Temporary Modified Duty. The District may assign Temporary Modified Duty (TMD) to an employee who has been released to return to work with restrictions by a medical doctor. In order for an employee to be placed in a TMD assignment, the work must be available and the employee must be qualified to perform the required duties of the assignment. Upon receipt of the medical doctor’s restricted release and/or return of the District’s return-to-work medical questionnaire (necessary if the doctor’s note is too vague), the Employee Services Division of the Human Resources Department shall contact the Chief of Police or designee to determine that a TMD assignment exists, which fits within the employee’s restrictions and limitations. The Employee Services Division of the Human Resources Department shall contact the TMD-eligible employee for assignment. The determination of the existence of a TMD assignment and the contacting of the affected employee shall be done within five (5) days of receiving the medical doctor’s release and/or District medical questionnaire. Employees working in a TMD assignment as a result of an industrial injury/illness will be paid their regular rate of pay, including any shift differential that was paid prior to the injury/illness, regardless of the TMD shift assignment. Employees working in a TMD assignment as a result of a non-industrial injury/illness will be paid their regular rate of pay and any applicable shift differential, dependent upon the assigned shift. TMD assignments shall be for ninety (90) days. Five (5) days prior to the conclusion of the assignment, the Employee Services Division in Human Resources shall determine if any other TMD-eligible employees are waiting for a TMD assignment. If there is a TMD- eligible employee waiting to be assigned and no other assignment is available, except the work being done by the employee concluding a ninety (90) day assignment, the employee will conclude the TMD assignment. If there is no TMD-eligible employee waiting for an assignment or there are additional assignments available, the employee occupying the assignment shall be extended on a week-to-week basis as work remains available, not to exceed an additional ninety (90) days.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Temporary Modified Duty. The District City may assign Temporary Modified Duty (TMD) to an employee who has been released to return to work with restrictions by a medical doctor. In order for an employee to be placed on or in a TMD assignment, the work must be available and the employee must be qualified to perform the required duties essential functions of the assignmentassignment with or without reasonable accommodation. Upon receipt of the medical doctor’s restricted release and/or return of the District’s return-to-work medical questionnaire (necessary if the doctor’s note is too vague), the Employee Services Division of the The Human Resources Department shall contact the Chief of Police or designee Department Directors to determine that whether a TMD assignment exists, which exists that fits within the employee’s restrictions and limitationslimitations as defined by the employee’s physician. The Employee Services Division Human Resources Department may be notified of existing TMD assignments by employees other than the City’s Department Directors. The Human Resources Department shall contact the TMD-eligible employee for assignment. The determination of if an assignment exists that falls within the existence of a TMD assignment and the contacting of the affected employee shall be done within five (5) days of receiving the medical doctoremployee’s release and/or District medical questionnaire. Employees working in a TMD assignment as a result of an industrial injury/illness will be paid their regular rate of pay, including any shift differential that was paid prior to the injury/illness, regardless of the TMD shift assignment. Employees working in a TMD assignment as a result of a non-industrial injury/illness will be paid their regular rate of pay and any applicable shift differential, dependent upon the assigned shiftwork restrictions. TMD assignments shall be for ninety (90) days. Five (5) days prior to the conclusion of the assignment, the Employee Services Division in Human Resources Department shall determine if any other TMD-eligible employees are waiting for a TMD assignment. If there is a TMD- TMD-eligible employee waiting to be assigned and no other assignment is available, except the work being done by the employee concluding a the ninety (90) day assignment, the that employee will conclude the TMD assignment. If there is no TMD-eligible employee waiting for an assignment or there are additional assignments available, the employee occupying the assignment shall be extended on a week-to-week basis as work remains available, not to exceed an additional ninety (90) days. At no time shall any TMD assignment be considered a regular permanent assignment, to which the employee is entitled.
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Sources: Memorandum of Understanding