Industrial Modified Duty Clause Samples
The Industrial Modified Duty clause establishes the employer's obligation to provide alternative or adjusted work assignments to employees who are temporarily unable to perform their regular duties due to a work-related injury or illness. Typically, this clause outlines the process for identifying suitable modified tasks that accommodate medical restrictions, such as lighter physical work or reduced hours, while the employee recovers. Its core function is to facilitate a safe and timely return to work for injured employees, minimizing lost productivity and supporting rehabilitation while ensuring compliance with workplace safety and labor regulations.
Industrial Modified Duty. The City may accommodate, when feasible, employees covered by this Agreement under the provisions of Workers' Compensation, and such work assignments are to incorporate the following provisions:
39.7.1.1 The assignment shall be consistent with medical limitations as determined by the physician of record.
39.7.1.2 The assignment shall be within the City of Berkeley and may include hours and days of work other than the employee's regular assignment.
39.7.1.3 Nothing herein shall require the City Manager to approve light duty assignments nor shall give an employee the right to refuse an assignment which complies with medical restrictions. Such assignment shall be at the employee's normal rate of pay.