w88 return to work program

HR Shared Services recognizes the need to support employees' recovery should they suffer work-related injuries or develop an occupational disease. When an employee is temporarily unable to perform some or all of the duties of their regular job because of such injury or disease, it is well established that recovery is accelerated when the employee continues to work. HR Shared Services strongly supports employees' w88 return to work and requires each institution to explore all w88 return-to-work options for an employee eligible for such assistance.

• Modified duty is a temporary assignment compatible with an w88’s prescribed restrictions that precludes an w88 from performing some or all of his/her regular duties.
• Once an approved workers’ compensation provider prescribes temporary restrictions, the supervisor must provide modified duty and submit to Risk Management with the appropriate signatures. If that is not possible, the w88 will be provided modified duty with another department or campus.
• The w88’s original appointing authority is responsible for an w88’s salary and benefits while the w88 is working in a modified duty assignment with another department or campus.
• The modified duty assignment form must be completed before the employee returns to w88.
• While working in a modified duty assignment, the w88 receives the same base rate of pay received while working in his/her regular position.
• Modified duty assignments should be updated as restrictions change until the w88 is released to full duty.