Incident and Liability Report and Employer’s Liability

Assignment #1:
There are two options for Assignment One
Option A: Incident and Liability Report
You work for a national firm. The company is holding a meeting in your city and employees from other provinces are attending. While crossing the street after the meeting, three of the firm’s employees were hit by a passing car as they crossed legally in a marked and well-lit crosswalk. The employees were all seriously injured and rushed to the local hospital. In the investigation that followed, the car was located but had been reported stolen the day before and the driver at the time could not be located. Surveillance video from the hotel shows the three were walking single file in a marked crosswalk when they were struck broadside at thigh level by a truck with tinted windows and an open truck bed filled with grass clippings. Two of the employees were thrown over the cab into the truck bed while the third was knocked to the curb, landing on the piles of magazines of a street-vendor’s newsstand. Each suffered a broken right femur, various bruises and contusions. One victim lost a hearing aide. The employees were from Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta. The employer and the workers’ compensation authorities in each province agree that the workers were in the course of their employment and the employees elect to file claims for workers’ compensation. Each is expected to be off work for six weeks but not expected to have any permanent impairment as a result of the injury. All three work in the same occupation but in their respective provinces. Their earnings are identical at $65,000 gross per year.
Your employer has asked you for a report on the incident. In a report (approximately 1000 words), summarize the incident and employer liability under workers compensation.
a) For each employee, determine what workers’ compensation they will receive if off work for six weeks.
b) Assuming the workers are cleared for modified duties at full salary and are able to get to and from work while in a cast, calculate the workers’ compensation that will be paid if away for four weeks?
c) Describe how the loss of the hearing aide would be treated. If here is a specific policy that applies, summarize the policy and cite the source.
d) Recommend any other services or assistance each employee should get.
If you make any assumptions, state them in your report.
Option B: Tracy and Conrad Case Study
Tracy received an invitation to a team meeting to discuss Conrad’s potential return to work. The invitation arrived in her email on Friday afternoon from the director of the pain clinic where Conrad had spent the last six weeks. The email reads as follows:
Tracy (RTW Coordinator – SimCircuits)
I understand from Clark’s “out of office” message that you are managing his cases while he is away on paternity leave. Clark had agreed to be involved in a team meeting to discuss Conrad’s progress in the Chronic Pain program. The team is meeting on Monday morning. I will be chairing the meeting and hope you will be able to join us. I’ve copied the other team members so they know you will be attending in Clark’s place.
Cheers!
Dr. Sarah K. (MD, CCFP, DAAPM, DCAPM)
Cc: Team Members
Allan (Psy.D. Psych)
Dima (VRC, MSW)
David (D.C.)
Fred (APP**)
Mary (PT)
Tracy pulled Clark’s case notes on Conrad and learned that Conrad had suffered a back injury on the job about a year ago. To complicate matters, he had a heart condition and there was some evidence that he was becoming addicted to pain medication. The back pain was severe and there was no way he could go back to the shipping/receiving job he held at the plant. There was a signed consent form on the file from Conrad allowing Clark (or his designated replacement, if Clark was unavailable) to discuss his case with his physicians, treating professionals, insurers and authorized representatives of the workers’ compensation authority.
Tracy had little time to prepare. Her first task was to figure out who the members of the team were and what questions she might have for them.
Prepare a “Case Summary and Questions” document for Tracy to take to the meeting (~1000 words).
Summarize Conrad’s case. Make and state any assumptions that may be relevant (including age, family situation, earnings, current compensation rate, who is paying for current treatment). One page single-spaced maximum.
Prepare a “Team Member Profile”, that: a) Identifies the full professional designations associated with the team members invited to the team meeting and the role each likely has in Conrad’s treatment. b) Formulates two questions Tracy may wish to ask each of any four team members regarding Conrad’s treatment, progress, prognosis or other issue related to his recovery and/or return to work planning. For each question, provide a rationale (reason related to your role) for the question.
** This individual is a Clinical Pharmacist appropriately licensed in your province. Use the appropriate title or designation in your jurisdiction in your response.