I work for a city in California.
My co-worker was injured on the job (knee).
The HR Department is telling him that when he goes out for surgery he needs to use up all his sick leave, vacation, and comp time before he can receive Workers' Compensation pay. And to top that off he will only get 66% of pay. His time for physical therapy will not be compensated.
I searched our MOU and Personnel Rules but nothing in there.
Where can I go to find out if this is correct procedure..
I looked around the Sate's DWC site but didn't see anything.
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htmAny help is appreciated.