Fitness for Duty Examinations/Disability Separation Sample Clauses

Fitness for Duty Examinations/Disability Separation. If the Employer has a reasonable basis for believing that an employee is no longer mentally or physically capable of performing the essential functions of his position, or poses a danger to himself or others, the Employer may order an examination by an appropriately qualified medical professional, at the Employer’s expense. Upon receipt of the medical professional’s opinion that the employee is unfit for duty, the Employer, the Union, and the employee will meet to discuss possible alternatives and/or accommodations. If no alternative or accommodation is mutually agreeable, then the employee will be placed on sick leave (concurrent with family medical leave), other paid leave, and then a disability separation initiated. Disability separation is non-disciplinary in nature.

Fitness for Duty Examinations/Disability Separation. The Service Director 24 may require an employee who has been absent due to personal illness or injury, prior to and as a 25 condition of his/her return to duty, to be examined by a physician designated and paid by the 26 Employer, to establish that he/she is not disabled from the performance of his/her duties and that 27 his/her return to duty will not jeopardize the health and safety of other employees. Such policy 28 shall be consistently applied. 30 The Employer may require the employee, at the Employer’s expense, to submit to an 31 examination by a physician or other professional designated by the Employer for the purpose of 32 verifying the illness, determining whether the employee is unable to perform his/her required 33 duties, and determining the expected date of recovery. If the employee or the Employer’s 34 designated physician or other professional determines that the employee is not experiencing a 35 personal illness or injury, any subsequent absences of the employee will be without pay until the 36 employee submits a physician’s or other professional’s statement supporting the reasons for the 37 absence(s). 39 Additionally, if the Employer has a reasonable basis for believing that an employee is no longer 40 mentally or physically capable of performing the essential functions of his position, or poses a 41 threat to himself or others, the Employer may order an examination by an appropriately qualified 42 medical professional, at the Employer’s expense. Upon receipt of the medical professional’s 43 opinion on fitness for duty, the Employer, the Union, and the employee will meet to discuss 44 possible alternatives and/or accommodations. At any time during the examination process or 45 while the parties are discussing the employee’s situation the employee may submit additional 46 medical information or documentation for the City to consider. If no alternative or 1 accommodation is mutually agreeable and provided that the physician has concluded the 2 employee unfit for duty, then the employee may be placed on sick leave, FMLA, unpaid 3 disability leave, or may be disability separated. Such action is non-disciplinary in nature. 5 In the event that an employee applies for PERS disability retirement, the Employer will support 6 such action and provide any PERS requested documentation to support such application.