In this session, expert panelists will provide guidance on ways that employers, unions and employees can collaborate to ensure a successful and enduring return to work and address accommodation considerations, workplace disability management systems, and the legal landscape.

Specifically, panelists will address:

• What benefits will employers, unions, and employees experience from implementing a successful disability management program and return-to-work process?
• What are the employer’s human rights obligations in returning a disabled employee to work? Does the employee have to return to the pre-leave position? What amounts to “undue hardship” for the employer in accommodating the returning employee?
• What role do the union and employee play in the return-to-work and accommodation process? How can these parties facilitate a successful and lasting return to work?
• What medical information, if any, is the employer entitled to when assessing an employee’s return to work and accommodations needs? How do functional abilities forms differ? When are independent medical examinations justified? Can the employment relationship be legally frustrated as a result of an employee’s refusal to provide medical information?
• What are other legal considerations in returning an employee to work? How does occupational health and safety factor in? What additional considerations apply to returning employees to work whose condition was a result of a workplace injury or illness? What privacy laws apply?
• How can workplace parties ensure strong organizational support for employees returning to work after a leave of absence? How can employee benefits be structured to promote return to work? What measures can be taken to increase the chances of an enduring return to work?

Materials

Valuable, up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from our website. Each webinar is accompanied by a PDF of concise summaries of the cases discussed.

Registration Fee – Single Attendee

Live webinar, video, and MP3 bundle – $440
Live webinar – $275
Video and MP3 – $275
(Registrations must be paid in advance of the webinar)
Please contact us by email, or by phone at (416) 977-6618, for discount pricing for additional participants and group orders.

Registration Information

The video recording, MP3 file, and materials are available for download and viewing one business day after the live webinar. After purchasing, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access and download the video recording, MP3 file, and materials. For purchases for upcoming webinars, once the video recording and MP3 file and materials are available, registrants will receive an update e-mail informing them that the links are now ready.