Employee Benefits
Benefits for Active Employees
Job Injury Leave
(updated 6/07/2005)

General Information

An employee who sustains a "qualifying job injury" shall be eligible for job injury leave. A "qualifying job injury" means an injury which:
1. renders the employee unable to perform his or her regular job duties, and
2. arose out and in the course of employment with the state, and
3. was sustained as a result of a shooting, stabbing or aggravated battery, as defined in K.S.A. 21-3414, by another against the employee; or
4. was sustained while in fresh pursuit of a person or while operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1506 (law enforcement officers only.)
A "qualifying job injury" does not include injuries sustained as a result of the intentional actions of a co-worker.

While an employee is on approved job injury leave, he or she will continue to receive their regular pay from the University. If the employee is awarded worker's compensation, PSU shall pay the employee an amount which, together with the worker's compensation pay, equals the employee's regular salary.

An employee may be approved for job injury leave for up to six months following the qualifying job injury.

Requesting Job Injury Leave

Employees requesting job injury leave should notify their supervisor immediately and complete a Leave Request Form. Send the completed form to HRS, 204 Russ Hall.

Reporting Job Injury Leave

Job Injury Leave - Non-Exempt Earnings Code: INJ Multiplier: 1.0 times regular rate of pay Description: Used to report job injury leave. Used By: Classified Non-Exempt Unclassified Non-Exempt Count Towards FLSA? No Count Towards Leave Accrual? Yes Job Injury Leave - Exempt Earnings Code: INE Multiplier: 1.0 times regular rate of pay Description: Used to report job injury leave. Used By: Classified Exempt Unclassified Exempt Count Towards FLSA? No Count Towards Leave Accrual? Yes

Click here for more information on reporting time worked and leave taken.