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2 Coordina ting Complia nc e with F ML A, ADAA, a nd Wo rke r’ s ADA/ F ML A/ WF E A/ WC in Co mpe nsa tio n I nte ra c tio ns De a ling with Injure d T he Be rmuda T ria ng le E mploye e s Oc tobe r 4- 5, 2017  Give n the c o mple x inte rpla y b e twe e n F ML A, ADAAA, Country Spring s Hote l a nd Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n, it is e a sy fo r e mplo ye rs to g e t lo st. He nc e , the thre e a re o mino usly re fe rre d to a s T he Be rmuda T ria ng le . Pre se nte d By:  E mplo ye rs c a nno t a ssume tha t a n e mplo ye e q ua lifie s fo r L a urie A. Pe te rse n Je nna K . L e slie pro te c tio n unde r o ne la w o nly o r e a c h la w simply L indne r & Ma rsa c k, S.C. b e c a use the e mplo ye e q ua lifie s unde r o ne . 411 E . Wisc o nsin Ave nue , Suite 1800 Milwa uke e , Wisc o nsin 53202-4498 (414) 273-3910 www.lindne r-ma rsa c k.c o m 3 4 T he L a ws Co ve re d E mplo ye rs  ADAAA: pro hib its disc rimina tio n a g a inst e mplo ye e ’ s who a re c o nside re d “q ua lifie d  ADAAA – E mplo ye rs with 15 o r mo re e mplo ye e s fo r individua ls” with a disa bility e a c h o f 20 o r mo re c a le nda r we e ks in c urre nt o r  F ML A: pro vide s le a ve sta nda rds fo r e mplo ye e s who pre c e ding ye a r ha ve a “se rio us he a lth c o nditio n” o r a fa mily  F ML A – 50 o r mo re e mplo ye e s within a 75 mile me mb e r with a se rio us he a lth c o nditio n, plus fo r the ra dius fo r a t le a st 20 we e ks in c urre nt o r pre c e ding b irth o f a c hild a nd po stpa rtum c a re ye a r  Also pro vide s le a ve sta nda rds fo r Milita ry c a re g ive r le a ve a nd q ua lifying e xig e nc y le a ve .  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – c o ve ra g e va rie s b y sta te  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n: pro vide s fo r tre a tme nt, re ha b ilita tio n a nd c o mpe nsa tio n fo r e mplo ye e s who suffe r “wo rk-re la te d” injurie s 1

5 6 Co ve re d E mplo ye e s E nfo rc e me nt Autho ritie s  ADAAA – e mplo ye e with a disa bility must b e  ADAAA – E q ua l E mplo yme nt Oppo rtunity q ua lifie d a nd a b le to pe rfo rm e sse ntia l func tio ns o f Co mmissio n the jo b with o r witho ut re a so na b le  F e de ra l c o urt litig a tio n. a c c o mmo da tio ns  F ML A – De pa rtme nt o f L a b o r. Be a wa re o f sta te  F ML A – e mplo ye e with a “se rio us he a lth c o nditio n” le a ve la ws a s we ll must ha ve wo rke d a t le a st 12 mo nths a nd 1,250  14 sta te s c urre ntly ha ve sta te le a ve la ws ho urs to b e e lig ib le  Wisc o nsin is o ne o f the m  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – e mplo ye e must ha ve  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – Sta te De pa rtme nts o f suffe re d a n injury a rising o ut o f the c o urse a nd L a b o r o r the e q uiva le nt sc o pe o f e mplo yme nt  Ge ne ra lly sta te a dministra tive a c tio ns 7 8 Ob lig a tio ns Ob lig a tio ns  ADAAA/ WF E A – fo r disa b le d e mplo ye e s, Wisc o nsin Ho we ve r, Wisc o nsin e mplo ye rs a re not o b lig a te d to : e mplo ye rs o b lig a te d to a ddre ss disa bilitie s a nd  ADAA/ WF E A: Give pre fe re nc e , c re a te a po sitio n o r re a so na b ly a c c o mmo da te unle ss undue ha rdship pe rmit o the rwise una c c e pta b le / unsa fe c o nduc t o r  F ML A/ WF ML A – 12 we e ks/ 2 we e ks o f jo b -pro te c te d pe rmit una c c e pta b le sa fe ty risks le a ve  F ML A/ WF ML A: pro vide a ny mo re tha n 12 we e ks  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – unlimite d le a ve during unde r F ML A/ 2 we e ks unde r WF ML A re c o ve ry fro m wo rk-re la te d injury  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n: no t re q uire d to pro vide lig ht duty o r re turn e mplo ye e no t fit fo r duty 2

