AH 3278 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Employer, Light Work, Reasonable Accommodation
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Injured employees who return to work part-time will collect fewer disability benefits than they would have if they remained at home: reducing wc costs. Legal requirements: rtw program must comply with state and federal laws, ada. If it does not cause the employer undue hardship such as an unreasonable cost or create a danger to other employees. Wc claim forms and review medical restriction for any accommodation. Injured workers department manager: responsible for helping develop an appropriate accommodation. Training and monitoring rtw program: employer needs to ensure that all participants are fulfilling their responsibilities. Important they understand that the program offers benefits to workers and the employer. Vocational retraining for injured workers: most states, wc provides for vocational rehab, designed to assist injured worker in returning to gainful employment, assist the injured worker return to work in position that i physically appropriate. In vocational program: each is individualized, evaluations, aptitude testing, vocational counseling, on the job training, formal training.
