HELPFUL HINT:
If you use
sick leave
and don't
sign a wage
agreement,
you will not
be paid by BWC for
those dates, and will not
be able to
buy back
sick time. |
Leave Buy Back
Some bargaining unit employees may have the option of buying back
any leave time that they used to receive wages while waiting for
a workers' compensation claim to be approved.
Check your bargaining unit contract to determine if you may be eligible for leave buy back options.
If you are in one of these bargaining units, you have two options
for buying back your leave time. You may buy back your leave time
with a wage advancement agreement, or you may buy back your leave
time without the agreement. A wage advancement agreement is a contract
between you and your employer that states the amount of leave time
that you will buy back. Check with your agency payroll officer.
With a Wage Advancement Agreement
If you complete a wage advancement agreement form along with your
application for Bureau of Workers' Compensation
(BWC) benefits, you may use your leave time (including sick
leave) while waiting for your workers' compensation claim to be
approved. Under this option, you must buy back your leave time with
the BWC checks. You will only be
required to pay up to the amount that you receive from BWC
for the period in which you were using your leave time. You will
only be able to buy back up to 12 weeks of leave time.
Without a Wage Agreement Advancement
If you do not file a wage advancement agreement, you may use leave
time while you are waiting for workers' compensation benefits. BWC
will not pay over any period in which you used sick leave to receive
wages. Without a wage agreement, you have the option of buying back
as much, or as little of, your used vacation, personal and comp
time as you like. Buy backs must occur within the two pay periods
immediately following your receipt of your first BWC
check. You may only buy back leave time up to a 12-week maximum.
You may not buy back sick leave time.
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