This topic is critical for anyone responsible for work injury programs or advising clients on handling work injuries.
Injuries are not planned. They do not further the employee's financial interest nor advance the employer's work production line. Both parties need to work together to determine the best way for the employee to successfully return to work. This information will provide you with a detailed strategy on how to address the many complex circumstances that arise from post-injury return to work issues. You will be made aware of the tools needed to implement effective and efficient early return to work programs. Our material will provide you with a blue print for preparing written policies or guidelines for use in administering an early return to work program. You will also learn how to work with your employee post-injury to explore as many avenues as possible to successfully reenter them back into the workforce.
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Agenda
Anticipating Return to Work Post-Injury
- When Injury Strikes
- As the Work Environment Turns
- Stakeholders Rule
Early Return to Work Programs
- The Structure
- The Benefit for Injured Workers
- The Benefit for Employers
- Policy and Guidelines
Early Return to Work Program Challenges
- What If I Need Prescriptive Medications During the Day?
- The Impact of Surgery
- What About Reoccurring Injuries?
- How Should Pregnancy Be Treated?
- Should Mental Health Conditions Be Included?
Transferable Skills - Getting Your Employee Back Into the Workforce
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Future Employment for the Injured Worker
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Over 35 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on January 30, 2020.
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- AR CLE 1.5
- This course has been approved for 1.5 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
- MT CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Montana Commission of Continuing Legal Education for a total of 1.5 CLE credits.
- NY CLE 1.5 including Areas of Professional Practice 1.5
- This course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for up to a maximum of 1.5 credit hours in the area(s) of Areas of Professional Practice for 1.50 hours. Each hour may be counted only as satisfying one category of credit. Duplicate credit for the same hour of instruction is not permitted. This course qualifies for both established and newly admitted attorneys. Lorman Business Center, LLC. has a financial hardship guideline. Please contact customer service at 1.866.352.9539 for instructions on how to apply.
- WA CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
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Faculty

Yolanda L. Barnes
Barnes Legal Consulting, Inc.
- Barnes Legal Consulting, Inc.
- 32 years of experience in employment law
- Retired from the state of Ohio after 30 years of service
- Ohio Department of Corrections, in-house legal counsel, specialized in workers’ compensation, early return to work and safety/health issues
- Conducted regular trainings and webinars on the topic of workers’ compensation and early return to work for human resources staff; advised statewide staff on work-related issues
- Directed the work of special counsel, third party administrator and managed care organization on workers’ compensation claims and employee safety issues
- Ohio attorney general’s office, served as an assistant attorney general in the workers’ compensation litigation section and the workers’ compensation fraud unit
- Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, in-house counsel
- Industrial Commission of Ohio, administrative assistant for commissioner
- Graduate of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, transient student, The Ohio State University (3rd year of law school)
- Can be contacted at 614-582-5716 or [email protected]
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