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SUMMARY:Effective and Privacy-Compliant Medical Inquiries: Getting the right info from medical practitioners for accommodation\, leaves\, and return to work
DESCRIPTION:Select an option\n                                            \n                    Live Webinar                \n                                            \n                    Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle                \n                    \n\n        \n\n        Add to Cart\n    \n\n    \n     \n\nNavigating an employer’s duty to accommodate while respecting employees’ privacy rights presents an ongoing challenge. This webinar will explore how to effectively request medical information and determine when a request for medical information is inappropriate. Specifically\, the panel will address: \n\nWhat are the privacy concerns associated with an employer requesting an employee’s medical information\, especially information related to mental health disabilities? What measures should employers and unions implement to safeguard an employee’s medical information and limit access to authorized individuals?\nDoes the extent of the medical information that an employer is entitled to request vary depending on the underlying purpose of the request (e.g. for accommodation\, leave\, or return to work) or the length of the absence? Do employers ever have a right to obtain an employee’s diagnosis rather than simply restrictions on work?\nWhat are best practices for drafting letters to medical practitioners regarding an employee’s accommodation\, leave\, or return to work? Can employers or unions communicate directly with an employee’s medical practitioner?\nWhen can an employer request an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”)? What is the union’s role in this process?\nHow should employers and unions assess medical information that relies exclusively or primarily on an employee’s subjective self-reporting of symptoms? Does the assessment differ in the context of mental health disabilities where diagnoses are predominantly based on self-reported information?\nHow should employers and unions approach an employee who is reluctant to provide medical information or fails to provide the requested information?\nHow should employers and unions update collective agreements and workplace policies to ensure that they are compliant with recent changes to legislation in various jurisdictions (e.g. restrictions on sick notes for short-term absences\, long-term illness leave)?\n\nModerator \n\nComing Soon. \n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nEvon Gayle\nEmployer Counsel\nMiller Thomson \n\n\n \nDr. Marina Afanasyeva\nOccupational Medicine\, Public Health & Prevention Medicine Specialist \n\n\n \nShelley Solomon\nLabour Relations Professional\nCUPE \n\n\nLive Webinar: Attend the session in real time and engage directly with the speakers. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\n\nOption: Live Webinar$295.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nBundle (Video\, MP3\, & Audio)Get the full live experience plus post-event resources for continued learning. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nOption: Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle$595.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nWebinar On DemandAccess the session anytime\, at your convenience. On-demand content is only available after the live session has concluded. For a full list of Lancaster’s library of webinars on demand\, click here. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nAccreditation \nCPD\nLancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals\, lawyers\, and paralegals across Canada.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/effective-and-privacy-compliant-medical-inquiries-getting-the-right-info-from-medical-practitioners-for-accommodation-leaves-and-return-to-work/
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