LA HB1111

Expands reemployment rights for fire and police civil service employees who were separated from service due to a job-related injury or medical condition, regardless of how the separation was classified (resignation, retirement, or other procedural form)

Gives employees the option to either remain on an active reemployment eligibility list until a position in their former class becomes available, or accept temporary placement in a lower class position while retaining their former pay rate

Requires reemployed employees to retain their departmental and promotional seniority, longevity, salary step placement, and pay progression status; duty-related injury employees receive credit for seniority accumulated during their absence as if continuously employed

Transfers authority from the appointing authority to the civil service board to dispute a treating physician's certification of an employee's fitness to return, and requires any physician selected by the board to be independent and not regularly retained by the appointing authority

Effective upon signature by the governor or upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature