It is always good to see that employees seek legal assistance in difficult times.
However, the client is legally defined as the primary company doctor who, at the request of the employee, requests a second opinion from a company doctor.
This is an independent medical examination that leads to medical advice being given to the primary company doctor. This advice can only be provided to the primary company doctor with the employee’s consent.
A non-medical professional is not involved in this examination for the second opinion from the occupational physician. They are not the client. (Neither are employers, insurers, or other parties.) This ensures that the examination and the advice remain objective and independent.