by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
The Privacy Rule gives individuals the right to revoke, at any time, an Authorization they have given. The revocation, however, cannot be accepted verbally, but must be in writing. In addition, the written revocation is not effective until the covered entity receives...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016) musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases account for one-third of all worker injury and illness cases. Work-related MSDs (WMSDs), injuries of the joints, and nerves caused or aggravated by work, are among the most frequently...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
The purpose of this WorkSaver newsletter article is to explain WorkSaver’s current physical agility testing policy related to test recipients using pain killing drugs and to provide guidance to employers on how to handle employees who are taking prescription...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or the HIPAA was endorsed by the U.S. Congress. The HIPAA Privacy Rule, also called the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, provided the first nationally-recognizable...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Background Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship....
