257City of Anaheim
Administrative Regulation
CHAPTER 2 - EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES
Subject: Temporary Light Work A.R. 257
Assignments For Temporary Issue Date: Aug. 1, 1984
Disabled Employees Revised:
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Purpose:
The purpose of this regulation is to establish the City's policy on light work assignments
for employees temporarily disabled for their regular job from an on-the-job injury.
It is the City's policy to locate and assign light work for employees who are temporarily
disabled for their regular job from an on-the-job injury. All such light work assignments
will be within the limitations described by a physician.
Procedures:
The physician shall be encouraged to release temporarily disabled employees to a light
work status and describe the employee's limitations in sufficient detail to enable the City
to determine a suitable work or task assignment.
The employee's regular work unit shall attempt to locate or design a work assignment
within the limitations described.
If the usual work unit is unable to assign suitable work, Risk Management will be
contacted to determine if there are suitable work assignments in other work units. If so,
the employee will be temporarily assigned to the other work unit. The employee's time
sheet will be maintained by his/her regular work unit and coded "MDWK" and his/her
paycheck will continue to be distributed to his/her regular work unit.
The employee continued on his/her regular pay status during the light duty period in
accordance with Personnel Rule 18, Industrial Accident Leave. The employee's wage
and benefit costs continue to be charged in her/her permanent work unit and coded
"MDWK" even though he/she may be temporarily assigned to another work unit for light
duty work.
Upon release to regular work without restrictions, the employee will be returned to
his/her permanent work unit and his/her regular job.
Exclusions: This policy is not intended to include absences covered by an employee's
sick leave.
City of Anaheim Administrative Regulation 257
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Responsibility:
Each department and division head shall be responsible for implementing this policy
within their unit.
Attachments: None