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Sick and Injury Leave Rules 10-10
Pending a determination of eligibility for injured on duty leave, an
employee may be placed on sick leave. Individuals requesting injury leave
will cooperate in the Department's investigation, including, but not limited
to, providing information concerning the circumstances of the occurrence
causing the alleged disability and supplying or authorizing access to
medical reports. Employees will submit to an examination by a
municipally-designated physician, when instructed to do so.
The following will not constitute on duty time, and injuries occurring at
such times will therefore not be considered to have occurred in the line of
duty:
traveling to or from work (whether at the station or other place
of assignment);
traveling to or from paid details, court, any place of training or
a mutual aid assignment; and
during meal or coffee (rest) or other work breaks.
No injured on duty leave will be allowed where the disability results from
the use of drugs or alcohol, where the employee was negligent, where the
employee was violating any departmental rule, regulation, policy or
procedure, or was violating any law or by-law/ordinance.
In computing the pay to which a disabled employee is entitled, base pay
only will be used. Compensation will not include education incentive,
specialist pay, shift differential, holiday pay, hazardous duty pay,
longevity or other extra pay to which an individual might otherwise have
been entitled in addition to base pay.
No uniform allowance will be paid to or on behalf of persons absent on
injury leave for more than six (6) months during any fiscal year.
Those injured through fault of their own will not be eligible for disability
leave. For the purpose of this Article, fault shall mean any negligent or
intentional conduct of the employee which is the primary factor
contributing to the injury.
Disabled persons will, upon request, turn in their weapons and any
departmentally issued property or equipment.
For administrative purposes, injured employees will be deemed to be
assigned to the day shift. Therefore, should the individual be required to
confer with department or municipal officials, attend court in connection
with pending cases, or submit to an examination, or perform similar
activities, no requirement for extra compensation will be involved.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts