Disability, Work Fitness, Workers' Comp

Question 1

Impairment is…

Answer 1

loss, loss of use, or derangement of a body part, system or function

Question 2

Disability is…

Answer 2

decreased capacity of an individual to meet personal, occupational or societal demands as a consequence of impairment

Question 3

What act covers federal employees?

Answer 3

FELA (Fed EE liability Act)

Question 4

What act covers railroad workers?

Answer 4

FELA

Question 5

What act covers black lung?

Answer 5

Federal Black Lung Act of 1969

Question 6

Jones Act is AKA…

Answer 6

Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Act

Question 7

Federal Soc Sec Program aka…

Answer 7

SSDI

Question 8

SSDI covers if….

Answer 8

less than 65 years old
disability expected to last 12 months or more
combined benefit with WC cannot exceed 80% of current pre-disability earnings

Question 9

Temporary inability to perform any useful work because of injury is…

Answer 9

TTD

Question 10

Temporary ability to perform modified work is…

Answer 10

TPD

Question 11

What determines temporary vs permanent?

Answer 11

MMI

Question 12

If EE is incapable of returning to ANY work?

Answer 12

PTD

Question 13

If EE has reached MMI but unable to perform pre-injury level, but capable of modified work?

Answer 13

PPD

Question 14

Examples of catastrophic injury ending in PTD?

Answer 14

spinal cord injury
paralysis
limb amputation
total blindness
severe brain injury
2nd or 3rd degree burns of face an hands

Question 15

Employer must have FMLA if…

Answer 15

has more than 50 EEs.

Question 16

FMLA allows a total of ___work weeks of unpaid leave per 12 month period?

Answer 16

12 work weeks