§ 9-704. Sick pay

MD State Pers & Pens Code § 9-704 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Payment to an employee for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle shall be based on two-thirds of the employee's regular pay.

(b)    Payment for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle constitutes a separate benefit on account of accidental disability and is not a continuation of salary.

(c)    Notwithstanding the reduced rate that an employee is paid while using work-related accident leave, the employee:

(1)    continues seniority and leave accruals based on the employee's regular pay; and

(2)    does not lose health care benefits with the subsidy allowed in Title 2, Subtitle 6 of this article solely because of use of the work-related accident leave.

(d)    An employee may not receive temporary total disability benefits under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act while the employee is receiving payment under this subtitle.