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Purdue Fort Wayne employees who believe they may be a person with a disability and would like to request reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act are encouraged to complete a secure request for accommodation.
Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
After the initial request is submitted, an HR email will be sent out containing the necessary authorization form for completion. Following a meeting and documentation review, a determination will be made. This process can take four to six weeks to complete. The accommodation process applies to all Purdue Fort Wayne employees, including temporary and student employees.
Protection for Work-Related Injuries
Workers’ compensation provides protection for all university employees—including student workers—who acquire a work-related injury or illness. Employees are protected while carrying out assigned job duties both on the premises and while traveling on university business. Coverage is provided, with certain limitations, for medical expenses, time an employee is unable to work, and any permanent impairment.
If You Are Injured on the Job
Notify your supervisor immediately. In case of a life-threatening injury, have someone call 911 and then have them notify your supervisor.
If your injury is not life-threatening but you need medical attention, call University Police at 260-481-6827 for first aid.
You may visit one of our workers’ compensation–approved facilities after completing the first report of injury with your supervisor.
Supervisor Duties
Take the following steps if you are the supervisor for an employee injured on the job:
- Complete the First Report of Injury (FROI) and Supervisor’s Incident Investigation (SII) Form available through DocuSign and accessed on Purdue’s Environmental Health and Safety website under the Notification and Response section. Additionally, before submitting your DocuSign form, please download the document and send a copy to Amy Jagger, benefits director, at [email protected] to ensure that a copy is routed to Human Resources in Fort Wayne.
- If medical attention is needed, send the employee to one of the following facilities.
- Parkview Occupational Health, 3415 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, 260-373-9300
- Parkview Occupational Health, 3978 New Vision Drive, Fort Wayne, 260-672-4680
Medical Treatment
Hospital emergency rooms should be utilized only for serious injuries or for treatment when the occupational health and urgent care centers are closed.
Medical treatment beyond the initial visit requires approval by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier. Failure to do so may result in denial of medical expenses incurred.
Employees should not use their personal physician for a work-related injury. Treatment through any provider not approved by JWF Specialty may not be covered. In those situations, the employee will be responsible for any unpaid bills.
The supervisor should call ahead to let the provider know that the employee will be arriving. Payment for medical costs should be billed to Purdue University Fort Wayne, Attention: Human Resources / Workers Comp, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
The cost of prescription medications will be reimbursed by sending prescription receipts to Human Resources. Also check with Human Resources about reimbursement for other items recommended by the doctor.
Reporting Claims
The following information will help you with reporting claims:
- Injuries will be reported electronically to JWF Specialty.
- Important: the supervisor or designee reporting the injury will need to download a copy and submit it to Purdue Fort Wayne Human Resources at [email protected].
- A new First Report of Injury (FROI) Form is available via the Workers’ Compensation page.
- The employee’s PUID will be necessary when completing a FROI. (Enter the first 10 numbers.)
- The person submitting the report should print a copy of the FROI before hitting the Submit button.
- Clicking Submit will automatically send the form to JWF, Environmental Health and Safety, and the workers’ compensation coordinators at Purdue West Lafayette. Please download the document and send a copy to Amy Jagger, benefits director, at [email protected].
- Copies of the FROI are kept on file in HR. This file is kept separate from the employee’s personnel file.
- Contact JWF Specialty if the employee is going to be off work due to the injury or illness. You may contact JWF at 800-359-6659.
Employees may also refer to Workers’ Compensation.
Process Review
Workers’ compensation pays for the first seven calendar days an employee is unable to work, but only if the disability exceeds 21 calendar days. After seven calendar days, compensation is paid at a rate of about two-thirds of an employee’s normal pay, subject to a maximum amount.
Available sick/vacation leave can be used to pay for the first seven days and/or to supplement compensation payments. Clerical and service staff who miss 10 days or more should file a Form 33 Absence leave report. Monthly paid staff should report their absences through Employee Self-Service for all days missed.
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides voluntary, confidential, and professional assistance to help employees and their families resolve problems that affect their personal lives or performance at work. Services include problem evaluation and assessment, individual counseling, and referral to community services.
The EAP—open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—is available through Bowen Health at 800-342-5653.
Program Provisions
EAP counselors are available to support benefits-eligible Purdue Fort Wayne employees and their family members. They can help with a variety of issues:
- Stress or anxiety
- Marital difficulties
- Workplace conflict
- Alcohol or drug concerns
- Loss of spouse or loved one
- Financial or legal problems
- Relationship problems
Employees and their immediate family members receive six free, confidential sessions per year, through face-to-face counseling with a Bowen Health counselor. If you require assistance beyond what the EAP provides, you may be able to continue with the same counselor, or Bowen will assist you in selecting another counselor using your health-plan benefits. Additional sessions will be subject to the applicable medical coinsurance/copay.