9 10 L e a ve L imita tio ns Re insta te me nt Re q uire me nts  ADAAA – Re insta te me nt to pre vio us jo b is re q uire d  ADAAA – No limita tio n. Re a so na b le unle ss e mplo ye r e sta b lishe s undue ha rdship a c c o mmo da tio n c a n b e pe rma ne ntly in pla c e  Re c e nt c a se la w re : le a ve a s re a so na b le  F ML A – Re insta te me nt to the sa me o r e q uiva le nt jo b a c c o mmo da tio n is re q uire d  F ML A – q ua lifying e mplo ye e re c e ive s up to 12  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – mo st sta te s do no t re q uire we e ks o f le a ve in a 12-mo nth pe rio d re insta te me nt, b ut so me do . Re ta lia to ry  Wo rke rs’ Co mpe nsa tio n – no spe c ific limit o n le a ve disc ha rg e / unre a so na b le re fusa l to re hire my a pply a s we ll. 11 12 E sta b lishing E mplo ye e E lig ib ility Re stric tio ns a nd L ig ht Duty  ADAA – jo b -re la te d me dic a l e xa mina tio ns o r inq uirie s  ADAAA – e mplo ye rs a re re q uire d to re a so na b ly re g a rding a n e mplo ye e ’ s a sse rte d disa b ility to de te rmine the e mplo ye e ’ s a b ility to pe rfo rm the a c c o mmo da te e mplo ye e s’ disa bilitie s a b se nt e sse ntia l func tio ns o f the jo b undue ha rdship  Also de te rmine s whe the r a c c o mmo da tio n is ne e de d a nd  F ML A – e mplo ye rs c a nno t re q uire e mplo ye e s to wo uld b e e ffe c tive . re turn to wo rk with re stric tio ns o r o n lig ht duty  F ML A – me dic a l c e rtific a tio n o f the ne e d fo r le a ve e sta b lishing e mplo ye e ’ s “se rio us he a lth c o nditio n” o r  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – lig ht duty it no t re q uire d, tha t o f a fa mily me mb e r b ut e mplo ye rs a re e nc o ura g e d to b ring e mplo ye e s  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – me dic a l do c ume nta tio n tha t b a c k to wo rk in so me c a pa c ity, if po ssib le e sta b lishe s the e mplo ye e ’ s injury a nd its wo rk- re la te dne ss 3

13 14 F itne ss fo r Duty Co nta c ting the Physic ia n  ADAAA – e mplo ye rs c a n re q uire e xa mina tio n so  ADAAA – e mplo ye rs ma y inte ra c t with physic ia ns to fa c ilita te the re a so na b le a c c o mmo da tio n lo ng a s it is jo b -re la te d a nd ne c e ssa ry to de te rmine pro c e ss e mplo ye e ’ s c a pa b ility fo r the jo b a nd whe the r  F ML A – e mplo ye rs ma y no t dire c tly c o nta c t the a c c o mmo da tio n will b e ne e de d physic ia n  F ML A – c a n o nly b e re q uire d if suc h e xa mina tio ns  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – e mplo ye e o rdina rily a re c o nsiste ntly re q uire d o f a ll e mplo ye e s o n simila r wa ive s physic ia n-pa tie nt privile g e whe n filing a le a ve s o f a b se nc e WC c la im; the re fo re , e mplo ye r ha s a c c e ss to  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – typic a lly is re q uire d; pa tie nt re c o rds re a so na b ly re la te d to injury po ssib ly in the fo rm o f a n I nde pe nde nt Me dic a l E va lua tio n 15 16 E mplo ye e Be ne fits while o n L e a ve T e rmina tio n o f E mplo yme nt  ADAAA – no spe c ific re q uire me nts b ut c a nno t disc rimina te  ADAAA – te rmina tio n o f e mplo yme nt is le g a l if no re a so na b le a c c o mmo da tio n c a n b e ma de a nd  Sa me b e ne fits must b e pro vide d fo r a ll le a ve s o f a b se nc e , whe the r ADAAA o r o the rwise . a va ila b le le a ve is e xha uste d  F ML A – he a lth c o ve ra g e must b e c o ntinue d. Othe r  F ML A – E mplo ye e c a nno t b e te rmina te d while b e ne fits a re e sta b lishe d b y the e mplo ye rs’ po lic ie s c o ve re d unde r the F ML A re la te d to c o ntinua tio n o f b e ne fits while o n le a ve .  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – e mplo ye r ma y te rmina te  Wo rke r’ s Co mpe nsa tio n – no t re q uire d in mo st the e mplo ye e ’ s e mplo yme nt, b ut must b e wa ry o f sta te s, b ut b e c a re ful o f le a ve tha t is c o nc urre nt unre a so na b le re fusa ls to re hire a nd disc rimina tio n with F ML A le a ve 4