Postal ELM Revision Rescinded: Limited Duty and Rehabilitation Assignments

USPS ELM
USPS ELM

Source: USPS Postal Bulletin – August 27, 2009

Effective immediately, the revision to Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 546.2, Collective Bargaining Agree­ments; 546.21, Compliance; and 546.23, Types of Appointments, in the article “ELM Revision: Limited Duty and Rehabilita­tion Assignments” published in Postal Bulletin 22213 (8-16-07, pages 7–8) is rescinded.

PEN Editor: Below is a copy of PB 22213 – Pages 7-8 dated 8.16.07 which has now been rescinded. Use your own judgement as to what effects this may have on you or your coworkers.

[Quote from PB 22213 ]

ELM Revision: Limited Duty and Rehabilitation Assignments
Effective August 16, 2007, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 546.21, Compliance, and 546.23, Types of Appointments, are revised to incorporate the requirement to comply with the collective bargaining
agreement for the craft to which the employee who was injured on duty is being reassigned or reemployed.

546.2 Collective Bargaining Agreements
546.21 Compliance
[Revise 546.21 to read as follows:]
Reassignment or reemployment under this section must be in compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements and applicable law. Individuals so reassigned or reemployed must receive all appropriate rights and protection under the National Agreement of the craft to which the
employee is being reassigned or reemployed. Any such assignment or reemployment must be accomplished through Article 13 of the National Agreement applicable to the craft to which the employee is being reassigned or reemployed.

546.23 Types of Appointments
[Revise 546.23 to read as follows:]
Types of appointments available include the following:
a. A current full-time career employee may be reassigned to a full-time career position through Article 13 of the National Agreement applicable to the craft to which the employee is being reassigned or reemployed, if his or her job-related medical condition permits.

b. A current or former part-time flexible career employee may be reassigned or reemployed to a part-time flexible career position through Article 13 of the National Agreement applicable to the craft to which the employee is being reassigned or reemployed.

c. A current or former noncareer employee may be reassigned or reemployed to the position held previously or, upon satisfactory demonstration of the ability to meet the job requirements and in accordance with the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, may be reassigned or reemployed to another noncareer position or, noncompetitively converted to a career position (NOA 501). Approval for conversion actions from noncareer to career must be approved by the manager of Health and Resource Management at Headquarters prior to any PS Form 50 action.

[End Quote of PB 22213]

See PB 22213

One Response to "Postal ELM Revision Rescinded: Limited Duty and Rehabilitation Assignments"

  1. is this the latest revision? And is there an existing agreement between usps and apwu that allows for carriers to work in rehab assignments as lobby assistance.

    Matt – you would need to ask your union representative.

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