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Introduction to Compensation Claims for Injured Workers (7:III) (view source)
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The VR process is set out below and goes through five phases: | The VR process is set out below and goes through five phases: | ||
* '''Phase One''': Tries to have the worker return to the same job with the same employer | |||
* '''Phase Two''': If unable to return to the same employer, works with worker andemployer to modify or identify job opportunities within the same company | |||
* '''Phase Three''': If unable to return to the same company, tries to help identify suitable job options related to workers experience and skills. | |||
* '''Phase Four''': If the worker is unable to return to the suitable work in the same or related industry, tries to help worker identify options in other injuries | |||
* '''Phase Five''':If the worker needs additional skills in order to return to suitable work, they may cover the cost of training to help develop skills | |||
The first phase is to see if the employer can or will accommodate the worker and his impairment. If there is no accommodation and the worker does not have a job to return to, VR goes through further phases to assess what VR assistance the Board should provide to help the worker become unemployable, given his permanent injury. VR benefits are discretionary but typically include a VR plan for the worker to retrain and/or have a job search and wage loss benefits for this period of VR time. If successful, VR results in the injured worker successfully adapting to employment with a permanent injury. | The first phase is to see if the employer can or will accommodate the worker and his impairment. If there is no accommodation and the worker does not have a job to return to, VR goes through further phases to assess what VR assistance the Board should provide to help the worker become unemployable, given his permanent injury. VR benefits are discretionary but typically include a VR plan for the worker to retrain and/or have a job search and wage loss benefits for this period of VR time. If successful, VR results in the injured worker successfully adapting to employment with a permanent injury. | ||