Common use of Transitional Return to Work Clause in Contracts

Transitional Return to Work. The City agrees to make reasonable efforts to provide transitional return to work assignments for all employees who have sustained an occupational injury or illness or a re-occurrence/exacerbation of a pre-existing condition or, in some cases, are returning from short-term disability leave. This Section 14.10 is not to be construed as requiring the assignment of transitional return to work in any case, but only that reasonable efforts to do so will be made. This will be done in accordance with the following: (A) During the time an employee is in a transitional return to work program, the employee will be assigned duties which the employee is capable of performing based upon the recommendation of the employee’s attending physician. Such assignment shall not exceed ninety (90) days. Duties will be reviewed bi-weekly and may be discontinued at any time. (B) Upon request of the City, employees must participate in the transitional return to work program unless precluded from participation by their attending physician. If an employee is capable of performing his/her regular duties or transitional duties, such duties are available and the employee refuses to return to work, applicable benefits shall not be paid. (C) A transitional return to work assignment may be to a classification in a lower pay range and the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay will not be reduced. (D) The terms of the transitional return to work arrangements shall be reduced to writing including the instructions of the employee’s attending physician.

Transitional Return to Work. The City agrees to make reasonable efforts to provide transitional return to work assignments for all employees who have sustained an occupational injury or illness or a re-occurrence/exacerbation of a pre-existing condition or, in some cases, are returning from short-term disability leave. This Section 14.10 is not to be construed as requiring the assignment of transitional return to work in any case, but only that reasonable efforts to do so will be made. This will be done in accordance with the following: (A) During the time an employee is in a transitional return to work program, the employee will be assigned duties which the employee is capable of performing based upon the recommendation of the employee’s attending physician. Such assignment shall not exceed ninety (90) days. Duties will be reviewed bi-weekly and may be discontinued at any time. (B) Upon request of the City, employees must participate in the transitional return to work program unless precluded from participation by their attending physician. If an employee is capable of performing his/her regular duties or transitional duties, such duties are available and the employee refuses to return to work, applicable benefits shall not be paid. (C) A transitional return to work assignment may be to a classification in a lower pay range and the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay will not be reduced. (D) The terms of the transitional return to work arrangements shall be reduced to writing including the instructions of the employee’s attending physician.

Transitional Return to Work. The City agrees to make reasonable efforts to provide transitional return to work assignments for all employees who have sustained an occupational injury or illness or a re-occurrence/exacerbation of a pre-existing condition or, in some cases, are returning from short-term disability leave. This Section 14.10 is not to be construed as requiring the assignment of transitional return to work in any case, but only that reasonable efforts to do so will be made. This will be done in accordance with the following: (A) During the time an employee is in a transitional return to work program, the employee will be assigned duties which the employee is capable of performing based upon the recommendation of the employee’s attending physician. Such assignment shall not exceed ninety (90) days. Duties will be reviewed bi-weekly and may be discontinued at any time. (B) Upon request of the City, employees must participate in the transitional return to work program unless precluded from participation by their attending physician. If an employee is capable of performing his/her regular duties or transitional duties, such duties are available and the employee refuses to return to work, applicable benefits shall not be paid. (C) A transitional return to work assignment may be to a classification in a lower pay range and the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay will not be reduced. (D) The terms of the transitional return to work arrangements shall be reduced to writing including the instructions of the employee’s attending physician.

Transitional Return to Work. The City agrees to make reasonable efforts to provide transitional return to work assignments for all employees who have sustained an occupational injury or illness or a re-occurrencereoccurrence/exacerbation of a pre-existing preexisting condition or, in some cases, are returning from short-term disability leave. This Section 14.10 14.1 is not to be construed as requiring the assignment of transitional return to work in any case, but only that reasonable efforts to do so will be made. This will be done in accordance with the following: (A) During the time an employee is in a transitional return to work program, the employee will be assigned duties which the employee is capable of performing based upon the recommendation of the employee’s attending physician. Such assignment shall not initially exceed ninety (90) daysdays and may be extended no more than thirty (30) days at the discretion of the Appointing Authority or designee. Duties will be reviewed bi-weekly not less than every thirty (30) days and may be discontinued at any time. (B) Upon request of the City, City employees must participate in the transitional return to work program unless precluded from participation by their attending physician. If an employee is capable of performing his/her regular duties or transitional duties, such duties are available and the employee refuses to return to work, applicable benefits shall not be paid. (C) A transitional return to work assignment may be to a classification in a lower pay range and the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay will not be reduced. (D) The terms of the transitional return to work arrangements shall be reduced to writing including the instructions of the employee’s attending physician.