Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Discuss How to Return Injured Workers to the Workplace
On April 20, Scott Fuller and Brad Kline presented “Returning Injured Workers to Gainful Employment” during a meeting of the NCASI.
Scott and Brad’s presentation covered several topics, including suitable employment under the N.C. Workers’ Compensation Act, best practices for making an offer to an injured employee to return to work, and how to handle an unjustified refusal of an offer of suitable employment. The presentation also touched on employment law considerations for return to work under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Scott is a Partner based in the Cranfill Sumner LLP Raleigh office, and Brad is a Partner based in the firm’s Charlotte office. They are members of the firm’s Risk Management & Workers’ Compensation Practice Group.