§ 6-6. WORKMENS COMPENSATION LEAVE

When an employee is injured in the course of performing duties related to his job, he may draw benefits due under the North Carolina Workmen's Compensation Act by choosing one of the following options:

(a)

Option 1: Take accumulated sick and annual leave and receive all medical benefits adjudged to be due under the Workmen's Compensation Act. First sick leave and then annual leave must be exhausted before going on leave without pay and receiving weekly benefit payments.

(b)

Option 2: Take accumulated sick leave only and receive medical benefits due under the Workmen's Compensation Act. After exhaustion of sick leave, the employee may go on leave without pay and receive weekly benefit payments.

(c)

Option 3: Go immediately on leave without pay and reserve for personal use accumulated sick leave and sick and annual leave. Under this option, the employee will receive all the benefits for which he may be adjudged eligible under the Workmen's Compensation Act.

Once an option has been selected by the employee, it cannot be changed during the period covered.

Upon reinstatement, an employee will have his salary computed on the basis of his last salary plus any merit increment or other salary increase to which he would have been entitled during his disability covered by workmen's compensation. An employee will retain all accumulated sick and annual leave while drawing workmen's compensation payments in a leave without pay status.