Section 89529.05.

The disabled employee shall not receive temporary disability indemnity or sick leave or annual leave with pay for any period for which he or she receives industrial disability leave; however, he or she may elect to waive the provisions of this article and to receive disability indemnity pursuant to Divisions 4 (commencing with Section 3200) and 4.5 (commencing with Section 6100) of the Labor Code and to receive payments under Section 89527 in lieu of the benefits provided in this article. If the amount of the employee's benefits payable under this article is less than the amount he or she would receive under Divisions 4 (commencing with Section 3200) and 4.5 (commencing with Section 6100) of the Labor Code, the employee shall be deemed to have rejected the benefits of this article and shall be paid benefits pursuant to Divisions 4 (commencing with Section 3200) and 4.5 (commencing with Section 6100) of the Labor Code.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 670, Sec. 2.)