| Completely revised for the post-vocational rehabilitation workers' compensation environment. This course provides an overview of return-to-work requirements, strategies, and processes within the workers' compensation system. The course covers procedures in accordance with the Labor Code, rules and regulations, administrative guidelines, timelines and method of completion for notices and forms; legal and procedural requirements for post 2004 return to work. The basics of early return-to-work programs, the parameters of related disability descrimination laws, including the ADA, FEHA, and FMLA and the role of the workers' compensation professional in effectively managing the employers' cost of disability will be explained. Instructors will also address lingering VR legal issues, including potential costs and strategies for prompt resolution. Other CE credit: 30 hours towards Workers' Compensation Claims Adjuster Certification/CE, 30 CE hours for BRN-Board of Registered Nurses and MCLE, DOI CE: none |
