Medical Telework. Medical telework allows for the continued accomplishment of the Agency work while an employee has a physician-certified medical condition which does not affect the employee’s ability to perform the employee’s regular work assignment at an alternative work location.
(1) Medical telework is not intended to be a permanent arrangement and will normally not exceed 90 calendar days.
(2) After 90 calendar days, in rare circumstances, a medical telework agreement may be extended for up to three additional 90-calendar day periods (i.e. nine months) if an additional medical certification justifies each 90-day extension. Employees are not authorized medical telework beyond 12 continuous months. The total maximum allowable time for a medical telework agreement is 12 months within any three year period.
(3) In limited circumstances, supervisors may approve employees on medical telework to work at an alternative work location that is outside the local commuting area. This determination must made by the supervisor on a case-by-case basis. The employee must meet all eligibility requirements contained in this Article. If the employee does not physically report to the regular office/worksite at least twice each biweekly pay period, the employee’s locality pay may be impacted per 5 C.F.R. 531.605.
(4) Based on the amount of portable work and the employee’s ability to perform tasks, the supervisor may grant the employee leave (sick, annual, unpaid) or approve a combination of leave and telework to cover the situation. Employees are not entitled to full-time medical telework if they do not have full-time portable work.
(5) Medical telework is appropriate for employees with non-work compensable injuries. Employees with work compensable injuries will be subject to applicable workers’ compensation regulations.
Medical Telework. To be approved for a medical telework agreement, the employee must submit a physician-certified written statement that:
(1) Provides a description of the diagnosis of the medical condition necessitating the telework arrangement.
(2) Summarizes the prognosis, including the expected return-to-work date, and, as appropriate, discusses medical management, including how the temporary medical condition might interrupt the employee's work schedule.
(3) Lists restrictions that should be placed on the work performed at the alternative work location, if applicable.
(4) States that the employee is able to perform the duties of the position at an alternative work location; and,
(5) Describes the benefit to the employee’s medical condition from working at an alternative work location, or the reduction of health risks to other employees, if any, derived from this medical telework arrangement.
Medical Telework. A. As provided in Article 37 (Employees With Disabilities), the EMPLOYER recognizes its obligation under applicable law and FDIC directives to provide reasonable accommodations for employees who are qualified individuals with disabilities. Consistent with Article 37, a qualified employee with a disability may request telework as a reasonable accommodation. To support the request, the employee must provide medical documentation consistent with the provisions of FDIC Circular 2710.
Medical Telework. A. As provided in Article 37 of this Agreement (Employees With Disabilities), the EMPLOYER recognizes its obligation under applicable law and FDIC directives to provide reasonable accommodations for employees who are qualified individuals with disabilities. Consistent with Article 37, a qualified employee with a disability may request telework as a reasonable accommodation. To support the request, the employee must provide medical documentation consistent with the provisions of FDIC Circular 2710.5. The EMPLOYER will modify its telework requirements to reasonably accommodate a qualified employee with a disability when necessitated by the employee’s disability-related limitations absent undue hardship, and to the extent required by law, rule, regulation, or FDIC directive.
B. Additionally, an employee may request to telework for medical reasons for a specified period of time, normally not to exceed 90 days, even if the employee does not meet the requirements of Article 37 of this Agreement (Employees With Disabilities) or of Section 1 of this Article, under the following circumstances:
1. The employee suffers from a personal injury or illness that prevents the employee from performing work at the employee’s assigned official duty station and would not prevent the employee from performing her/his official duties at home; and
2. The employee has submitted administratively acceptable medical certification in support of the request. The certification will, at a minimum, provide the specific nature of the personal injury or illness, the anticipated beginning and end dates of the telework, the specific reason(s) why the injury or illness prevents the employee from performing work at the employee’s assigned official duty station, and a statement that the employee is capable of performing her/his duties at home; and
3. The employee has furnished additional medical certification deemed necessary by the approving official.
C. Requests for medical telework will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Employees will be notified in writing if their request for medical telework is denied.
D. Requests for medical telework for a period that exceeds 90 days will normally be evaluated as a request for a reasonable accommodation under Article 37 of this Agreement (Employees With Disabilities). *FHLBB service is defined as Federal service with the FHLBB for those employees who were reassigned to the FDIC/RTC from the FHLBB pursuant to FIRREA. OTS service is defined as Federal Serv...
