Disability Management

Many employers find themselves in unfamiliar territory when employees become ill or injured on or off the job. Many employers find themselves unprepared or uninformed of this costly and sometimes complicated reality of business. Disability costs and insurance premiums are on the rise. Recent court decisions regarding employer's duty to accommodate disabled employees are costing many companies additional dollars. WCBs across Canada are either demanding or encouraging employers to implement Disability Management programs. Many offer financial incentives.

ORGOC will put their years of experience of managing injury claims and absenteeism to work for you. Many companies have implemented internal programs with success. However ORGOC, being a third party Disability Management provider, offers further cost savings as well as protection related to current privacy legislation. As a third party provider we are able to ensure the protection of your employee's privacy while providing the employer with accurate and pertinent information relative to an employee's ability to return to work.

For the past decade ORGOC has provided disability management solutions to employers of 100 to 5000 employees. In every instance we have provided disability cost savings, better WCB ratings and reduced the number of days absent.

ORGOC will prepare your company for disability management, whether it is occupational or non-occupational. ORGOC has the resources to manage any disability absence from work starting with filing WCB claims on behalf of the employer (ensuring timeliness and avoiding penalties) to arranging any possible accommodated or modified duties. Our team of professionals includes Occupational Therapists who are able to creatively, safely and respectfully match employees' abilities with job functions, .

Our Disability Management Coordinators' wealth of experience allows us to scrutinize all claims for accuracy and legitimacy. We have and will continue to file all appeals and objections for our customers when necessary. We have amassed significant experience and expertise in managing Worker's Compensation claims, so let us put our knowledge to work for you. We have saved one of our client companies over $1,000,000.00 in this area alone.

As a member of Voc Rehab Canada (VRCan), ORGOC is able to provide return to work solutions no matter where your employees are in Canada. Our team of rehab and return to work specialists covers the country from Nunavut to Whitehorse and from Victoria to Halifax.

Our team of professionals can even assist if an employee is deemed unable to return to their previous occupation. We have a team of Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists who assist individuals, determine their transferable skills and aptitudes for alternative occupations, either in the company or outside.

Research has shown that the number one disability category today is psychological and mental health disabilities. ORGOC has been a leader in the past decade in developing return to work protocols and assessments for this highly specialized area of Disability Management. We have also developed a network of community based professionals to provide assessment and treatment of these conditions.

It is ORGOC's mandate to work with employees, employers and unions (where required) to provide a safe, respectful and expedient return to work. ORGOC's professional staff and network of medical professionals allow our customers' employees to access needed resources in a timely and effective manner. It is widely accepted that maintaining a relationship with one's workplace and returning to work (even in accommodated or modified duties) provides social, emotional, psychological and financial benefits for the individual.

ORGOC has worked with companies in a highly unionized environment. Our sensitivity to individual needs and specialized services allow for an inclusive return to work process that is both effective for all concerned and cost saving for the employer.

Some pertinent results of interest:

• One company experienced a reduction in claim related costs by 34% in the first year of using our service.
• An International company of 1500 employees saved over $300,000.00 in appeals and objections in one year alone.
• Employee and manager satisfaction surveys indicate 85%-90% satisfaction on a regular basis.
• This same company experienced a $500,000.00 decrease in all disability related costs

Whether your company is large or small, when you retain the services of ORGOC you can rest assured that we will handle all your disability management needs in a safe, respectful and cost effective manner.

The Program

In providing a comprehensive disability management program ORGOC will:

• Provide training for all employees, managers/supervisors and union representatives
• Develop and distribute promotional material providing information on process and responsibilities
• File all occupational related injury claims
• Assist employees in accessing medical and rehabilitative services if and when required
• Provide support and education to employees regarding returning to work
• Obtain all pertinent medical and functional information required, while respecting individual privacy (see our privacy policy)
• Develop a data base of all positions and physical demands of each position in any company
• Develop an individualized, multidisciplinary return to work plan utilizing accommodated or modified duties.
• Monitor all return to work programs so as to prevent relapse or prolonged accommodations
• Monitor employees once returned to full duties to assist in the prevention of relapse
• Assist employees obtain necessary documentation and complete forms necessary for any disability benefits in order to provide continuity of income and rehabilitation when required
• Work with disability insurers to provide continuity of service and accountability for return to work provisions during any period of disability benefits.