DCABC-AP: Worker's Compensation

All employees are protected by Worker’s Compensation against loss of income due to accidental injury in the performance of their job.  Any employee who is injured in the course of employment shall receive compensation and expenses as determined by the Worker’s Compensation Law of the State of North Dakota.  Injuries must be reported immediately to the employee’s supervisor and to the Human Resources Office.  Information and forms are available in every school office, including the bus barn.

An employee who is injured in the course of employment may be required to use accumulated sick leave while receiving Worker’s Compensation benefits; however, the combination of worker’s compensation benefits and sick leave pay shall not exceed the employee’s base salary.  The employee will be paid by the district the difference between the base salary and the benefits received by the employee under Worker’s Compensation while on sick leave or, in some cases, the employee may receive their normal salary, and must remit to the district any wage loss compensation amounts received from Worker’s Compensation.  However, the employee’s sick leave account shall only be charged that percentage of hours which corresponds to the percentage of salary that the district shall pay.  After all accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, the employee may request a leave without pay as permitted in Board Policy. 

Adopted: 05/29/73
Reviewed: 22/22/22
Revised: 05/23/77
12/09/80
03/27/89
05/09/11