Common use of Modified Duty Clause in Contracts

Modified Duty. When an employee is injured on the job and, according to their physician, is able to return to work with limitations, the City will make every effort to place the employee in a modified duty assignment as closely approximating as possible the type of work the employee normally does, until he or she is released back to full duty. The nature of the assignment will depend on the physical restrictions of the employee as stated by the treating physician and the availability of a modified position in the department that is consistent with the physical restrictions. Notwithstanding the above, the acceptance of a modified duty assignment, if available, will be mandatory.