Work Related Injury - Return to Work Program - continued 4. If necessary, light duty jobs such as dusting shelves, rearranging merchandise, filing, computer updates, etc. will be assigned. If weight restrictions are minimal, we can usually accommodate the employee. 5. All details of accidents, including medical reports, are to be forwarded to your Human Resources Department immediately for subsequent filing with our worker compensation insurance company. 6. In the event of a positive drug screen test after the injury, the employee will be terminated immediately. 7. If an employee is not capable of performing any work at any Auto-Wares Group or its subsidiary facilities after an injury, the manager will keep in contact with the employee weekly. The employee is expected to keep all designated medical appointments. The manager must receive all follow-up reports and be aware at all times of employee condition and estimated return to work date with or without restrictions. All follow-up reports must also be forwarded to your Human Resources Department promptly. Work hour loss does run concurrently with FMLA. If the manager or the employee has any questions about treatment, length of disability, or restrictions, please call Human Resources. 8. When the employee returns to work with a doctor written return to work authorization, the manager will discuss with the employee steps taken on Auto-Wares Group behalf to prevent a similar accident or procedures employee must take to prevent another injury. The above procedures for a worker injury are designed to help the employee return to work as quickly as possible after an injury. It is Auto-Wares Group and its subsidiaries’ intention to prevent any injuries from occurring at all. The health and safety of employees and others on Company property is of the utmost concern. The Company may investigate the circumstances and otherwise verify whether the injury was work related. Giving false information to obtain Worker’s Compensation will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible dismissal. Building Emergency Exits Please familiarize yourself with these exits so that in the case of an emergency a safe exit will be possible. Ask your supervisor if you do not know where emergency exits are located.
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