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Risk Management 101 - Course #5: Disability Management & Early Return to Work

Overview

The EIA has partnered with CJPIA and CPS HR to offer five(5), one-day in person training courses, which provide the building blocks to establish, develop and embed risk management as a business process in your public sector organization.  Click for the description of all 5 courses.

Course #5: Disability Management & Early Return to Work

This course provides an overview of disability management. Public entity practitioners will learn about both “industrial” (work-related) and non-industrial injuries, and explore the similarities, and distinctions between temporary modified duty and “reasonable accommodations.” Participants will learn about the relevant state and federal legal frameworks, and explore the intersection between medical limitations and workplace disabilities, as well as the benefits of maintaining an effective Early Return-to-Work (ERTW) program. Specific information reviewed will include federal and, state laws and regulations, employer and third-party programs, employment practices law, prevention and wellness programs, vocational programs, and administrative case management practices. Case studies and practice scenarios will be included.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Industrial vs. Non-Industrial Injuries
  • “Temporary Modified Duty” vs. “Reasonable Accommodation”
  • Overview: The Legal Framework
  • Medical Limitations vs. Disabilities
  • Workers’ Compensation: Early Return-To-Work
  • The Interactive Process: ADA, FEHA
  • Alternative Job Placements
  • Separation from Employment
  • Systems and Record Keeping
  • Responding to California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaints
  • Coordination of leave administration, including the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), and local union / contractual provisions
  • Ancillary Workers’ Compensation discrimination liability: Labor Code 132a claims

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Class seating is limited - sign up early!
  • Registration Fee: $199
  • Registration/cancellation is available through 05/14/19

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Maria Williams for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: mwilliams@csac-eia.org

Event Type

Seminar

Meeting Date

  • Friday, May 24, 2019
    8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Event Location

CPS HR Training Center
2450 Del Paso Road
Suite 120
Sacramento, CA 95834
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Travel Notes

Event Type

Seminar

Meeting Date

  • Friday, May 24, 2019
    8:30 AM – 4:30 PM