Functional Capacity Evaluation and Post-Offer Testing Under ADA Title 1

Las Vegas, Nevada – February 21st and 22nd

Instructors:

Roy O. Matheson, ADAC

Leonard N. Matheson, PhD (by virtual link)

Tuition: $475

Contact Hours:16.0 

Functional Capacity Evaluation and Post-Offer Testing services fall under Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ancillary services such as Job Analysis (JA) and Work Hardening must meet the same federal court practice guidelines. This course touches on at-risk practices used by those serving workers compensation, long-term disability, and employers with post-offer testing programs.

The intended outcome of this training is to assist you to improve evaluation practices while avoiding federal or state sanctions related to Functional Capacity Evaluation and Post-Offer Testing.

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

Lodging, Workshop Location, and Airport Transportation

You may book sleeping accommodations on the Palace Station website. Log into the room reservation window and then paste PCIRA22 into the Offer Code field. The Group Name is Reasonable Accommodation. You will be presented with the sleeping room block we have reserved. For our mutual convenience, we have booked the night before the workshop (Thursday, February 20^th) as well as the two nights of the two workshop days (Friday, February 21^st and Saturday, February 22^nd).

The room rates for King, Double, and Queen are:

Thursday, February 20^th        $50.00

Friday, February 21^st             $99.00

Saturday, February 22^nd        $99.00

Note that there is a “Hotel Service Fee” of $25.99 per sleeping night. This is a standard practice amongst Las Vegas hotels.

More information about the workshop site, lodging, and “read-ahead” material you will receive prior to the event is available at this link:

Matheson Las Vegas 2020 Workshop Palace Station Hotel Information