Section 11. Line of Duty Injury Other than Assault

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For employees who do not come under the provisions of Section 10 of this Article but who are injured in the course of employment, upon determination by the head of an agency that an employee has been physically disabled because of an injury arising out of and in the course of the employee's employment, through no fault of the employee, the agency head will grant the injured employee an extended sick leave with pay not to exceed three (3) months after all the employee's sick leave and annual leave balances have been exhausted. This additional leave must be taken immediately following the exhaustion of such balances. No such leave with pay shall be granted unless the Worker's Compensation Division of the Law Department advises the agency head in writing that the employee's injury has been accepted by the Division as compensable under the Worker's Compensation Law, or if such injury is not accepted by the Division as compensable under such law, unless the Worker's Compensation Board determines that such injury is compensable under such law. If an employee is granted extended sick leave with pay pursuant to this Section, the employee shall receive the difference between the employee's weekly salary and the employee's compensation rate for the period of time granted. The employee shall, as a condition of receiving benefits under this Section, execute an assignment of the proceeds of any judgment or settlement in any third party action arising from such injury, in the amount of the pay and medical disbursements received pursuant to this Section, but not to exceed the amount of such proceeds. Such assignment shall be in the form prescribed by the Corporation Counsel. The injured employee shall undergo such medical examinations as are requested by the Worker's Compensation Division of the Law Department and the employee's agency, and when found fit for duty by the Worker's Compensation Board shall return to the employee's employment.

Benefits provided under this Section shall be in addition to but not concurrent with benefits provided under Sections 7.0 and 7.1 of the Career and Salary Plan Leave Regulations.

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