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Modified Duty Program
The University has an authorized"Modified or Light
Duty" program under which injured workers, with
approval of the treating physician, are allowed to return
to work under certain conditions. These pre-approved
conditions are that the assigned task(s) do not cause
additional injury or aggravation of existing injury.
Not all departments have modified duty programs available
for injured employees. An employer is NOT obligated to
have a "modified duty plan" NOR are they required
to create a special job for an injured worker.* The University
System of Maryland limits the amount of time an employee
maybe on "modified or light duty" to no more
than one hundred eighty (180) days in a twelve (12) month
period.
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