3515.2 - Temporary Duty Assignment

The County Superintendent of Schools recognizes that when an employee suffers a work-related injury, a temporary duty assignment minimizes lost time and may serve to facilitate the transition back to the employee’s regular duties or full-time work. Whenever possible, the superintendent or designee shall offer such employees this kind of temporary assignment.

Temporary duty assignments shall be designed to accommodate medical restrictions specified by the authorized treating physician. They may include work in the same job classification or a different job classification maintaining the employee’s regular salary rate.

Temporary duty assignments are intended to address short-term medical restrictions and will normally extend for an up to eight-week duration. These assignments shall not be used as a means to establish new assignments or displace other employees. Any employee who is unable to return to his/her regular job assignment after the eight-week time frame will be scheduled for an interactive meeting with the employee’s immediate supervisor and Risk Management Services and/or Human Resources. The purpose of the conference will be to review the employee’s existing work restrictions and re-evaluate the temporary duty assignment.

Approved : December 3, 2002
Revised : January 4, 2012