General Liability Services

Vocational Evaluations are performed to determine an individual’s capabilities in returning to employment and what impact, if any, that injury may have had on their earning capacity. We focus on these core areas for each individual:

• Objective medical evidence, including diagnoses, treatment, and recovery

• Objective and reliable analysis of the individual’s pre-injury and post-injury earning capacity

Vocational Evaluations focus on the socioeconomic and objective medical evidence for each individual. We present transferable skills the individual possesses to ascertain what occupations within their local economy they can perform within their restrictions. 

Vocational testing can be conducted to ascertain intellectual and academic abilities as well as occupational interests.

The Earning Capacity Analysis

The Earning Capacity Analysis includes an outline of the individual’s pre-injury wages, compared to their future earning potential. Recommendations are made to assist with mitigating loss of earnings, such as completing a retraining program, when requested or necessary.

An earning capacity analysis focuses on determining what, if any, economic loss has been sustained by an individual following their injury. 

The analysis seeks to understand an individual’s occupational prospects from the present all the way until they fully retire. All occupational prospects must:

• Fit within the worker’s current restrictions

• Make use of their transferable skills

• Be available in their local job market

Labor Market Surveys identify the types of employment opportunities available to an individual within their local economy. The Survey Report focuses on outlining the occupations, employers, and wages that would be appropriate for the individual to consider.

The Survey Report outlines:

Contact Summary

A summary of all contacts, including: companies contacted, information obtained during the conversation, and date of contact.

Position Listing

We will compile all positions that fall within the client’s parameters that we found during our survey. Included with each position are:

• Wages

• Required qualifications

• The date of the last hire for the positions surveyed. If a position is currently available, application instructions will be obtained and provided.

• It will be noted if the positions would be appropriate for the specific individual based on their restrictions, skills, and qualifications.

Professional Opinion Report

Vocational Consulting will write a professional opinion concerning whether information obtained in the survey is positive or negative for the individual, and if we believe there are sufficient job opportunities that could lead to gainful employment within the individual’s area of residence.

Recommendations will be made based on the results of the survey outlining services available to assist the individual in returning to employment.

The Value of Replacement Cost for Household Services Report provides a clear picture of the replacement costs for contributions necessary to the work or services performed in the household, which may no longer be able to be performed by the individual due to the residual effects of an injury.   

The value of the various household tasks as defined within The Dollar Value of a Day and based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics including the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) and Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). This peer-reviewed and objective measure allows for an accurate representation of the value of the individual’s contributions comparing pre and post-injury abilities. 

Professional Opinion Report

Vocational Consulting will provide a professional opinion regarding the financial impact of these services on the household. This evaluation will assess whether the household has sufficient resources to maintain operations during the individual’s recovery, as well as how these added costs may affect overall financial stability.

An Ergonomic Analysis ensures that an employee’s workstation is designed to minimize the risk of injury to the employee while maximizing productivity for the employer. The analysis involves reviewing the individual’s job tasks and performance of these tasks focusing on body mechanics, positioning, and use of equipment to perform tasks.

Certified as an Ergonomic Assessment Specialist, Kelsea Mills is qualified to make recommendations that highlight areas that may benefit from improvement or changes to improve safety and/or maximize productivity.