[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR10.507]

[Page 42]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 10_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, 
 
                      Subpart F_Continuing Benefits
 
Sec.  10.507  How should the employer make an offer of suitable work?

    Where the attending physician or OWCP notifies the employer in 
writing that the employee is partially disabled (that is, the employee 
can perform some work but not return to the position held at date of 
injury), the employer should act as follows:
    (a) If the employee can perform in a specific alternative position 
available in the agency, and the employer has advised the employee in 
writing of the specific duties and physical requirements, the employer 
shall notify the employee in writing immediately of the date of 
availability.
    (b) If the employee can perform restricted or limited duties, the 
employer should determine whether such duties are available or whether 
an existing job can be modified. If so, the employer shall advise the 
employee in writing of the duties, their physical requirements and 
availability.
    (c) The employer must make any job offer in writing. However, the 
employer may make a job offer verbally as long as it provides the job 
offer to the employee in writing within two business days of the verbal 
job offer.
    (d) The offer must include a description of the duties of the 
position, the physical requirements of those duties, and the date by 
which the employee is either to return to work or notify the employer of 
his or her decision to accept or refuse the job offer. The employer must 
send a complete copy of any job offer to OWCP when it is sent to the 
employee.