Transitional Work/Light Duty Program. The Transitional Work Program will be used to direct the work of all employees injured during the course and scope of employment and whose work restrictions are a direct result of the occupational injury. At any time an employee is released to return to work with restrictions, the employee prior to starting work shall present the Employer with the medical return to work notice that indicates the employee can return to work under restricted function, commonly known as light duty. The Township will correspond with the medical provider issuing the notice to determine the employee's limits as far as the essential functions of the transitional work that may be assigned to the employee. The Township will determine if the employee is eligible for assignment to the Transitional Work Program. The Township will assign the employee approved for transitional work to an assignment for a period not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days. The assignment of the employee will not cause the displacement of any other employee from any bid position. The transitional work assignments will fall outside of the bidding processes in the C.B.A. and will be discretionary assignments by the Township. The transitional work assignments will not be permanent jobs and will not be construed as new jobs created for vacancy bidding. At the end of sixty (60) calendar days, the Township and the employee's medical provider will make a decision as to the employee's availability to return to his/her regular assignment. It will be the expectation of the Township that all employees will make the transition into their regular assignment within the sixty (60) calendar days. If the employee cannot perform regular assignments at the end of the sixty (60) calendar day limit, the Township may extend the transitional assignments for a period of ten (10) more working days. An employee that was injured in a work-related incident will not be eligible to return to Injured on Duty status at the expiration of their sixty (60) calendar days of Transitional Duty. A maximum of two (2) members are permitted on light duty at any time. Light duty can consist not only of fire department related work, but also non-fire department related work such as light maintenance work (cleaning or janitorial work, for example) so long as the member’s condition permits. Examples of light duty work that can be performed in any Township building or premises: Janitorial work inside buildings, washing vehicles, painting inside or out, lit...
