2015-583-E HR - Job Ready Services workplace fitness for duty and functional capacity testing

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DocuSign Envelope ID:6E9B5308-6677-4F2E-9268-29D6E1A4FD76 Essentials for Implementing a Functional Employment Vesting CURMENTIAL Before implementing a functional employment testing program., employers should at a minimum ensure the following steps have.been taken. ® Legal counsel.has been consulted prior to implementing the functional employment testing program. Consult with employment counsel to ensure the necessary policies and procedures are implemented prior to testing and that such policies are integrated with any existing policies. NOTE : The sample r policies provided in these materials are only samples and should be approved.by legal counsel as set forth in the disclaimers provided on the individual policies: ® Training has been completed for all employees who will be involved in the functional employment testing program. Individuals trained should include employees with responsibility for implementing the functional employment testing program (i.e. safety, human resources, operations, etc.), employees responsible for deciding which employees will be subject to the selected functional employment tests to be includ e in the employer's program, em p to ees responsible,for making employment e nt decisions based on the results of the functional employment tests, employees responsible for maintaining confidential information obtained during functional employment testing, and any additional employees perixtitted under the ADA to have access to the medical information generated during functional employment testing. Such individuals should be trained on various aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its interplay with state worker's compensation laws and federal and state family and medical leave laws. ® A job analysis has been completed by your licensed WorkSTEPS representative. Before an employment test can be performed; your licensed WorkSTEPS -representative must perform a job analysis for the job position being tested. Additional information on the importance of a job analysis and the importance of accurately identifying essential functions is provided in these materials.