RETURN FROM WORK-INCURRED INJURY OR ILLNESS LEAVE. 1. Prior to returning to work, a Postdoctoral Scholar granted a work-incurred injury or illness leave must provide the University with a statement from her/his licensed health care practitioner of the Postdoctoral Scholar's ability to return to work. When possible, a Postdoctoral Scholar granted a work-incurred injury or illness leave must provide the University with ten (10) calendar days notice of her/his ability to return to work. If a return to work specifies restrictions, the University will consider what accommodation, if any, will reasonably be made.
2. If the position held has been abolished during the leave, the Postdoctoral Scholar shall be afforded the same considerations which would have been afforded had that Postdoctoral Scholar been on pay status when the position was abolished.
RETURN FROM WORK-INCURRED INJURY OR ILLNESS LEAVE. 1. Prior to returning to work, an employee granted a work-incurred injury or illness leave must provide the University with a statement from his or her licensed health care practitioner of the employee's ability to return to work. When possible, an employee granted a work-incurred injury or illness leave must provide the University with ten (10) calendar days' notice of his or her ability to return to work. If a return to work specifies restrictions, the University will consider what accommodation, if any, will reasonably be made.
2. If the position held has been abolished during the leave, the employee shall be afforded the same considerations which would have been afforded had that employee been on pay status when the position was abolished.
RETURN FROM WORK-INCURRED INJURY OR ILLNESS LEAVE. 1. Prior to returning to work, a Postdoctoral Scholar granted a work-incurred injury or illness leave must provide the University with a statement from her/his licensed health care practitioner of the Postdoctoral Scholar's ability to return to work. When possible, a Postdoctoral Scholar granted a work-incurred injury or illness leave must provide the University with ten
RETURN FROM WORK-INCURRED INJURY OR ILLNESS LEAVE. 1. When possible, a Nurse granted a Work-Incurred Injury or Illness Leave must provide the University with thirty (30) days notice of their ability to return to work. If thirty (30) days notice is not possible, then the Nurse must provide notice as soon as possible. Prior to returning to work, the Nurse must provide a release from their medical provider. Upon the Nurse’s return to work, the University shall either reinstate the Nurse to the same or a similar position in the same department or will determine what accommodation, if any, will be reasonably provided. If the position held has been abolished during the leave, the Nurse shall be afforded the same considerations which would have been afforded had that Nurse been actively working when the position was abolished.
2. A Nurse who has sustained a work-related injury and who has been given temporary restrictions may be provided with modified duty for up to ninety (90) days, consistent with the restrictions identified by OHS or the Nurse’s healthcare provider when the restrictions can be accommodated without causing undue hardship. Modified assignments may start with any part of the Nurse’s usual and customary duties that they are able to perform, but may also include other duties that may not be part of the Nurse’s typical job assignment. In the event that a department is unable to accommodate a Nurse’s temporary work restrictions, the University may place the injured Nurse in an alternate assignment for which the Nurse is qualified and can perform the assigned functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Modified or alternative assignments may be extended past ninety (90) days to support a Nurse’s recovery with the goal and expectation that the Nurse will resume all of their essential job duties and functions. After ninety (90) days, the Nurse’s recovery should be evaluated at regular intervals to determine the Nurse’s progress.
3. In a manner that is consistent with applicable law, the University shall provide reasonable accommodation to Nurses who are disabled or become disabled and need assistance to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
RETURN FROM WORK-INCURRED INJURY OR ILLNESS LEAVE. 1. An employee who has been granted a leave of absence due to a work-incurred injury or illness shall be reinstated as soon as possible to the same or a similar position held at the time the leave was granted when the following conditions are met:
a. The employee has notified the University of his/her anticipated date of return; and
b. If required by the University, the employee has provided medical documentation that he/she has been medically released to perform the normal duties of his/her job.
2. When a medical release to return is required by the University:
a. The University shall inform the employee that a medical release to return is required as soon as practicable after the need for such documentation is determined; and
b. The employee shall provide the University with the required medical release as soon as possible after the medical release is available to the employee. When possible, the employee shall provide such documentation thirty (30) calendar days prior to the anticipated date of return; and
c. Such medical documentation may be subject to confirmation by a University-appointed physician.
3. If the position held by the employee at the time the leave was granted has been abolished during the leave, the employee shall be afforded the same consideration which would have been afforded had the employee been on pay status when the position was abolished.
RETURN FROM WORK-INCURRED INJURY OR ILLNESS LEAVE. When possible, an employee granted a Work-Incurred Injury or Illness Leave must provide the University with 30 days notice of his/her ability to return to work. Upon receipt of the release to return to work, the University shall either reinstate the employee to the same or a similar position in the same department or will determine what accommodation, if any, will be reasonably provided upon expiration of the leave. If the position held has been abolished during the leave, the employee shall be afforded the same considerations which would have been afforded had that employee been on pay status when the position was abolished.
