not involve make work, but shall consist of bona fide work assignments related to or in support of the City's fire suppression and fire prevention. A light duty assignment shall not be used to displace employees from performing such work. Effective May 1, 2005, an employee who is on duty-injury leave will be required to perform said light duty assignment if so offered, as provided in subparagraph (a), and shall be assigned to his normal shift (i.e. 24-hour shift employees to 24-hour shifts; Fire Inspector to 40-hour shift.) for a period of six months (180 days from the date of assignment to light duty) provided, that if the employee is not released to perform regular duty after 6 months, the Fire Chief shall have the discretion to assign such employee to a 40 hour work week consisting of 8 hour work days, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. All decisions shall be made fairly and impartially. ARTICLE 13 SICK LEAVE Section 1. (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b) hereof, full time employees in the classified fire fighting service shall accrue 24 hours of sick leave for each month of 17