<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hello!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">We haven't had a case for a while....We do not use Memic for W Comp. Our W Comp vendor sends the check to us and we pay the employee in all scenarios. The employee can choose to use pto to make them "whole". They would use 1/3 of the amount of sick time. We do not tax the amount of W Compensation amount. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jessica</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 8:01 AM Sue Lambert <<a href="mailto:slambert@msad49.org">slambert@msad49.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Do any of you allow staff to "buy back" or use sick time to make up the difference in their workers comp check and their normal full check? I realize that workers comp is tax exempt for fed/state/mdc/FICA so the fact that the check is 2/3 of their normal amount isn't really 1/3 short when you take into account all of the taxes. However, our bargaining contract for support staff gives them the option to use sick time to make up the difference. <div><br></div><div>The complication we have run into is that MEMIC says that if we pay them sick time (or any other leave time) that MEMIC can do an offset to the check that they are paying the employee. If this is so, I don't see how the employee option to buy back sick time, will actually do anything. </div><div><br></div><div>The way the buyback worked years ago was that the employee would choose up front: take only the WC check or using sick time & handing in their check. If choosing the WC check, the check went to them and we did not pay them. If they wanted to use sick time in order to get more of a check, they would use their sick leave while they were out and the WC check would have to be signed over to us and we would use that WC check amount to buy back some sick time for them. They would basically get about 2/3 of their sick time back.</div><div><br></div><div>Do any of you have a similar practice or process and how do you make it work with the workers comp company so that they don't offset or reduce the employee's check when they use their own sick time? </div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>~Sue</div><div dir="ltr">Sue Lambert<div>MSAD #49</div><div>Benefits Specialist</div><div>8 School St</div><div>Fairfield, ME 04937<br></div><div>207-453-4200 x3109<br></div><div>207-453-0110 FAX</div><div>For in-district direct dial: 3109</div><div><img width="96" height="91" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yXZ8gtR4IT99iF75CrHmj_cB_Z7iccywY7C4Sw0G-44GwkGq-BnZqsLCFQVJyruZdslSFC2FE"><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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