Sec. 121.303. - Pension benefits and workers' compensation.

(a) A Member of the fund who becomes eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits for any injury or illness occurring during his employment shall be subject to one of the following provisions: (1) If the Member receives no partial salary or wage payments, the Member shall contribute an amount equal to the employee's contribution that otherwise would have been paid to the Pension Fund, and the Member shall continue to receive retirement credit for the period for which workers' compensation payments are received. (2) If the Member receives partial salary or wage payments, the Member shall contribute an amount equal to the employee's contribution that otherwise would have been paid to the pension fund and such amounts shall be deducted from his partial salary or wage payments and the Member shall continue to receive full retirement credit for the period for which workers' compensation payments are received. (3) During the period that a Member receives workers' compensation payments or partial salary or wage payments, the City shall be required to contribute an amount equal to the employer's contribution that otherwise would have been paid to the Pension Fund had the Member not become eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits. (b) Pension benefits for any period during which workers' compensation payments are received shall be based on the Member's rate of compensation on which pension contributions were made. Time service benefits shall not be reduced because the Member is or was receiving workers' compensation payments. Disability pension benefits shall not be reduced because the Member is or was receiving workers' compensation payments unless the sum of the pension benefits and workers' compensation exceed the compensation on which workers' compensation benefits are computed. In such case, the disability pension benefits shall be reduced to an amount which when added to the workers' compensation payment will equal the compensation on which workers' compensation benefits are computed. (Ord. 74-1377-657, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 89-877-471, § 1; Ord. 93-1773-1045, § 3; Ord. 97-340-E, § 6; Ord. 2017-259-E , § 1)