Delaware § 5257 Return to work

Delaware Statutes

§ 5257 — Return to work

Delaware·Title 29·Part Public Officers and Employees·Ch. 52A DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM

(a)Once an employee has been determined to have the ability to return to employment by the Committee, the employee will receive the following assistance:

(1)Merit employees may be placed in any vacant merit position, for which they qualify, by the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources.

(2)Nonmerit state employees, and employees from nonstate employers will be placed by that employer into a vacant position within their respective agency for which the employee qualifies.

(b)Once an individual has been determined to have the ability to return to employment by the committee, the individual will receive the following assistance:

(1)Former merit employees enrolled in and previously deemed eligible for the Long-Term Disability Program may, when available and appropriate, be plac

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(a) Once an employee has been determined to have the ability to return to employment by the Committee, the employee will receive the following assistance:

(1) Merit employees may be placed in any vacant merit position, for which they qualify, by the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources.

(2) Nonmerit state employees, and employees from nonstate employers will be placed by that employer into a vacant position within their respective agency for which the employee qualifies.

(b) Once an individual has been determined to have the ability to return to employment by the committee, the individual will receive the following assistance:

(1) Former merit employees enrolled in and previously deemed eligible for the Long-Term Disability Program may, when available and appropriate, be placed by the Department of Human Resources in any merit position, for which they qualify without a certification list, as long as the paygrade does not exceed their paygrade at the time of their acceptance into and eligibility for the Short-Term Disability Program. Exceptions to the paygrade limitation may be made for vacancies for which a documented shortage of qualified applicants exists.

(2) Former nonmerit employees enrolled in and previously deemed eligible for the Long-Term Disability Program will be placed by their previous employer into a vacant position within their respective agency for which they qualify.

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