Proto-Worx Disability Management Services Offered
Proto-Worx offers a range of disability management services including:
Vocational Assessment and Evaluation
- The vocational assessment and evaluation may include a review of pertinent file material; an interview of the injured worker/plaintiff; assessment of transferable skills; an analysis of labor market data and discussion of any earnings within a comprehensive report.
- Earning capacity can be evaluated in any appropriate situation including issues of personal and professional liability, divorce and personal injury.
- The vocational assessment and evaluation may be appropriate as a stand-alone expert report to sufficiently document the extent of disability and possible wage loss.
Earning Assessment Evaluations
- In areas of workers compensation, particularly in the state of Pennsylvania, earning capacity is evaluated utilizing the appropriate format developed by changes in the Workers Compensation Act in 1996.
- This service is usually performed with minimum reporting that includes an initial evaluation and the earning report itself.
Labor Market Survey
- An evaluation of the local labor market can be undertaken for purposes of demonstrating employability in matters of workers compensation, liability and personal injury.
- This is the tool of choice in the State of Delaware, and can be used selectively to prove employment options in Pennsylvania and other areas serviced by Proto-Worx.
- Report formats closely match those utilized in the vocational assessment, discussing vocational profiles, transferable skills and labor market findings.
Expert Witness Services/ Testimony
- The vocational specialists at Proto-Worx are highly experienced in matters of testimony and are accepted expert witness for all venues, including workers compensation, liability, disability and personal injury.
- We have also provide Expert Opinion for issues of short and long term disability, medical malpractice, Divorce and family law, discrimination and related cases.
- Our experts have provided testimony under county, state and federal courts jurisdiction.
- Fees for testimony provision are the same as for other vocational services; we do not charge a higher rate for provision of testimony.
On-site job evaluation
- Proto-Worx specialists provide on-site evaluation for purposes of job modification, job accommodation, and video documentation of employment duties for purposes of job analysis.
- We are able to provide assessments of employment in accord with the Americans with Disabilities Act and to recommend appropriate modifications.
- We will provide detailed, hard-copy documentation of jobs to enable medical practitioners to quickly determine a worker's capacity to return to his/her former job or to modified employment.
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