Common use of Return to Work Examination Clause in Contracts

Return to Work Examination. The Human Resources Department may require an employee who has been absent due to personal illness or injury for more than three (3) consecutive days or more than five (5) days in a four (4) week period, prior to and as a condition of the employee's return to duty, to be examined by a physician designated and paid for by the Employer. Such examination shall be to establish that the employee is able to perform the normal duties of the employee's job and that the employee's return to duty will not jeopardize the employee's health and safety or the health and safety of other employees. If the employee disputes the result of such examination, the employee may obtain a second opinion from a physician of the employee's own choosing paid for by the employee. If a dispute still exists due to conflicting medical opinions, a third examination shall be conducted by a physician mutually selected and paid for by the Employer and employee.