Common use of Medical Telework Clause in Contracts

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.