Purdue Fort Wayne employees who believe they may be a person with a disability and would like to request reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act are encouraged to complete a secure request for accommodation.
Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
After the initial request is submitted, an HR email will be sent out containing the necessary authorization form for completion. Following a meeting and documentation review, a determination will be made. This process can take four to six weeks to complete. The accommodation process applies to all Purdue Fort Wayne employees, including temporary and student employees.
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides voluntary, confidential, and professional assistance to help employees and their families resolve problems that affect their personal lives or performance at work. Services include problem evaluation and assessment, individual counseling, and referral to community services.
The EAP—open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—is available through Bowen Health at 800-342-5653.
Program Provisions
EAP counselors are available to support benefits-eligible Purdue Fort Wayne employees and their family members. They can help with a variety of issues:
- Stress or anxiety
- Marital difficulties
- Workplace conflict
- Alcohol or drug concerns
- Loss of spouse or loved one
- Financial or legal problems
- Relationship problems
Employees and their immediate family members receive six free, confidential sessions per year, through face-to-face counseling with a Bowen Health counselor. If you require assistance beyond what the EAP provides, you may be able to continue with the same counselor, or Bowen will assist you in selecting another counselor using your health-plan benefits. Additional sessions will be subject to the applicable medical coinsurance/copay.
Protection for Work-Related Injuries
Workers’ compensation provides protection for all university employees—including student workers—who acquire a work-related injury or illness. Employees are protected while carrying out assigned job duties both on the premises and while traveling on university business. Coverage is provided, with certain limitations, for medical expenses, time an employee is unable to work, and any permanent impairment.
If You Are Injured on the Job
Notify your supervisor immediately. In case of a life-threatening injury, have someone call 911 and then have them notify your supervisor.
If your injury is not life-threatening but you need medical attention, call University Police at 260-481-6827 for first aid.
You may visit one of our workers’ compensation–approved facilities after completing the first report of injury with your supervisor.
Supervisor Duties
Take the following steps if you are the supervisor for an employee injured on the job:
- Complete the First Report of Injury (FROI) and Supervisor’s Incident Investigation (SII) Form available through DocuSign and accessed on Purdue’s Environmental Health and Safety website under the Notification and Response section. Additionally, before submitting your DocuSign form, please download the document and send a copy to Amy Jagger, benefits director, at [email protected] to ensure that a copy is routed to Human Resources in Fort Wayne.
- If medical attention is needed, send the employee to one of the following facilities.
- Parkview Occupational Health, 3415 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, 260-373-9300
- Parkview Occupational Health, 3978 New Vision Drive, Fort Wayne, 260-672-4680
Medical Treatment
Hospital emergency rooms should be utilized only for serious injuries or for treatment when the occupational health and urgent care centers are closed.
Medical treatment beyond the initial visit requires approval by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier. Failure to do so may result in denial of medical expenses incurred.
Employees should not use their personal physician for a work-related injury. Treatment through any provider not approved by JWF Specialty may not be covered. In those situations, the employee will be responsible for any unpaid bills.
The supervisor should call ahead to let the provider know that the employee will be arriving. Payment for medical costs should be billed to Purdue University Fort Wayne, Attention: Human Resources / Workers Comp, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
The cost of prescription medications will be reimbursed by sending prescription receipts to Human Resources. Also check with Human Resources about reimbursement for other items recommended by the doctor.
Reporting Claims
The following information will help you with reporting claims:
- Injuries will be reported electronically to JWF Specialty.
- Important: the supervisor or designee reporting the injury will need to download a copy and submit it to Purdue Fort Wayne Human Resources at [email protected].
- A new First Report of Injury (FROI) Form is available via the Workers’ Compensation page.
- The employee’s PUID will be necessary when completing a FROI. (Enter the first 10 numbers.)
- The person submitting the report should print a copy of the FROI before hitting the Submit button.
- Clicking Submit will automatically send the form to JWF, Environmental Health and Safety, and the workers’ compensation coordinators at Purdue West Lafayette. Please download the document and send a copy to Amy Jagger, benefits director, at [email protected].
- Copies of the FROI are kept on file in HR. This file is kept separate from the employee’s personnel file.
- Contact JWF Specialty if the employee is going to be off work due to the injury or illness. You may contact JWF at 800-359-6659.
Employees may also refer to Workers’ Compensation.
Process Review
Workers’ compensation pays for the first seven calendar days an employee is unable to work, but only if the disability exceeds 21 calendar days. After seven calendar days, compensation is paid at a rate of about two-thirds of an employee’s normal pay, subject to a maximum amount.
Available sick/vacation leave can be used to pay for the first seven days and/or to supplement compensation payments. Clerical and service staff who miss 10 days or more should file a Form 33 Absence leave report. Monthly paid staff should report their absences through Employee Self-Service for all days missed.
