pro-rated based on New Mexico State Workers’ Compensation Statutes. For
more information regarding “temporary partial disability”, please contact your
claims adjuster (your employer’s designated contact person can provide you with
the name and telephone number of your adjuster)
You are not required to work modified duty. This is offered to you as an
alternative so that you can continue to receive your full salary while you are
recuperating from your work-related injury. You have the option of remaining at
home and being placed on a leave of absence. However, you need to be aware
that if there is work available to you and you choose to remain off work, you will
not receive any compensation for lost wages through workers’ compensation.
If you have problems in your modified duty assignment, you may ask to be
reassigned to a different area. Please contact your employer’s designated contact
person
From time to time, medical case managers will be assigned to facilitate your
medical care and treatment plan. Medical case managers are generally assigned
when there are complicating factors (i.e., multiple injuries, surgery, unusual
diagnoses, long courses of treatment, etc.)
Modified duty assignments (in combination with any missed work time) will be
available for up to __ weeks/months. Modified duty does not extend past __
weeks/months. If at the end of __ weeks/months you are unable to return to your
previous position, you may request a leave of absence for an additional __
weeks/months. If you have been employed for one year and have worked a
minimum of 1040 hours in the previous year, you are entitled to a job-protected
leave of absence for up to 12-weeks. If you are unable to transfer to a position
that meets your qualifications and your work-related restrictions before the end of
the 12-week period, your employment will be terminated.
If during the __ weeks/months of modified duty you reach maximum medical
improvement (MMI), and you are not able to return to your previous position, you
will be granted up to __ weeks/months to locate another position in the
organization. However, the combination of pre-MMI modified duty and post-
MMI modified duty cannot last more than __ weeks/months.
I, the employee, have accepted the agreement.
I, the employee, do not accept the agreement.
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