Common use of B Permanent Reassignment Clause in Contracts

B Permanent Reassignment. B1 Any ill or injured full-time regular or part-time flexible employee having a minimum of five years of postal service, or any full-time regular or part-time flexible employee who sustained injury on duty, regardless of years of service, while performing the assigned duties can submit a volun- tary request for permanent reassignment to light duty or other assignment to the installation head if the employee is permanently unable to perform all or part of the assigned duties. The request shall be accompanied by a medical cer- tificate--from a physician designated by the installation head and made known to the Union and the employee-- giving full evidence of the physical condition of the em- ployee, the need for reassignment, and the ability of the employee to perform other duties. A certificate from the employee's personal physician will not be acceptable. B2 The following procedures are the exclusive procedures for resolving a disagreement between the employee's physician and the physician designated by the USPS concerning the medical condition of an employee who has requested a permanent light duty assignment. These procedures shall not apply to cases where the employee's medical condition arose out of an occupational illness or injury. On request of the Union, a third physician will be selected from a list of five Board Certified Specialists in the medical field for the condition in question, the list to be supplied by the local Medical Society. The physician will be selected by the al- ternate striking of names from the list by the Union and the Employer. The Employer will supply the selected physi- cian with all relevant facts including job description and occupational physical requirements. The decision of the third physician will be final as to the employee's medical condition and occupational limitations, if any. Any other issues relating to the employee's entitlement to a light duty assignment shall be resolved through the grievance- arbitration procedure. The costs of the services of the third physician shall be shared by the Union and the Employer. C Installation heads shall show the greatest consideration for full- time regular or part-time flexible employees requiring light duty or other assignments, giving each request careful attention, and reassign such employees to the extent possible in the employee's office. When a request is refused, the installation head shall no- tify the concerned employee in writing, stating the reasons for the inability to reassign the employee.

B Permanent Reassignment. B1 Any ill or injured full-time regular or part-time flexible employee em- ployee having a minimum of five years of postal service, or any full-time regular or part-time flexible employee who sustained injury on duty, regardless of years of service, while performing the assigned duties can submit a volun- tary request voluntary re- quest for permanent reassignment to light duty or other assignment as- signment to the installation head if the employee is permanently perma- nently unable to perform all or part of the assigned duties. The request shall be accompanied by a medical cer- tificate--certificate-- from a physician designated by the installation head and made known to the Union and the employee-- employee--giving full evidence ev- idence of the physical condition of the em- ployeeemployee, the need for reassignment, and the ability of the employee to perform other duties. A certificate from the employee's personal physician phy- sician will not be acceptable. B2 The following procedures are the exclusive procedures for resolving a disagreement between the employee's physician and the physician designated by the USPS concerning the medical condition of an employee who has requested a permanent per- manent light duty assignment. These procedures shall not apply to cases where the employee's medical condition arose out of an occupational illness or injury. On request of the Union, a third physician will be selected from a list of five Board Certified Specialists in the medical field for the condition con- dition in question, the list to be supplied by the local Medical Society. The physician will be selected by the al- ternate alternate striking of names from the list by the Union and the EmployerEm- ployer. The Employer will supply the selected physi- cian physician with all relevant facts including job description and occupational occupa- tional physical requirements. The decision of the third physician phy- sician will be final as to the employee's medical condition and occupational limitations, if any. Any other issues relating relat- ing to the employee's entitlement to a light duty assignment shall be resolved through the grievance- grievance-arbitration procedureproce- dure. The costs of the services of the third physician shall be shared by the Union and the Employer. C Installation heads shall show the greatest consideration for full- time regular or part-time flexible employees requiring light duty or other assignments, giving each request careful attention, and reassign such employees to the extent possible in the employee's office. When a request is refused, the installation head shall no- tify the concerned employee in writing, stating the reasons for the inability to reassign the employee.

B Permanent Reassignment. B1 Any ill or injured full-time regular employee or part-time flexible employee having a minimum of five years of postal service, or any full-time regular employee or part-time flexible employee who sustained injury on duty, regardless of years of serviceser- vice, while performing the assigned duties can submit a volun- tary voluntary request for permanent reassignment to light duty or other assignment to the installation head if the employee is permanently unable to perform all or part of the assigned duties. The request shall be accompanied by a medical cer- tificate--from a physician designated by the installation head and made known to the Union and the employee-- giving full evidence of the physical condition of the em- ployee, the need for reassignment, and the ability of the employee to perform other duties. A certificate from the employee's personal physician will not be acceptable. B2 The following procedures are the exclusive procedures for resolving a disagreement between the employee's physician and the physician designated by the USPS concerning the medical condition of an employee who has requested a permanent light duty assignment. These procedures shall not apply to cases where the employee's medical condition arose out of an occupational illness or injury. On request of the Union, a third physician will be selected from a list of five Board Certified Specialists in the medical field for the condition in question, the list to be supplied by the local Medical Society. The physician will be selected by the al- ternate striking of names from the list by the Union and the Employer. The Employer will supply the selected physi- cian with all relevant facts including job description and occupational physical requirements. The decision of the third physician will be final as to the employee's medical condition and occupational limitations, if any. Any other issues relating to the employee's entitlement to a light duty assignment shall be resolved through the grievance- arbitration procedure. The costs of the services of the third physician shall be shared by the Union and the Employer. C Installation heads shall show the greatest consideration for full- time regular or part-time flexible employees requiring light duty or other assignments, giving each request careful attention, and reassign such employees to the extent possible in the employee's office. When a request is refused, the installation head shall no- tify the concerned employee in writing, stating the reasons for the inability to reassign the employee.