Board Policy 5004

Worker's Compensation Policy

The Northeast Technology Center School District provides benefits established under the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) to all School District employees who are injured in on-the-job accidents.

All regular employees who are injured in on-the-job accidents shall receive statutory benefits including medical expenses, temporary compensation and benefits for permanent disability or death as required by the Act.

Accrued and unused personal leave and sick leave benefits shall be paid as allowed by law to the injured employee in addition to workers’ compensation benefits for temporary disability if the injured employee should so elect. Attached to this procedure is an appropriate election form that every injured employee will be given as soon as possible after an on-the-job injury. No supplemental payment shall be made until such time as the employee returns the election form to the School District. If the election for supplemental pay is made sick leave shall be used and exhausted before personal leave unless different instructions are directed by the employee, in writing, to the District.

Approved by the Board of Education November 18, 1996
Amended December 1, 2008