VCOM Administrative and Classified Staff Handbook

current with educational, biomedical sciences, and medical information and to maintain certain certifications required for their employment. This money is a limited amount determined annually and employees should contact their supervisor to learn if they have a CME/CPE and/or dues budget and the amount that has been allotted to them. These funds are not a gift of money to be used for purposes other than education. The amount must fall within the annual amount approved by the Board. CPE/CME and professional dues in excess of budgeted amounts must be expressly required by the Campus Dean/Officer and approved prior to scheduling. Faculty and staff with CPE/CME and/or professional dues budgeted for their use may select the educational activity or professional organization on which to spend their budgeted funds with approval by the employee’s supervisor prior to scheduling. In some cases, the employee’s supervisor may specify how the employee is to use said funds (i.e. in the event that attendance at a conference/workshop is required to learn specific skills or gain knowledge to perform the employee’s job duties). Appropriate uses of the CME/CPE and professional dues budgets by employees are listed below: • Business travel and related expenses to attend a conference, selected by the employee (or employee’s supervisor) and approved by his or her supervisor, at which continuing education units will be awarded. • Attendance at the conference shall be directly job-related and aid the employee in performing his or her job. • Books or related materials for a self-study course, subject to supervisor approval. • Dues (up to the employee’s budgeted limit) to professional associations or societies, most of which require completion of continuing education units to maintain membership. The employee spending budgeted CME/CPE and professional dues should note this fact on the purchasing and reimbursement form or the travel expense form. Drop down boxes containing the appropriate coding is available on these forms. Employee’s CME/CPE and professional dues budget may not be available to the employee when the employee is enrolled in college-level courses, which are being paid by VCOM. Workers’ Compensation If an accident or illness arising from, or occurring during an employee’s job, causes the employee to miss work, that employee may be entitled to compensation to help offset the loss of wages during the period they are unable to work. To be covered, an employee must report the accident to their supervisor immediately in writing. Required medical attention will be provided at no cost to the employee. The amount of benefits payable and the duration of payment are dependent on the nature of the illness or injury. In general, however, all medical expenses incurred in connection with a work-related injury or illness are paid in full, and partial salary payments are provided beginning with the third consecutive day of the employee’s absence from work. If incapacity continues for seven days compensation is retroactive to the first day. VCOM pays the entire cost of Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Employees do not share in the cost. For more information employees on the Virginia campus can review the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (VA 65.2) at: www.vwc.state.va.us/portal/vwc-website. Employees on the South Carolina Campus can review the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law (Title 42) at: www.scstatehouse.gov/code/titl42.htm or www.wcc.state.sc.us. Employees on the Auburn campus can review the Alabama Industrial Relations and Labor Law (title 25) at: http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/codeofalabama/1975/123309.htm. Employees on the Louisiana campus can review the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act (Title 23) at: http://legis.la.gov/legis/Laws_Toc.aspx?folder=97&title=23.

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