What We Offer

Vocational Rehabilitation Consulting

RPM's professional counselors are dedicated to providing employers and injured workers with solutions that resolve the vocational issues that plague disability claims. We work in partnership with the referral source to obtain timely claim resolution. Our commitment is to provide cost effective, long-term claim closures that withstand the dispute process.

Professional vocational services include:

• Assistance in all facets of return to work with the employer of injury
• Case review with recommendations for claim resolution
• Coordination of job modifications necessary for successful return to work
• Assessment of transferable skills and education
• Comprehensive job analysis
• Labor market analysis
• Vocational testing
• Interfacing with medical and legal professionals
• Development of comprehensive vocational reports

We have extensive experience and work with a variety of referral sources to include:

• Third Party Administrators
• Self-insured employers
• Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
• Federal entities
• Self-administered municipalities
• Attorneys

Ergonomic Evaluations

Each year employers spend millions of dollars on costs associated with work-related injuries. Developing and supporting a work-safe mentality and ergonomic injury prevention program can mitigate or prevent out of control claim costs and foster a work environment that promotes health and safety. This all adds up to huge savings targeted at one of the primary insults to your bottom line. The intent of our ergonomic assessments is to prevent injuries, reduce claims and reduce costs of time lost from work.

The tools to help you achieve these goals include:

• Ergonomic evaluations
• Work station organization
• Evaluation of needed equipment
• Task-specific ergonomic redesign
• Body mechanics training
• Development of safe work practices
• Product recommendations
• Follow up to support safe work practices and your injury prevention program

Vocational Expert Testimony

Quality vocational determinations lead to successful legal outcomes. RPM counselors have extensive experience testifying at the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals defending prior vocational determinations and performing forensic reviews. We provide thorough forensic case file review, which allows us to make appropriate vocational recommendations both in court and through the settlement process. RPM offers years of experience as well as credentials to include CDMS (Certified Disability Management Specialist).

RPM staff has provided expert testimony in the following venues:

• Workers' Compensation
• Divorce litigation
• Personal injury litigation
• ADA Federal Court