UC IRVINE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Responsible Administrator: Assistant Vice Chancellor - Human Resources Revised: September 2003 (reviewed January 2006)

UCI Administrative Policies and Procedures
Section 300-17, Transitional Work Program Guidelines

A. Purpose

1. To identify and provide temporarily modified work for employees who are ill or injured and medically able to return to work;

2. To mitigate any potential loss of employee job skills and abilities;

3. To comply with State and federal laws.

4. To contain labor costs and mitigate potential medical expense and litigation losses to the University.

B. Policy

The University will provide, when feasible, a Transitional Work plan for any eligible employee.

C. Eligibility

Any University employee who has temporary work restrictions, as identified by their treating physician, and who is eligible for transitional work assignments consistent with medical findings.

For the purposes of this policy, eligibility will be determined upon review of the employee's report of disability and supporting medical documentation through accepted University procedures; eligibility will not be determined by the status of claim acceptance.