The question in this grievance is the delay in returning an employee to duty after an absence of 21-days or more of extended illness or injury. It was mutually agreed to full settlement of this issue as follows:
1. To avoid undue delay in returning an employee to duty, the on-duty medical officer, contract physician, or nurse should review and make a decision based upon the presented medical information the same day it is submitted. Normally the employee will be returned to work on his/her next work day provided adequate medical documentation is submitted within sufficient time for review.
2. The reasonableness of the Service in delaying an employee's return beyond his/her next work day shall be a proper subject for the grievance procedure on a case-by-case basis. Please sign and return the enclosed copy of this letter
acknowledging your agreement with this settlement, withdrawing H1C-NA-C 65 from the pending national arbitration listing. This document contains two Article 19 related issues; a Clerk Craft Step 4 Settlement Agreement on page 1 and a Maintenance Craft Step 4 Settlement Agreement on page 2.
Document Type: National Pre-Arbitration Settlement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1CNAC65
Craft: Maintenance