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If an employee suffering from alcoholism is no longer in a treatment program or under medical care, how soon can an agency order the employee back to work?

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If an employee suffering from alcoholism is no longer in a treatment program or under medical care, how soon can an agency order the employee back to work?

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When the treatment program and any associated period of incapacity end, the medical leave ends. At that point an agency can require that an employee report back to work as soon as the employee’s health care provider certifies that the employee is fit for duty.