This workshop is designed to help the Employers Return to Work Coordinator navigate the injury management process and get injured employees back to work successfully. This course combines Implementing a Written Workers Compensation Return to Work Program and Strategically Managing Injured Employees Post Accident.
This is a hands-on blended learning program to teach attendees the A – Z of Injury Management, we will cover everything from writing proactive policies, to working with treating physicians, to designing light positions to accommodating injured employee post-accident until they are able to return to their pre-injury job. We will address ADA, FMLA and specific state rules.
If Return to Work Management landed on your desk – and you need help navigating the system this course is for you. Remember, employers are facing unique return to work challenges that were unheard-of a decade ago. Return to work is no longer a problem for the Risk Management Department or the Safety Department it is a critical compliance issue for Human Resources Professionals.
Key Benefits of Attending:
- Gain a complete understanding of the return to work process.
- Learn the key benefits and ROI of implementing a return to work program – and learn how to sell it within your organization.
- Discover best practices and critical strategies to implement a successful program.
- Avoid legal pitfalls and the “Bermuda Triangle” ADA, FMLA and Workers Comp – mistakes that result in costly litigation.
- Ensure that your company’s Return to Work policies and practices are up to date and that your supervisors and managers are complying with legal standards.
- Learn how to manage injuries and injured employees effectively and get injured employees back to work.
Schedule & Fees:
Cost: $549.00 – per attendee
Format: Live Online Seminar (Each Seminar Module breaks down into four – 90 minute webcast followed by 1 hour recorded practical application lesson on our online portal)
Upcoming Programs:
Date Time/Location Register Now - $549
October 12, 19 & Nov 2, Nov 9, 2011 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern-time Zone
Blended Online - Live Training plus online modulesSold Out - At Capacity
November 16, 30 & December 7, 14 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern-time Zone
Blended Online - Live Training Plus Online AccessSold Out - At Capacity
January 18, 25 & February 1, 8, 2012 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern-time
Blended Learning Live Training and OnlineSold Out - At Capacity
February 29, March 7, 14 and March 21, 2012 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern-time
Blended Learning Live Training plus online modules
What We Will Cover:
Module 1 – Defining Your Role – What is a Return to Work Coordinator?
Through Case Studies and Real Legal Cases we will answer the – What happened if:
- You tell an injured employee not to come back to work until they were better – without evaluating their eligibility for Federal leave protection.
- Hesitated to take disciplinary action because an employee was on light duty.
- Felt overwhelmed by the complexity of the light duty limitations and keeping track of the employees work status.
- Offered a light duty position—only to have the employee file a new injury claim.
- Returned an employee to work and your supervisors or managers objected to having the employee in their department—instead of working with you they sent the employee home.
- Terminated an employee who refused a light duty job offer—then had to offer him or her a huge settlement.
- It’s all about the Return on Investment – The ROI. If you can not show that return to work programs are a benefit, your program is doomed! We will show you how to quantify every dollar spent in the return to work process.
We will show you how to handle challenging return to work issues—from how to work with treating physicians, uncooperative supervisors and manipulative injured employees and much, much more…
Module 2 – Creating an Effective Written Return to Work Program
This module answers the key questions what should we included in our written return to work policy and how do I disseminate the information throughout our organization.
- You will learn the 7 Essential Components of a successful return to work program and how to:
- Structure and implement pre-accident policies and procedures.
- Establish an injury management program that supervisors and employees will comply with.
The module will allow you to write the actual policies that will be included in your Return-to-Work Procedure Manual.
Module 3 – Federal Leave Laws – The Bermuda Triangle – Workers Comp, ADA, FMLA, HIPPA and the new GINA Regulations
This module will teach you how to coordinate the return to work process including how to:
- Conduct an effective job task analysis.
- Identify tasks compatible with assigned restrictions.
- Document the tasks and write a light duty job description.
- Spot permanent restrictions that can create ADA exposure.
- Write and implement post accident claims management policies and procedures.
Module 4 – Step by Step Process of Getting Injured Employees Back to Work
This program provides everything you need to know to protect your organization and return injured employees to work. We will use case studies to evaluate the complex nature of actually getting injured employees back in the workforce. We will review the recent legal cases and how they impact the return to work process. This is the practical application of what attendees learned in Modules 1 – 3.
Establish working relationships with ancillary providers—adjusters, physicians and attorneys. Building an effective return to work team that includes: your insurance agent, supervisors, managers and human resources. In this module we will define the who, what, why and when of building a team.
Understanding the MMI, Impairment Rating Process and permanent restrictions.
Establish working relationships with ancillary providers—adjusters, physicians and attorneys. Building a team that includes your insurance agent and
This is an open forum class that will allow attendees to ask questions and interact with the instructor during the class.
Attendees must have a basic understanding of workers compensation injury management to completely benefit from this course. If you do not have basic understanding of workers compensation we suggest that you register for our Intro to Workers Compensation Online Course before registering for this class.
