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retirement, whichever occurs first. 20.2.2 During the period the worker is paid by the City in accordance with this Section, the City shall integrate salary with any benefit payments received by the worker as a result of Workers' Compensation insurance coverage. The City reserves the right to withhold payment of any disability benefits until such time as it is determined whether or not the illness or injury is covered by Workers' Compensation. 20.2.1.1 In the event that the City exercises its right to withhold immediate payment of disability benefits, and until such time that a coverage determination is made, workers may elect to utilize accrued sick leave for the interim period. If accrued sick leave becomes exhausted, workers may then elect to utilize accrued vacation leave for any remaining interim time. 20.2.2 A worker hired after April 1, 1983, who is still unable to return to duty after exhausting paid industrial accident leave may, at the discretion of the worker, be placed on paid sick leave if he/she is eligible therefore. Except where the worker is concurrently placed on designated Family Medical Leave, accumulated sick leave will be automatically integrated in the amount necessary to provide less than or equal to a full day's wages or salary, as indicated in the workers assignment, when added to the wage replacement benefit payments provided by the City's Workers' Compensation claims administrator. A worker on designated Family Medical Leave concurrent with receiving wage replacement benefit payments provided by the City's Workers' Compensation claims administrator may elect to integrate use of sick leave benefits with the wage replacement benefit payments. 20.2.3 In the event that a worker becomes medically restricted due to an industrial injury or illness, and unable to perform the full scope of his/her regular job, the "home" department shall make a determination when the worker may return to work and under what circumstances. The options for the department are: Temporary Light Duty If, in the opinion of the physician treating a worker for a work related injury (not the workers personal physician per se), the worker has significant medical restrictions but may perform some limited work, the "home" department may assign the worker to Temporary Light Duty for a period not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days, if such work is available. Assuming such work is available, the worker shall be temporarily reassigned to another work unit within the department. If the "home" department does not have Temporary Light Duty work available at that time, the department will contact other City departments to ascertain if such work within the employee's restrictions and qualifications is available. If so, the worker may be temporarily reassigned to that department. The total time assigned to Temporary Light Duty shall not exceed ninety (90) calendar days, unless extended on an individual case-by- case basis. 2. Modified Work Assignment If, in the opinion of the workers doctor(s) the worker has some medical restrictions but is able to perform most of his/her regularly assigned work, the workers supervisor may modify the daily work assignment pursuant to the medical restrictions and shall monitor closely the workers recovery progress. The total time assigned to modified work shall not exceed ninety (90) calendar days, unless extended on an individual case-by-case basis. 37