Light Duty Work. The Department will make a good faith effort to accommodate requests for light duty work, for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months, from employees who are unable to perform the full range of their duties because of extended illness or injury. Such employees must be expected to return to full level work within a reasonable amount of time. With medical authorization the Department may require an employee to report for light duty regardless of previous work assignment. Good faith efforts do not include assignments which interfere with or adversely affect other employees.
Light Duty Work. (a) If available and at the option of the Employer, an Employee who has suffered an on the job injury may be offered light duty work based on the following conditions:
1. The Employee has been released for light duty work by the treating physician.
2. The available work is within the limitations of the treating physician’s release.
3. The Union shall be notified by the Employer when the Employee is offered light duty work. The rate of pay for light duty work shall be on an hourly basis and computed at 50% of the Employee’s normal rate of pay. All fringe benefits will be paid on all hours worked. In addition the employee shall receive Worker’s Compensation temporary partial disability payments. The Employer is required to notify his Worker’s Compensation carrier weekly of the Employee’s hours. Failure to do so on a timely basis will make the Employer responsible for any shortage in the Employee’s temporary partial disability payments that arise out of the failure to report. In no case will the Employee be compensated at the light duty rate for more than six (6) months from the initial return to work on a light duty basis. At the end of the six month period, the Employee either returns to full pay or full workers compensation. It is agreed if an employee on light duty work is laid off and is still entitled to any worker’s compensation benefits and is denied same, the Safety Director of the AGC will assist in reinstating Worker’s Compensation benefits to said Employee.
Light Duty Work. At the sole discretion of the Agency and with proper medical approval, an employee may be allowed to return to work on a light duty basis after an illness or disability. The Agency agrees to make reasonable accommodation of employee initiated requests to return to light duty.
Light Duty Work. The Board may provide light duty work for employees who return to work after some disability, injury or illness when such light duty work is recommended by the employee’s or Board’s appointed physician, provided there is light duty work available. No employee will be given a change in job classification to attain “light duty”. A “light duty” assignment will not be granted nor extended beyond a four (4) week period. Employees shall use disability retirement as provided and approved by the School Employees Retirement System, or Workers’ Compensation Program when they apply, when they cannot perform the tasks required for their position.
Light Duty Work. The College agrees to consider providing “light-duty” work for bargaining unit members with documented medical restrictions at the sole discretion of the College, subject to approval by the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources. Medical documentation sufficient to establish the basis for a light- duty accommodation must be provided.
Light Duty Work. 14.1: Light duty work for an injured or disabled employee may be provided by the Chief of Police at his discretion, with the concurrence of the City Manager, based on any criteria established by the City including the availability of work, the number of persons requesting light duty, and any other factors which the City decides to use in determining whether to grant light duty. If the Chief of Police and the City Manager decide to allow an employee light duty work, such light duty work must be mutually agreeable to the employee and the Union.
14.2: An employee who has been permanently or partially incapacitated by occupational injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his employment with the City, may be assigned other work in the bargaining unit which, in the judgement of the City and agreeable to the Association, he is capable of performing, provided that this provision shall not accord him super-seniority beyond his seniority date to continue working.
14.3: An employee assigned as provided in Section 14.2 shall be paid the regular rate of the job to which he is assigned, unless his incapacity renders him unable to perform a normal day's work, in which case a lesser rate shall be negotiated between the City and the Association. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment or an obligation to create work not normally available. This provision shall be without prejudice to any rights which may accrue to such employee under the applicable Worker's Compensation Act.
A. In the event an employee is disabled and unable to work within the Police Department at his regular salary, except as otherwise provided in this Article, as a result of duty connected personal injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his employment, and in fact is paid Worker's Compensation benefits, the employee will be paid for those days the employee would otherwise have been scheduled to work 100% of his regular base pay for the period beginning on the 14th calendar day of disability through 1 year from the date of such disability. The period will begin on the 1st calendar day of disability through 1 year from the date of such disability in the event that the compensability of the disability under Workers Compensation is not disputed and the employee is placed off work by the City physician. Such payment will consist of the Worker's Compensation payment, supplemented by any other disability benefits provided by the City, and an additional supp...
Light Duty Work. Any employee on workers compensation leave who has exhausted his/her sick leave and whose physician certifies a return to light duty work may be granted such work.
Light Duty Work. The parties agree to fully cooperate in ensuring employees who have been injured at work to return to gainful employment as soon as practical. To facilitate this process, where practical the Employer will provide the attending physician with a description of alternate duty work and a job demand analysis. The parties agree the employee is obligated to provide such information to a qualified physician and have it returned to the Employer as soon as possible. Only in exceptional circumstances or in the case of a confirmed specialist referral, should this exceed five working days.
Light Duty Work. The Employer may assign work that might otherwise be performed by a bargaining unit employee to an employee in a position outside the bargaining unit and who has an open industrial insurance claim for the purpose of offering light duty work to such non-bargaining unit employee for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Light Duty Work. ⚫ Work that is meaningful for the worker and a benefit to the company. ⚫ Meats the restriction set out by the care provider. Set time frame.
