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Worker's
Compensation
Workers'
compensation is defined by a set of rules determined
by each State, which outlines benefits to employees
who have sustained work related injuries/ illnesses.
The laws provide for payment of medical bills
for treatment due to such injuries and reasonable
income benefits for employees who may lose time
from work. Employees who are seriously injured
on the job may be entitled to additional benefits.
Funds
for these benefits are provided by ANDERSON KNIGHT
through its workers' compensation claims administrator,
as required by law. If you should be injured on
the job, or suffer a work related disability,
certain procedures must be followed to ensure
that you receive your benefits quickly. Follow
the procedures outlined under "Injuries on the
Job" section within this handbook.
ANDERSON
KNIGHT does its utmost to provide the benefits
deter-mined by law to every injured employee.
However, if we determine that any employee has
provided falsified information to ANDERSON KNIGHT,
the physician, or to the claims administrator
for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining workers'
compensation benefits, we will take the strongest
possible action to prosecute that employee to
the fullest extent of the law.
Unemployment
Compensation Insurance
Unemployment
compensation insurance is a temporary financial
benefit to employees who have lost their jobs
due to no fault of their own. The amount of the
benefit is based on past work and earnings. Each
State has its own set of rules, which outline
eligibility criteria and benefit amount.
Funds
to cover the costs of unemployment insurance benefits
are paid by ANDERSON KNIGHT. Our third party administrator
responds to each State on our behalf.
Your
Responsibilities :
Should your assignment end or you decide to voluntarily
resign:
- It
is ANDERSON KNIGHT's policy that you must notify
your ANDERSON KNIGHT supervisor within 48 hours,
unless this policy is inconsistent with your
State's Unemployment Compensation Laws.
ANDERSON
KNIGHT's responsibilities :
Upon separation ANDERSON KNIGHT will:
- Notify
your claims administrator the reason for leaving.
- Provide
documentation as needed.
- Respond
to claim forms and requests for information
from each State through our claims administrator.
Family
and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act allows
that employees may take an unpaid leave of absence
up to a maximum of twelve (12) weeks, in connection
with the birth of an employee's child, placement
of a child with an employee for adoption or foster
care, or serious health condition of an employee
or an employee's immediate family member (child,
spouse or parent). In order for ANDERSON KNIGHT
to determine your eligibility for FMLA leave,
you must submit a written request for granting
such leave. The criteria you must meet to qualify
for FMLA leave are as follows:
- You
must have been employed by ANDERSON KNIGHT for
at least twelve (12) months and have worked
at least 1,250 hours in the preceding twelve
(12) months. You must submit appropriate documentation
supporting your own serious health condition
and the length of such condition (from a physician
or practitioner), or documentation supporting
your immediate family member's own serious health
condition, and the length of such condition
(from a physician or practitioner), or documentation
supporting the adoption or foster placement
of a child.
- FMLA
leaves are granted for a maximum of 12 weeks
in a rolling twelve (12) month period (in the
case of your own or a family member's serious
health condition, leaves are granted for the
length of disability only).
- If
ANDERSON KNIGHT also employs the other parent
of your child, and you are both requesting FMLA
leave in of a child with you for adoption or
foster care, the allowable duration of the leave
may be reduced.
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