Requests for Light Duty Sample Clauses

Requests for Light Duty. The Employee may request a light duty assignment, and, such request must be in writing to the Employer. Alternatively, the Employer may require an employee to report for light duty subject to the conditions established in this Article. The Employer may then, at its discretion, create by memorandum a modified job description detailing specific light duty tasks which take into consideration the particular nature of the Employee's illness or injury. The Employee shall provide a medical report from a treating physician stating the illness or injury which inhibits the Employee from performing normal duties, but would permit the Employee to perform the light duty tasks defined in the modified job description. The Employer may, at its discretion, require that the Employee be examined by another physician, designated and paid for by the Employer, in order to confirm the Employee physician's opinion.