Workers' Compensation Leave

• If you have a possible work related injury, you must call the Workers' Compensation Office/HR at 989-774-7177 to report the incident. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message and the Workers' Compensation Office/HR will respond to you the following business day to complete the necessary paperwork.

• Any time you are off work for a work-related injury, you will be placed on a workers’ compensation related leave in SAP; this time is also counted as Family Medical Leave time (if applicable) and will be recorded as such in the payroll system.
  
• Workers’ compensation wage loss benefits are payable after seven consecutive days of wage loss if your claim is approved, following a work-related injury or illness. If a disability resulting from a work-related injury or illness continues for two weeks or longer (fourteen consecutive days), you are entitled to be paid wage loss compensation benefits back to the first week of disability from the date of injury/disablement.
  
• Eligible employees will receive workers' compensation wage loss payments from The ASU Group. These payments will not totally replace your wages, but they are not taxable. HR will work with CMU’s payroll office to process any accrued leave time you have available to supplement your wages while you are off on a workers’ compensation related leave.

• It is very important to maintain communication with the Workers' Compensation Office/HR during the time you are off work to keep us informed after each physician appointment and allow us to promptly address any questions or concerns you may have. Once your physician has released you to either unrestricted work or restricted work that your supervisor is able to accommodate, you will be reinstated on CMU payroll/in SAP.

For more information, see the workers' compensation website or contact the Workers' Compensation Office at 989-774-7177.