WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND WORK-RELATED INJURY...
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IX. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND WORK-RELATED INJURY
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9.1 Overview of Legal Obligations
An employer may submit medical information and records concerning employees and applicants (obtained after a conditional job offer) to state workers' compensation offices and "second injury...
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9.2 Is a Worker Injured on the Job Protected by the ADA?
Work-related injuries do not always cause physical or mental impairments severe enough to "substantially limit" a major life activity....
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Steps the Employer May Take
employer may not require an applicant to have a medical examination because a response to a medical inquiry (as opposed to results from a medical examination) discloses a previous on-the-job injury...
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9.4 What Can an Employer Do When a Worker is Injured on the Job?
9.4 What Can an Employer Do When a Worker is Injured on the Job?
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Medical Examinations
If a worker has an on-the-job injury which appears to affect his/her ability to do essential job functions, a medical examination or inquiry is job-related and consistent with business necessity...
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"Light Duty" Jobs
"Light Duty" Jobs Many employers have established "light duty" positions to respond to medical restrictions on workers recovering from job-related injuries, in order to reduce workers...
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9.5 Do the ADA's Pre-Employment Inquiry and Confidentiality Restrictions Prevent an Employer from Filing Second Injury Fund Claims?
Without a second injury fund, if a worker suffered increased disability from a work-related injury because of a pre-existing condition, the employer would have to pay the full cost....
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9.7 Does Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim Prevent an Injured Worker from Filing a Charge Under the ADA?
"Exclusivity" clauses in state workers' compensation laws bar all other civil remedies related to an injury that has been compensated by a workers' compensation system....