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A RESOLUTION TO SUPPLEMENT WORKERS'
COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR STEPHEN JONES
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel (the "City provides worker's compensation
benefits, which are equal to two- thirds of the employee's normal compensation, for
employees who must take time off due to job- related injuries; and
WHEREAS, the City automatically supplements worker's compensation benefits
to allow an employee to receive his or her normal gross pay for the first forty -two (42)
days of a compensable absence; and
WHEREAS, continuation of the worker's compensation supplement after the
initial forty -two (42) day period must be approved by the Board of Public Works and
Safety; and
WHEREAS, Stephen Jones "Jones was injured while performing his job duties
on February 10, 2011 and has been off work because of the injury since March 14, 2011;
and
WHEREAS, Jones has followed the prescribed course of treatment for his work
injury, but has not yet been released by his worker's compensation physician to return to
work; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to provide supplemental worker's
compensation payments to Jones beyond the initial forty -two (42) day period, allowing
him to focus on his rehabilitation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carmel Board of Public Works
and Safety as follows:
The City of Carmel will continue to supplement Stephen Jones' worker's compensation
payments, as outlined in Section 2 -52 of Carmel City Code, until the earliest of the
following: June 1, 2011; the date on which his worker's compensation physician releases
him to return to full -time work with the City; the date on which the City's worker's
compensation carrier offers him a settlement for a permanent partial impairment or a
permanent total disability; or, the date on which his employment with the City is
terminated.
SO RESOLVED.
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
By and through its Board of Public Works and Safety
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