Upcoming Well-being Events
Healthy Boiler
A healthy Mastodon is a strong Mastodon.
Aimed at improving your overall health and well-being, Healthy Boiler focuses on behavioral health, financial wellness, physical health, social wellness, and work-life integration. As an employee, you are encouraged to take full advantage of your full benefit offerings, and Healthy Boiler is where to start.
More Healthy Boiler Details
And strong Mastodons make a strong Herd.
Each month announcements sent via email highlight a pillar of wellness and theme, upcoming events, Healthy Boiler challenges, and tips to maintain or improve overall health and well-being. You may participate and track Healthy Boiler monthly challenges on the new Healthy Boiler portal.
If you would like to receive these announcements, please send a message to [email protected].
Healthy Boiler Workshops focus on the five Healthy Boiler pillars of wellness—behavioral health, financial wellness, physical health, social wellness, and work-life integration. These workshops are offered either virtually or in person. Generally, they are open to all faculty and staff, but some workshops may be offered exclusively to benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses on a Purdue medical plan.
Monthly Workshops
The monthly workshops focus on one pillar of wellness and are generally offered at noon so you can eat your lunch while learning about how to set and achieve personal wellness goals as well as develop or maintain healthy habits. Visit the Events Calendar for the current listings of events.
There are two ways to register for these monthly workshops:
- Benefits-eligible employees and covered spouses who have signed up for the Healthy Boiler Incentives Program may log in to the Healthy Boiler portal unless otherwise specified, then scroll to Healthy Boiler Workshops to register. If you haven’t signed up for the Healthy Boiler Program to earn financial incentives, sign up at the Healthy Boiler portal.
Note: Please check the workshop’s registration details for the event’s entry on the calendar.
Department and Small Group Workshops
Let us come to you. Healthy Boiler Workshops can be presented to departments and small groups by request. We will work with you to establish a topic and stay within the requested time limits.
We’ve partnered with One to One Health to provide free health coaching to benefits-eligible employees covered on a Purdue medical plan.
Health coaching is a confidential and supportive partnership between you and your health coach. It can be an effective way to motivate and encourage behavior change to help you meet your wellness goals.
Health coaching is available for the following topics:
- Behavioral modification
- Healthy eating
- Individualized workout planning
- Meal planning and prepping
- Sleep health
- Stress management
- Tobacco cessation
- Weight-loss support
Group Health Coaching
Group health coaching is a great option for coworkers. With a group of four to twelve individuals, you can participate in a three-month health-coaching series. The first session will help participants develop healthy and realistic goals. Your group does not need to pick one goal to work on, meaning you can develop and work toward your own individualized goals.
Coaching is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prior to your initial health coaching appointment, please complete the New Patient Packet.
Lifestyle education programs focus on creating lifelong habits to improve and maintain your health and well-being. Benefits-eligible employees (including those who have opted out of Purdue’s medical plan), plus their spouses covered on the Purdue medical plan, are eligible to participate as part of the Healthy Boiler Program. Programs last for multiple weeks and include topics such as tobacco cessation, heart knowledge and high blood pressure, diabetes, a complete health improvement plan to prevent or halt chronic diseases, and a program that emphasizes physical activity and eating a nutrient-rich diet.
Healthkick
This six-week virtual education program addresses physical activity, nutrition, creating healthy habits, and decreasing stress. The program includes brief daily videos (about five minutes long) Monday through Friday and three brief health-coaching sessions every other week, via email, telephone, or teleconference, during the program.
Healthkick is offered throughout the year and is available to benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses on the Purdue Medical Plan. Space is limited.
Heart Knowledge
Having high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) significantly increases your risk for serious health conditions, including heart attack and stroke. It is important to know what your blood pressure is and make healthy lifestyle changes now, whether you have high blood pressure or you are trying to prevent it.
One to One Health’s hypertension program is a six-week lifestyle-education program where participants learn how to reduce health risks associated with hypertension and track daily blood pressures with a provided blood pressure monitor. Attendees will meet in six virtual group sessions and will schedule three one-on-one health-coaching sessions one week before the program, one at the halfway point, and one at the end of the program. This is open to benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses on the Purdue medical plan.
Timeline of Program
- Week 1: Hypertension Overview: Causes, Complications, and Monitoring Blood Pressure
- Week 2: Physical Activity and Hypertension
- Week 3: Healthy Eating and Hypertension
- Midpoint individual health-coaching sessions to be scheduled the week after week three.
