by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Fit-for-Duty News Post-Offer / Pre-Placement Functional Testing for New Hires – History & Current Practice With today’s concern about an increasingly aging work population and job applicants who may have significant medical conditions already in existence at the...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Lift testing of pregnant workers merits special attention in light of the possibilities of adverse maternal and fetal health consequences. For many years clinical management of pregnant workers for physical job activities relied on the AMA’s Council on Scientific...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
WorkSaver Newsletter – July, 2016 An EEOC case was filed against Cessna Aircraft in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Cessna Aircraft Co., Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-01166-LA) on September 9th,...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
The issue as to how many people are hired and become injured when performing their job duties due to inadequate job matching is becoming an increasing concern. Compensating for physical problems or poor physical fitness by using improper or unsafe body mechanics for...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Are you looking to reduce worker’s compensation and health care costs for your company? Is improving productivity one of your company’s core business objectives this year? How about improving product quality? If this is the case (and I’ll assume it is), then...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Physical abilities testing conducted in fit-for-duty (FFD) examinations can potentially create an adverse impact on hiring certain classes of test recipients such as women. The increasing number of women entering more labor-intensive jobs traditionally performed by...
