[Adopted 9-7-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LIGHT DUTY
Any employee that cannot perform his/her regular duties due to injury (not illness) on or off the job will be assigned to perform light duty by his/her supervisor. The work to be assigned will be decided by the supervisor and may or may not be within the realm of employee's normal job description. Duties will be assigned based on the Borough's needs. If the employee feels that he/she cannot perform the assigned duties, it will be the responsibility of the employee to provide documentation from his/her physician stating in his/her medical opinion that the assigned duties cannot be performed by the employee. Light duty will not be assigned beyond a six-week period. If after six weeks on light duty an employee is unable to perform in his/her regular job description, that employee must go out on workers' compensation for work-related injuries or unpaid leave for off-the-job-related injuries. If paid leave is not available, the employee must apply for an unpaid leave of absence according to the Borough's regulations. An employee must be certified by his/her physician that he/she is able to return to regular duty.
The personnel manual is hereby amended to include the definition of "light duty," and Article I, Personnel Regulations, is amended to include light duty as § 46-4(C)(1).