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The City shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws regarding the rights of rights of injured or disabled employees. In the event the employee is found unfit for duty and remedial recommendations are made to assist the employee in returning to full duty, the employee may be reassigned or placed on paid administrative leave for a reasonable period based on the physician's recommendations. After the expiration of the reasonable period of time recommended by the treating Physician, if the employee is not released to full duty, the employee will receive all work benefits related to the injuries or illnesses and be permitted to use accrued paid leave time or unpaid leave necessary to complete any treatment necessary to return the employee to full duty, up to the limits set forth in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), this Agreement, or City policy. If the employee's condition is a qualifying event for FMLA purposes, the entire leave time will be considered FMLA leave, including the time the employee was on paid administrative leave. Section 5. In the event the employee disputes the findings of the physical or mental examination, or a conflict arises between an employee's private physician's medical findings and the opinion of the City -appointed physician concerning an employee's fitness for duty, the following will apply: A. An employee who is being treated for a medical condition may provide the private physician with a copy of the job requirements for the employee's position. The private physician's conclusions will be submitted to the City -appointed physician for review. If the City -appointed physician agrees with the private physician's conclusions, the employee will be either be placed in the recommended employment status (unfit for duty, light duty, or restricted duty) until the employee reaches maximum medical improvement or returned to duty. B. If an employee chooses to confer with a private physician, the employee will utilize the City's health insurance or his/her own health insurance and will be responsible for any and all costs of that conference, including copays. C. In the event the employee's private physician and the City -appointed physician disagree regarding the employee's fitness for duty, the employee may obtain, at the employees' sole expense, an independent medical evaluation from a third physician. The third physician shall -42-