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All employees of Smith College are covered
by the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Insurance Law. Workers' compensation insurance
provides partial income replacement and medical care payments for employees who experience
a job-related injury or illness. Coverage is automatic upon employment. Workers'
Compensation Insurance is paid for entirely by the college.
Reporting an Accident
If you are injured at work or while performing
a job-related function required by the college, you must report the accident to your
supervisor immediately and complete a First Report of Injury Accident Report form within 24 hours. In addition, please contact Human Resources at 585-2260.
The college must report all accidents to
the workers' compensation insurance company. The insurance company has the responsibility
for investigating all claims and determining eligibility for workers' compensation
benefits.
Reimbursement for Medical Treatment
If you are determined by the insurance company
or the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents to be entitled to workers'
compensation, you will be reimbursed by the insurance company for any necessary medical
treatment and care that you receive.
If a job-related accident requires treatment, the Office
of Human Resources will arrange for you to be seen by a college-retained physician
who is a specialist in occupational health. If you subsequently choose to be seen
by another physician, that physician must be advised that the need for treatment
is work-related. The physician is required to fill out Workers Compensation forms
in order to receive payment for services. The College may require that employees
be examined by a college-designated physician before returning to work to ensure
fitness for duty.
If you receive medical treatment for a work-related
injury at a hospital, doctor's office or health center, you should:
- inform the provider of services that the
injury is work-related and request that all bills for services be forwarded to
Meadowbrook, 10 New England Business Center, Suite 303, Andover, MA 01810
- submit receipts for prescription medications,
crutches or other medical equipment to Meadowbrook, 10 New England Business Center,
Suite 303, Andover, MA 01810 for reimbursement by the insurance company
- provide Tina Benoit in Human Resources
with documentation regarding referrals, treatment and work notes
Charges or bills for medical treatment or prescriptions
resulting from a work-related injury should not be submitted to your medical insurance
carrier.
Reimbursement for Lost Wages
An employee on workers' compensation leave
receives weekly disability payments from the college's insurance carrier. The disability
payments are set by law at approximately 60% of your average earnings over the prior
52 weeks (plus allowances for dependents) up to a maximum benefit. Weekly disability
payments are non-taxable.
The college will advance your regular salary for the
first week of disability. Should you ultimately receive workers' compensation benefits
for the first week from the carrier, you must repay to the college the amount advanced.
For regular full and part-time administrative and administrative support staff,
the college will, upon request, pay any differential required to continue regular
salary up to 80% for the first three months of the disability from any accrued
sick time. Supplemental payments will be discontinued after three months; however,
employees will continue to receive workers' compensation payments from the insurance
company for the duration of any approved absence for a work-related injury, or
as long as provided by law.
Eligibility for Paid Time off and Benefits
During a workers' compensation leave you continue
to be eligible for paid time off as follows:
- you continue to accrue personal time;
- you accrue vacation and sick leave during
the first 12 weeks;
- you are not eligible for paid holidays,
paid funeral or jury duty leave, or any other paid leave.
You continue to receive employee benefits for up to
6 months. If you are on workers' compensation for longer than 6 months you are expected
to apply for Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance;
if your LTD application is approved, you will be granted an LTD leave and benefits
may continue under the terms of that plan.
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