Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE), Post-Offer Employment Testing (POET), Work Hardening (WH), and Job Analysis (JA) services must be upgraded to reflect federal court practice guidelines. Modeling your work evaluation services on an Americans with Disabilities Act Title 1 process accepted by the federal court is key to the continued success and growth of your work evaluation practice.

The intended outcome of this training is to equip you to navigate through the unique variables of each type of ADA Title 1 Medical Examination.

Special Topics – FCE, POET, WH, and JA

The course curriculum is sprinkled with over a dozen “special topics” gleaned from a study of both negative and positive federal court opinions. The purpose of these topics is to call specific attention to needed changes in clinical practice as deduced from this study.

The premise of all functional capacity evaluation and post-offer tests under ADA Title I (see: 42 U.S. Code § 12112 – Medical Examinations and Inquiries) is that the work evaluator compares the individual to the specific physical and cognitive demands of the Essential Functions of the job which he desires or is attached. In an ERISA evaluation, the evaluator must use ADA Title 1 methods to compare the individual to the Essential Functions and physical or cognitive demands of the position covered or employment in general. Each evaluation process must avoid inquiries that raise the specter of a disability or query family health and family work history. And, when appropriate, the evaluation report must include an effective response to a request for reasonable accommodation received during the testing process.

When you complete this training, you will know the questions not to ask based on the type of medical examination ordered. You will understand why a ‘technician’ should not be responsible for physical effort reporting or work-ability decisions. Virtually every work evaluator who completes this training designs and publishes a ‘Safe for Evaluation and Delay of Testing’ policies. And, with a new understanding of the role reasonable accommodation plays in every aspect of employment testing, you will look at the return-to-work process from a new perspective.

Who Should Attend

• Physical Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Vocational Evaluators
• Workers’ Compensation Legal Counsel
• ADA Title I Legal Counsel
• ADAC with a focus on Title 1 – Employment

On-Demand Training

Self-paced learning is available through our Digital Chalk platform. Register for the workshop by clicking on the picture of the computer and the textbook at the top of this page.