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A. West Valley City Has an Aggressive Return to Work Policy.

B. Transitional Duty is mandatory on the part of the employee and where practicable will be made available to all injured employees who, based on the authorized Medical Provider’s opinion, are unable to return to Full Duty immediately following an injury. An injured employee shall be required to return to Transitional Duty immediately upon release to do so by the Medical Provider.

C. The Following are the Responsibility of the Injured Employee:

1. Notify all Medical Providers or specialists who provide treatment for the work related injury that Transitional Duty for the employee is available and that Transitional Duty is mandatory.

2. Provide a complete and accurate description of the employee’s job description and regular work tasks to the Medical Provider or specialist to enable such provider or specialist to determine whether the employee will return to Full Duty or to Transitional Duty.

3. Assure that if return to Full Duty immediately following the work related injury is not approved by the Medical Provider, that written work restrictions (“Work Restrictions”) are prepared by the Medical Provider in consultation with the employee and the City, and that such restrictions are provided to the Human Resource Office and to WCF at such time as the employee reports to the Human Resource Office for work.

4. Upon release to work by the Medical Provider for either Transitional Duty or for Full Duty, the employee shall immediately report to the Human Resource Office with a Work Release and any Written Restrictions from the Medical Provider. The employee shall not return to the work site prior to reporting in person to the Human Resource Office. The employee’s supervisor shall verify that the employee has reported to the Human Resource Office and notified WCF. Supervisor shall confirm any work restrictions placed on the employee with the Human Resource Office and shall review any work restrictions with the employee before allowing the employee to return to the work site.