Common use of Transitional Duty Clause in Contracts

Transitional Duty. The goal of Transitional Duty is to return the employee to his regular job and department. Paraprofessionals shall not be assigned duties outside of the paraprofessional bargaining unit, and employees within other bargaining units shall not be assigned to perform Transitional Duty work within the paraprofessional bargaining unit. If an employee is offered Transitional Duty and refuses a Transitional Duty offer within his or her medical limitations, the employee cannot elect Salary Continuation. The employee may not be eligible for temporary total benefits from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation when a valid Transitional Duty offer has been made and declined. The District will notify the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation of any refusal to accept a Transitional Duty offer that is within the Employee’s medical limitations, and if there is a dispute about whether the offer of Transitional Duty is within the Employee’s medical restrictions, the dispute will be resolved by the Ohio Industrial Commission. An employee may elect to use sick leave, vacation leave, or personal leave time if the employee refuses Transitional Duty, but no buy-back of the leave taken shall occur. All leave taken for a work-related injury should be reviewed for FMLA qualification.