All Bethel employees are covered by Workers' Compensation Insurance in case of any injury due to an accident while on the job. This insurance is paid completely by Bethel.
Any injuries that occur at work, regardless of severity, must be reported to the Office of
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People and Culture(OPC) or to Safety by completing a First Report of Injury Form
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. Notification and submission of the First Report of Injury must be
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done within 24 hours of the
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injury
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Should you lose work time or incur medical expenses because of a work-related accident,
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- Periodic: An occasional missed day or part of a day. An example of this is attending a doctor appointment.
- Temporary Partial: Restricted to working part days. An example of this is a note from the doctor saying that you can work 6 hours per day or another form of a reduced work hour schedule.
- Temporary Total: No work allowed over an extended, continuous time period. An example of this is a note from your doctor saying that you are to be totally off work for three weeks.
The above types of lost time will be paid in the following:
- Lost time that is periodic is to be recorded in the "sick leave" area on your timesheet. Bethel pays you 100% during this time. However, once your sick leave is depleted, you will be required to use any accrued vacation, personal, and holiday time. Any workers' compensation time beyond that will be unpaid.
- Employees out on temporary partial, and are eligible for payments from the workers' compensation insurer, will be paid at their normal rate from Bethel throughout the duration of their workers' comp time. Therefore, employees will be required to sign over the amount paid to them by the workers' compensation insurer. Non-exempt employees should record lost time in the "worker's compensation" area on your timesheet. Paid leave (vacation, personal, or holiday time) will not be deducted as long as the checks from the workers' compensation insurer are signed over to Bethel. Exempt employees do not need to record the time on their leave reports. They are still required to sign over their checks from the workers' compensation insurer to Bethel.
- Employees out on temporary total, and are eligible for payments from the workers' compensation insurer, will be paid at their normal rate from Bethel throughout the duration of their workers' comp time. Therefore, employees will be required to sign over the amount paid to them by the workers' compensation insurer. Non-exempt employees should record lost time in the "worker's compensation" area on your timesheet. Paid leave (vacation, personal, or holiday time) will not be deducted as long as the checks from the workers' compensation insurer are signed over to Bethel. Exempt employees do not need to record the time on their leave reports. They are still required to sign over their checks from the workers' compensation insurer to Bethel.
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your supervisor, the Office of People and Culture and/or Safety will work with you to determine if you are able to work an alternative job (sometimes referred to as “light duty”), work some hours in your current job within any restrictions imposed by the injury, or not work at all.
Employees are expected to cooperate with management to determine what options are available and to return to work as soon as possible with or without restrictions.
The workers’ compensation insurance company will determine if you are eligible for payment of lost wages depending upon the circumstances, length of time you are unable to work, rate of pay you may be offered for light duty work, number of hours missed. All determinations of eligibility for wage payment are made by the carrier. If the situation does allow lost wage payment, some hours worked may need to be entered on your timesheet to ensure you are paid at least 2/3 of your prior wage.
Your manager, OPC, Safety, and the workers’ compensation insurer will collaborate and help communicate how any wage replacement is to be handled.