Coalition of Graduate Employees -- Oregon State University / Leave

From CGEU

ARTICLE 26 - WORK-RELATED INJURIES OR ILLNESS

Section 1. An employee injured on the job or who contracts a disease or illness as a result of work performed and/or the work environment shall notify his/her supervisor as soon as practical after the incident giving rise to the injury or after becoming aware of the disease or illness. The employer shall provide necessary forms and reasonable assistance for the employee to file a Workers’ Compensation claim. The employee shall provide the University’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier with all information and documents necessary to process his/her claim.

Section 2. When, upon advice of his/her physician, an employee requires modified work or a modified work schedule due to an on-the-job injury or work-related disease or illness, the University will make a good faith effort to accommodate the employee’s needs. Upon request of the employer, the employee shall provide a certification from his/her treating physician confirming the need for modified work or a modified schedule.

Section 3. An employee who is unable to work due to an on-the-job injury or work-related disease or illness, shall be accorded all rights of applicable statutes and regulations. Upon the treating physician’s certification that the employee is able to return to his/her job, the employee shall be returned in accordance with all applicable statutes and regulations.