- Week 4: Medications and Your Healthcare Team
- Week 5: Weight Management and Hypertension
- Week 6: Other Lifestyle Factors and Hypertension (stress, sleep, tobacco, and alcohol)
- Final individual health-coaching sessions to be scheduled the week after the sixth week
Pivio
Pivio, the redesigned version of the Complete Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) from the Lifestyle Medicine Institute, focuses on whole-person health that helps prevent, halt, or reverse chronic diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. The program will help you to shift away from habits that undermine your health to those that support it.
The program begins with onboarding, which will cover what participants can expect from the program—labs done before and after, the meeting schedule, the action plan, and more. This 12-week program will meet twice a week for weeks one to six and once a week for weeks seven through twelve.
Pivio integrates optimal nutrition, exercise and behavioral psychology principles, and tools. Plant-based eating, which is at the core of the program’s nutrition education, is one of the six targeted areas used to create an action plan for healthy living, new habits, and positive change. Here are the six targeted areas:
- Plant-based nutrition
- Physical activity
- Sleep and rest
- Meaningful social connections
- Avoidance of risky substances
- Stress management
Pivio is open to benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses on the Purdue medical plan. You must register for both the onboarding workshop and the Pivio program.
Space is limited to 20 participants.
Taking Control of My Diabetes
Are you prediabetic or type 2 diabetic? Do you want to better understand diabetes and how it affects your body? This 14-week program will explain what diabetes is and the role nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management can influence your blood-glucose levels. Each participant will be given a glucose meter with supplies to check their blood-glucose levels.
Tobacco Cessation Programs
In order to provide a healthy, comfortable, and productive environment for the campus community, Purdue University Fort Wayne is entirely tobacco-free and smoke-free. Smoking, vaping, and tobacco are prohibited in any university facility and on any university grounds. Accordingly, all employees, students, and visitors are expected to comply. Full details are outlined under the Purdue University Fort Wayne Tobacco-free and Smoke-free Campus Policy.
If you currently smoke, vape, or use tobacco and would like to quit, there are workshops and resources available to help you quit.
Our employee health coach teaches an approved virtual six-week tobacco cessation program throughout the year.
Meeting your well-being goals has never been easier through our partnership with One-to-One Health because you have access to health coaching staff as well as other One-to-One health and well-being professionals who provide employee wellness resources, programs, workshops, and events.
Information Collected by One-to-One Health
One-to One-Health, which operates at the Center for Healthy Living at Purdue West Lafayette, is a third-party administrator who gathers health data and manages the Healthy Boiler Wellness and Incentive Program.
Protecting Your Health Information
Any individual personal or health information collected by One-to-One Health and their team of health coaches and professionals is private and confidential. Individual personal information includes, but is not limited to, results for health screenings, labs, Healthy Boiler Program records, and more. View the One-to-One Health Privacy Policy.
Notifying Payroll about Healthy Boiler Incentives
One-to-One notifies payroll to add funds to your HSA or HRA accounts if you participate in the Healthy Boiler Program and you complete the financial incentives. Payroll or HR does not see your personal health record, test results, or what incentives you completed.
Sharing Aggregate Information
One-to-One gathers data and shares aggregate health information with health-benefits administrators so administrators can review general data to provide disease-management programs, preventive-care benefits, cost-effective prescription plans, and more to assist employees with their health and well-being. Individual health or personal information is not shared.
121 Group Health Coaching Classes
We have three group health coaching classes throughout the year that focus on physical fitness. These educational and active classes will give you the tools to create an individualized training program that is realistic, manageable, and contributes to your overall health and fitness classes.
Whether you are brand new to fitness, a seasoned exerciser, or anywhere in between, these virtual classes are designed to do the following:
- Establish an initial baseline fitness level and discuss your health and fitness goals
- Teach exercises to increase strength, flexibility, and aerobic endurance
- Create a plan to incorporate the exercises into your schedule
- Assess goal progress and next steps on your fitness journey
Classes meet once a week for four weeks and are open to all faculty and staff. Keeping your camera on is optional. A Zoom meeting link will be sent prior to the event.
Check the Events Calendar for class dates.
121 Fit
This class explores three types of exercise—aerobic, resistance training, and flexibility.
121 Strong
Join this class to learn about the fundamentals of resistance training as well as health benefits achieved by adding strength training to your fitness routine.
121 Stretch
This class teaches the fundamentals of flexibility. Flexibility can increase your strength and mobility, ease lower-back pain, and more.
Family-Friendly Resources
Supporting the growth of Mastodon families.
Through the lactation support program, Human Resources provides an information packet for expecting mothers, lactation spaces for breastfeeding, and resources to help employees and students be successful in their transition back to work or school after having a child.
Lactation Spaces on Campus
Here is a list of the buildings and room numbers designated as lactation rooms:
- Helmke Library, Room 429
- Kettler Hall, Room 298 F
- Music Center, Room 204
- Walb Student Union, Room G06