WORKERS' COMPENSATION

OBJECTIVE

It is the Commonwealth's objective that all state employees receive benefits provided by the
Virginia Workers' Compensation Act (referred to in this policy as "WCA") if they suffer a work-related
injury or disease, and that covered employees who are entitled to benefits under the WCA also are
eligible for supplemental benefits provided by the Commonwealth.

I. EMPLOYEES TO WHOM POLICY APPLIES

[REVISED 12/94]

This policy's provision regarding benefits required by the WCA applies
to all employees. The provisions regarding supplemental benefits
provided by the Commonwealth apply only to positions covered by the
Virginia Personnel Act to include full-time and part-time classified,
restricted, and "776" employees. (See section II(A) of Policy 2.20,
Types of Employment.)

II. SCOPE OF POLICY

This policy does not describe the benefits to which all employees are
entitled under the WCA, but is limited to describing the supplemental
benefits provided to employees covered by the Virginia Personnel Act.

III. DEFINITIONS

A. Injury

An accident arising out of and in the course of
employment.

B. Occupational disease

A disease arising out of and in the course of employment,
but, unless otherwise provided by the WCA, not an
ordinary disease of life to which the general public is
exposed outside of the employment.

C. Permanent partial disability

A permanent loss to the body that was caused by an injury
or occupational disease and that the WCA does not
consider to result in the employee's total incapacity. An
example of a permanent partial disability is the loss of a
finger.

D. Regular salary

The salary that an employee normally earns per week,
based on the salary amount specified for the salary grade
and pay step of the employee's regular position.

E. Workers' compensation leave

A type of leave from employment which results from an
employee's incapacity to work, and which has been
determined to have resulted from an injury or occupational
disease such that the employee is entitled to benefits
required by the WCA.

IV. BENEFITS TO WHICH EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED UPON
POSITIVE

DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS

A. All employees

All employees who suffer injuries or occupational diseases
are entitled to benefits required by the WCA.

B. Covered employees

Covered employees who suffer injuries or occupational
diseases also are entitled to supplemental benefits
provided by the Commonwealth, as described in section V
below.

V. SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE
COMMONWEALTH TO

COVERED EMPLOYEES

In addition to payments for lost wages that are required by the WCA,
covered employees who are on workers' compensation leave are
eligible to receive payments for lost wages as described below.

A. During the first seven calendar days of absence

During the first seven calendar days of employees'
absences on workers' compensation leave, the
Commonwealth pays their regular salaries. If the absences
continue for more than 21 calendar days, agencies will be
reimbursed for the first seven calendar days of
employees' absences on workers' compensation leave.

B. For the next 85 calendar days of absence

Employees who are absent from work on workers'
compensation leave for more than seven calendar days
will receive supplements in the form of the difference
between payments required by the WCA and their regular
salaries, for a period of up to 92 calendar days from the
beginning of their absences from work on workers'
compensation leave.



C. After 92 calendar days of absence

Agencies have the discretion to extend payment of the
supplements described in section (B) above beyond
employees' 92nd calendar day of absence on workers'
compensation leave, provided that such extensions do not
exceed 480 work hours.

D. Supplements payable when employees receive payments for

permanent loss

When employees receive payments as required by the
WCA for permanent losses to their bodies, they also are
entitled to receive the Commonwealth-provided
supplements described above, such that they will receive
the permanent loss payments as well as their regular
salaries.

E. Use of accumulated leave to receive regular salary

1. After payment of the
Commonwealth-provided supplement
described above, employees may use
accumulated annual, sick, overtime, and/or
compensatory leave, to receive, along with
payments for lost wages required by the
WCA, their regular salaries.

2. Employees' accumulated leave may be
used to supplement payments for lost wages
required by the WCA only up to the amount
necessary to pay their regular salaries,
except that employees may receive more
than their regular salaries if the excess
amount is a result of payments for permanent
losses to their bodies.

VI. AUTHORITY AND INTERPRETATION

A. This policy is issued by the Department of Personnel
and Training pursuant to the authority provided in Chapter
10, Title 2.1, of the Code of Virginia. This policy
supersedes Rule 10.5, Workmen's Compensation Leave,
of the Rules for the Administration of the Virginia Personnel
Act, effective July 1, 1977.

B. The Director of the Department of Personnel and
Training is responsible for official interpretation of this
policy in accordance with section 2.1-114.5(13) of the Code
of Virginia. Questions regarding the application of this
policy should be directed to the Department of Personnel
and Training's Office of Policy and Personnel Programs.
The Department of Personnel and Training reserves the
right to revise or eliminate this policy as necessary.