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3. The employer will place employees released to return to work from an industrial
injury or illness on a temporarily restricted basis, in their former job, provided the
employee can perform substantially all the essential job functions per the medical
restrictions, or in an appropriate job opening on a preferential basis at their regular
rate of pay.
4. Upon release to return to work from an occupational injury or illness, the
employer will require the Employee to provide a return to work authorization
giving the name of the attending physician, the physician's signature, the date the
Employee is released to return to work and a description of any continuing
disability.
5. Upon release to work from an occupational injury or illness and is cleared by the
Employee Health Process, an employee will be placed in the former or
comparable job if it is available. If neither is available, the employee will be
placed in the next available job for which the employee is qualified as soon as
practical.
6. The employer will place employees released to return to work from an industrial
injury or illness on a permanently restricted basis, in the former job or a
comparable job, provided the employee is physically capable of performing
essential functions, with reasonable accommodation where legally necessary or
required, per the medical restrictions and limitations. If the employee is unable to
perform their former job, that employee has the opportunity to bid on any job
vacancy that she or he is physically capable of and qualified to perform per their
medical restrictions and limitations with reasonable accommodations where
legally necessary or required. Where there is no appropriate job, the employer will
provide all the necessary vocational/rehabilitation training program benefits as
approved by the Division of Industrial Accidents/Workers Compensation Appeals
Board pursuant to the administration of the California Labor Code. Those
employees who complete an applicable vocational/rehabilitation training program
under Workers Compensation will then have ninety (90) days to bid on open
position(s) for which they are qualified.
O. Pregnancy Disability Leave
Employees disabled due to pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions shall be
eligible for a maximum of four (4) months unpaid leave of absence, in addition to
CFRA leave, in accordance with the provisions of California Law.
P. Voluntary Leaves for Disaster Services
1. Policy Statement
When a significant disaster occurs, the Employer is committed to providing
voluntary assistance to governmental agencies and non-profit agencies that may
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