Transitional Duty Program Clause Samples
Transitional Duty Program. Section 1. A return to work program has been established and shall be available for those employees who become physically unable to perform the full scope of their current job for a specified amount of time due to occupational or non-occupational illness or injury. It is understood, that employees shall not be put into a transitional duty position unless there is reasonable expectation the employee will be able to return to his/her former position without restriction at the end of the transitional duty assignment.
Section 2. Employees collecting payments for lost time as a result of an occupational or non- occupational injury, may be routinely requested to be evaluated by an Associate Health provider, but not more than once per month.
Section 3. If an employee’s attending physician and the Associate Health Service provider agree that the employee can be placed in a transitional duty assignment, the following procedure shall be applied.
a.) Based on the medical documentation provided, the Employer may request a return to work physical and the employee must comply.
b.) The Associate Health Service Provider will perform the return to work physical, the purpose of which is to determine the appropriateness for placement of the employee into transitional duty or full duty.
c.) Each department, in conjunction with Integrated Disability Management and the Human Resource Department, will evaluate and determine the work available that will be considered appropriate for transitional duty. An employee who is classified for transitional duty work will be provided such work which is suitable to his/her physical condition, when it is available. If a transitional duty assignment is not available in the employee’s department, an assignment within his/her site and bargaining unit will be provided if available. If a transitional duty assignment is not available within their bargaining unit, the employee will have the option of accepting a suitable position outside of their bargaining unit, if available. If the employee elects to decline a position in either instance, supplementary payments from the employees’ sick bank will be discontinued.
d.) The initial assignment of transitional duty will be for a period not to exceed six (6) weeks and renewable for a second period not to exceed six (6) weeks based on medical evaluation from the employees’ attending physician and the Associate Health Service provider.
e.) Assignment to a transitional duty position will be at the employee...
Transitional Duty Program. A. In the effort to create an environment that will facilitate employee recovery from injury or illness, and to improve operational efficiency of Essex County, a program of Transitional Duty has been established for Essex County Employees.
B. On a case-by-case basis, this program covers all Essex County personnel who sustain a work related disabling injury. Essex County will make temporary and reasonable accommodations which will enable the employee to gradually return to his/her position at full duty. Transitional Duty will never be offered as a permanent alternative.
C. This program may also apply voluntarily, on a case-by-case basis, to employees who have sustained disabling injury or illness from non-work related activity, if and when Transitional Duty tasks become available. Work-related injuries will receive priority if transitional duty work is limited. A complete copy of the Essex County Transitional Duty Program is available in the Essex County Personnel Office.
Transitional Duty Program. 15.1.1 A transitional return to work program has been established and shall be available for those employees who become physically unable to perform the full scope of their current job for a specified amount of time due to illness or injury that results in an approved NYSDBL or Workers’ Compensation claim.
15.1.2 When an employee who is currently inactive in a disability or Workers’ Compensation status is deemed able to return to work with restrictions by the employee’s private medical doctor, or when an employee is physically unable to perform the full scope her/his job for a limited duration, the Integrated Absence Department shall coordinate transitional duty assignments as follows:
a.) Based on the medical documentation provided or medical documentation obtained by the Integrated Absence Specialist, the Employer may request a return-to-work physical or Fit for Duty Exam (FFDE).
b.) When required, the Employee Health Service provider will perform the return- to-work physical, within five (5) calendar days of such request to determine the appropriateness for placement of the employee into transitional duty or full duty.
c.) An employee’s return to work will be coordinated by the Employer (Integrated Absence Specialist) and the employee’s attending physician to establish restrictions or diminished work capabilities as part of the employee’s return to work. The Integrated Absence Specialist will be provided with the information needed to arrange for a return to work, including the employee’s work restrictions and the duration of the restrictions. The procedure in Section
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