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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 51Ch. 1Art. 2§ 87042 Employee Disability Pay Limits

§ 87042 Employee Disability Pay Limits

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§ 87042 Employee Disability Pay Limits

Key Takeaways

  • •If a school employee gets hurt or sick at work and gets workers' compensation, they can't get more money than their normal pay for the day.
  • •If the employee has sick leave or vacation time, the school can make them use it along with workers' compensation to get their normal pay.
  • •The school will take the workers' compensation check and give the employee their normal pay minus things like retirement contributions.
  • •The sick leave or vacation time used will only be reduced by the amount needed to reach the employee's normal pay when added to workers' compensation.

Example

A community college teacher slips and falls in the classroom, breaking their arm. They can't work for a week and get workers' compensation.

The teacher also has sick leave saved up. The school will use some of that sick leave along with the workers' compensation to make sure the teacher gets their normal pay for those days. The teacher won't get extra money, just their usual paycheck.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 87042 Employee Disability Pay Limits

Any school employee of a community college district who is absent because of injury or illness which arose out of and in the course of the person’s employment, and for which the person is receiving temporary disability benefits under the workers’ compensation laws of this state, shall not be entitled to receive wages or salary from the district which, when added to the temporary disability benefits, will exceed a full day’s wages or salary. During such periods of temporary disability so long as the employee has available for the employee’s use sick leave, vacation, compensating time off or other paid leave of absence, the district shall require that temporary disability checks be endorsed payable to the district. The district shall then cause the employee to receive the person’s normal wage or salary less appropriate deductions including but not limited to employee retirement contributions. When sick leave, vacation, compensating time off or other available paid leave is used in conjunction with temporary disability benefits derived from workers’ compensation, as provided in this section, it shall be reduced only in that amount necessary to provide a full day’s wage or salary when added to the temporary disability benefits. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 87043 Temporary Disability Check Waiver
  • § 87031 Employee Personnel Record Rights
  • § 49110.5 High School Workplace Rights
  • § 89516 Part-Time Work Retirement Rules
  • § 41011 Teacher Salary Accounting Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 87042.
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