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).