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Here is the contract stipulation on light duty. If you are injured non work related, you do not have the benefit of being paid on light duty while another man is taking your place. Interpret the last line of Section 4.

4. Employee’s Eligibility For Light Duty: An employee who is injured and subsequently unable to perform his or her normal duties due to either a service or non-service injury or illness, may, not less than thirty (30) days from the date of injury, be assigned to light duty upon examination and report by a doctor, selected by the City, or, the employee’s own physician, subject to the approval of the City that the person is capable of performing light duty, provided the City will not use light duty as a permanent situation, but for those situations where there is an expectation that the employee will at some future date return to full duty. Employees suffering from a non-service injury or illness shall not be required to work light duty.