Modified Duty Assignments. Modified duty assignments will be made in accordance with Fire Department Manual of Policies and Procedures. If an employee so desires, the employee may request the Director of Administrative Services (or designee) to review the Department's determination of a modified duty assignment.
Modified Duty Assignments. During periods when an employee is absent as a result of off or on duty related illness or injury, but the employee’s condition is such that it allows for the performance of at least certain duties, modified and/or “light” duty assignments may be accommodated by the Employer under the following conditions:
a) The modified duty assignment is made available by the Employer;
b) the modified duty assignment is appropriate given the illness or injury of the employee;
c) the modified work schedule is determined by mutual agreement between the Employer and employee, following approval by the treating physician. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Employer;
d) the maximum work week for modified duty shall be forty (40) hours, scheduled at the discretion of the employer, but not to exceed 10 hours per day. The work week may be intermittent if determined in the best interest of the Employer and employee;
e) the modified schedule shall allow for necessary medical rehabilitation and treatment appointments.
Modified Duty Assignments. There is no guarantee of modified duty.
Modified Duty Assignments.
X. Xxxxx to Administrative regulation 2.17 on Modified Duty for current policy on modified duty assignments.
Modified Duty Assignments a) Modified duty may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following types of assignments: • Administrative duties (bookkeeping, report writing, report review, data entry, OEM duties, scheduling vehicle maintenance and other like duties.) • Clerical functions (filing, answering telephone calls) • Reassignment to other Township departments for administrative support • General department housekeeping (maintaining department storage/property areas)
b) The Assignment to any modified duty function will consider the employee’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and certifications (if required) and the physical limitations imposed upon the employee by the attending physician.
c) Requests for temporary modified duty assignments shall be submitted to the Chief of Police or his/her designee. The request must be accompanied by a statement of medical certification to support a requested reassignment, which must be signed by the attending physician. The certificate must include an assessment of the nature and probable duration of the disability, prognosis for recovery, nature of work restrictions and an acknowledgement by the attending physician of the familiarity with the modified duty assignment and the fact that the employee can physical assume the duties involved. The Chief of Police or his/her designee will make the final determination
d) An employee may be reassigned to modified duty absent his or her request if so recommended by a supervisor or command field officer. Such recommendations should be accompanied by a certification from the attending physician, including a physician assigned by the Township.
e) As a condition of continued assignment to modified duty, employees shall be required to provide periodic assessments of their condition from an attending physician.
f) Assignments of this nature may be granted in instances where the leave is anticipated to be seven (7) calendar days or more duration.
g) An employee’s regular work schedule (days and hours) may be modified to conform to the duties and responsibilities of the modified assignment ensuring adequate supervision and accountability.
h) An employee on modified duty, resulting from a duty related injury/illness, shall be permitted to attend appointments and physical therapy during his/her workday. Employees on modified duty for non-work related injury/illness shall use appropriate time off, (sick time, vacation time and compensatory time) to attend medical appointments and physical therapy. The of...
Modified Duty Assignments. The parties recognize that temporary modified duty assignments may be assigned to affected employees who are temporarily incapacitated from performing all usual and customary duties of their position. The parties hereby specifically agree that determination by administration of the days and hours of work to which an employee shall be assigned while performing "modified duty," is a management right.
Modified Duty Assignments. 24 A. For any employee covered by this agreement whose physical condition 25 prevents him/her from performing his/her normal work duties as assigned, at 26 the convenience of the District, the District may place him/her in an 27 assignment in which the employee can perform work consistent with his/her 28 condition. The District agrees to place employees into light duty assignments 29 within the District’s areas of responsibility.
30 B. Employees who have been on authorized injury/illness leave due to work- 31 related injury/illness under applicable workers’ compensation law will, upon 32 release from his/her doctor and upon presentation of said release, return to 34 duty will be in conformance with limitations imposed by the employees 35 treating physician, and no employee will be assigned light duty tasks that 36 would predictably prolong the rehabilitative process or otherwise increase the 37 risk of further injury/illness.
38 C. The intent of this provision is to permit employees to return to work as soon 39 as is medically possible within the requirements of applicable workers’ 40 compensation laws. Further, the parties understand that light duty refers to 41 tasks other than the full range of the employees’ regular assigned duties.
42 D. Nothing in this section will require the District to create a light duty 43 assignment.
44 E. The assignment to a light duty assignment under this section will not be 45 optional for the employee. If an employee turns down the assignment, no 46 regular compensation will be provided. Any accrued leave, Trades, or Leave 47 Without Pay use is permitted.
Modified Duty Assignments. If, upon determination of an employee’s physical restrictions by the employee’s medical doctor, and/or by a City-designated medical doctor at the City’s request, the employee is determined to be physically able to perform duties of another nature, the employee may be assigned to those duties for the duration of the disability at the sole discretion of the City. Any employee reassigned to duties of another nature shall be compensated at a rate of pay determined by the City commensurate with the temporary assigned duties, not to exceed the employee’s rate of pay as of the date of injury. If the rate of pay for the modified duty assignment is less than the employee’s rate of pay as of the date of injury, the pay may be supplemented with workers’ compensation payments as specified by South Dakota Workers’ Compensation law. This reassignment may continue for a period determined by the City not to exceed six months after reassignment to other duties. Upon the employee’s return to his full unrestricted duties held at the time of injury, the employee shall be paid at his current rate of pay including step advancements or pay rate adjustments he would have otherwise received during the absence from his regular duties. If modified duty within those restrictions is not available with the City, the employee or officer may be permitted to engage in outside employment within the work restrictions set by the physician due to the duty-incurred injury or illness.
Modified Duty Assignments. 1700 A. When an employee who has suffered an on-duty injury or illness is 1701 medically cleared to return to less than full duty, the employee will be 1702 assigned to duties commensurate with the medical clearance, in either the 1703 shift he/she was assigned to at the time of the injury or illness during the 1704 first fourteen (14) calendar days of return to duty, or to a different shift 1705 schedule if the employee agrees. After fourteen (14) calendar days if the 1706 employee is not able to return to full duty, the employee may be assigned 1707 to a shift determined appropriate by the Chief of Police. In making the 1708 decision as to the shift assignment of the employee, the Chief of Police 1709 shall consider personal circumstances which may require that the 1710 employee be assigned to the same shift that the employee was assigned 1711 to at the time of the injury.
Modified Duty Assignments. 18.7.1 A bargaining unit member may request paid modified-duty assignments for up to two semesters to deal with qualifying events under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Modified-duty assignments may consist of full-time work assignments that alter the proportion of scholarship, teaching, and service assignments for a designated period of time without altering the total assigned workload. A request for modified-duty assignment will be granted at the discretion of the Xxxx in consultation with the Office of Human Resources, with appropriate consideration of curricular needs. Bargaining unit members granted this status remain fully employed at their current FTE and fully paid with normal health and retirement benefits. Modification of duties requires full-time work assignments that simply alter the percentage time assigned for teaching and service for a designated period of time.
18.7.2 Bargaining unit members must submit a request for modified-duty assignments to the Xxxx in writing, stating the basis of the request and a probable duration of the requested modification. The Bargaining unit member shall provide to the Office of Human Resources written certification that meets FMLA certification requirements of the qualifying reason for the requested modification.
18.7.3 For purposes of annual review, or merit pay allocation, bargaining unit members with modified-duty assignments shall be evaluated on the performance of duties assigned.
18.7.4 A Bargaining unit member returning from modified-duties assignment will be expected to return to their normal workload assignments and will meet with their Associate Xxxx to discuss the particulars at least 60 days before returning from modified-duties assignments.
