Common use of Third Party Decision Clause in Contracts

Third Party Decision. In the event of a dispute involving an employee’s physical ability to perform his/her job on his/her return to work at the school district and the employee is not satisfied with the determination of the school Board’s medical clinic, he/she may submit a report to the school Board from a medical doctor of his/her own choosing and at his/her own expense. If a dispute still exists, at the request of the Union, the director of the medical clinic and the employee’s doctor shall agree upon a third doctor to submit a report to the school Board and the employee, and the decision of such third party will be binding on both parties. The expense of the third party shall be shared equally by the Board and the employee.