Course#: 13

Category: Litigation Challenges

Field of Study: Personnel/HR

Audience: HR Managers, HR Generalists

Level of Difficulty: Advanced

Delivery Method: Self-Study

Prerequisites: Some college level courses with moderate algebraic training

Advanced Preparation: None

Overview:
This course teaches you how to determine lost wages for Workers’ Compensation. Case examples include short-term disability, long-term disability, and wrongful death. In addition, you will learn how to calculate front pay and back pay for a whistleblower wrongfully fired, an employee underpaid according to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, someone who leaves a job due to sexual harassment, or an individual not hired due to discrimination. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to make a net present value calculation using ERI’s Salary Assessor^®software.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how Workers’ Compensation operates
  
• Explain how lost wage calculations apply to the following situations: discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, whistleblowing, equal pay, short term disability, long term disability, and wrongful death
  
• Make a net present value calculation for front pay
  
• Calculate Workers’ Compensation lost wages (back pay plus front pay) using research software

Credit and Professional Continuing Education Information:

• PHR/GPHR/SPHR (SHRM)
• CPE Registry Self-Study (CPAs)
• Job and Compensation Analyst (JCA)
• Benefits Analyst Credential (BAC)
• CCP/CBP/GRP (WorldatWork)
• Authors

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