62. (1) Where an employee is absent by reason of an injury or occupational disease for which a claim is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, his or her salary shall continue to be paid for a period not exceeding thirty working days and if the claim is rejected any salary paid in excess of that to which he or she is entitled under sections 60 and 61 shall be an amount owing by the employee to the employer.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 977, s. 62 (1); O. Reg. 399/01, s. 6 (1). (2) Where an employee is absent by reason of an injury or occupational disease for which an award is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, the employee’s salary shall continue to be paid for a period not exceeding three consecutive months, or a total of sixty-five regularly scheduled working days where such absences are intermittent, following the date of the first absence because of the injury or disease.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 977, s. 62 (2); O. Reg. 399/01, s. 6 (2). (3) Despite subsection (2), if a commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner is absent because of an injury or occupational disease for which an award is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, the officer is entitled to be paid his or her salary, without loss of credits, for a period not exceeding six consecutive months or, if the absences are intermittent, for a total of 130 regularly scheduled working days following the first absence because of the injury or disease.  O. Reg. 1/04, s. 14 (1). (3.1) Despite subsection (3), if a commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner is absent by reason of an injury or occupational disease arising from a malicious action or the negligence of a third party and the officer elects to receive benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 in respect of the injury or disease, the officer is entitled to be paid his or her salary, without loss of credits, for a period not exceeding one year.  O. Reg. 1/04, s. 14 (1). (3.2) A commissioned officer in the Ontario Provincial Police Force below the rank of deputy Commissioner to whom an award is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, that is less than the employee’s regular salary but that applies for a period beyond that set out in subsections (3) or (3.1) may elect to receive benefits under the Short Term Sickness Plan as provided for in section 60, including the right to use his or her accumulated credits to supplement the 75 per cent benefit under the Plan to 100 per cent.  O. Reg. 1/04, s. 14 (1). (4) The regular salary of an employee to whom an award is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 that is less than the employee’s regular salary but that applies for a period beyond that set out in subsection (2), (3) or (3.1) may be paid after the period set out in subsection (2), (3) or (3.1) if the employee has accumulated credits.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 977, s. 62 (4); O. Reg. 399/01, s. 6 (4); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 14 (2). (5) For any payment made under subsection (4), the difference between the employee’s regular salary paid after the period set out in subsection (2), (3) or (3.1) and the compensation awarded shall be converted to its equivalent time and deducted from his or her accumulated credits.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 977, s. 62 (5); O. Reg. 1/04, s. 14 (3). (6) Where an employee is absent by reason of an injury or occupational disease for which an award is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, the employer shall continue to pay the premiums otherwise payable by the employer for the group insurance coverages referred to in section 71.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 977, s. 62 (6); O. Reg. 399/01, s. 6 (5). medical examination