If an injured permanent employee's workers' compensation benefits are not equal to the employee's salary, the employee may, notwithstanding any provision in § 3-6C-10, use paid sick or vacation leave in an amount necessary to make up the difference between the employee's salary and the workers' compensation benefits.

Source: SL 2012, ch 23 , § 22; SL 2019, ch 21 , § 11.