Return to Work After a Medical Leave of Absence. An employee returning from an approved medical leave of absence shall be returned to the same or a similar position when the employee has been medically released to perform the essential assigned functions of his/her job. If the position held has been abolished or affected by layoff during the absence, the employee shall be afforded the same considerations which would have been afforded had that employee actually been working rather than on leave when the position was abolished or affected by layoff.
