Request a Fitness for Duty Evaluation online or call 888.963.8933! Fitness for Duty Evaluations, also called FFDEs, are frequently requested in San Bernardino County and Riverside County. However, many employers don’t have prior experience with Fitness for Duty Exams, and there are many issues to take into consideration. Below, you will find answers to the […]
Request a Fitness for Duty Evaluation online or call 888.963.8933! Fitness for Duty Evaluations are very often needed in Los Angeles and Orange County. However, many employers don’t have previous experience with Fitness for Duty Evaluations, and there are a lot of issues to consider. For instance, how do you know if a Fitness for Duty […]
California Medical Evaluators, Fitness for Duty Evaluations
Request a Medical Expert online or call 888.963.8933! There has been an increase in requests for Psychiatric Fitness for Duty Evaluations in Los Angeles and Orange County over the last several years. A Psychiatric Fitness for Duty Evaluation (FFDE), also referred to as a Psych Fitness for Duty Evaluation, is an examination conducted by a medical professional […]
Fitness for Duty Evaluations, Independent Medical Examination (IME)
Over the past few months, we have expanded our IME capabilities in the greater Los Angeles area. As of August 2017, we now have more than 100 Physicians available at 27 locations in the greater Los Angeles area to perform Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) or Fitness for Duty Evaluations (FFDE). We have gathered feedback […]
Employee fitness for duty evaluations are permitted under the ADA and California state law. Nevertheless, it’s important for employers to take the proper steps in scheduling a fitness for duty evaluation to ensure compliance with the laws. What medical specialty is required for the employee evaluation? Do you need a neurologist or a neurosurgeon? Psychologist or […]
Click here for PDF When an employee takes leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the employee is entitled to reinstatement upon certification by the employee’s health care provider that the employee is fit to return to work. An employer is not permitted to require a second opinion before reinstating the employee […]
California Medical Evaluators, Fitness for Duty Evaluations
According to an article from The Daily Northwestern, the University has dropped a campus ban on a political science professor allowing her to come back and teach her class after undergoing a required psychological fitness for duty evaluation. At the end of July, the University put Ms. Jacqueline Stevens, a tenured professor, on immediate leave and […]
Fitness for Duty Evaluations, Med-Legal General
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for PDF Under the ADA, an employer’s ability to make disability-related inquiries or require medical or psychological examinations (aka “fitness for duty evaluations”) is analyzed in three different stages: Job Applicant: Pre-Job Offer Job Applicant: Post-Job Offer Current Employee The rules pertaining to such inquiries and examinations vary depending on the stage. […]
Although employers are not required by law to maintain fitness for duty (“FFD”) policies, having one in place as part of an employee handbook can help employers keep a healthy workforce, set workplace standards, and manage employee expectations. FFD policies can be particularly important in certain work environments (such as hospitals, schools or transportation companies) […]
Click here for PDF A jury will decide whether a university’s decision to require a tenured professor to undergo a psychological fitness for duty evaluation was consistent with business necessity and job related according to an August 11, 2016 order out of the Northern District of California. Ellis v. San Francisco State University, Case No. […]
