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...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
By Richard W. Bunch, PhD, PT, CBES and Trevor Bardarson, PT, OCS, CBES The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was created in the United States to help ensure older employees (age 40 or older) are not discriminated against in the workplace. In regard to the...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
The future is here. If you have seen the movie, Iron Man, the title character wears an exoskeleton that enables him to become a super human. In the movie, Aliens II, the title character uses a robotic exoskeleton in an outer space industrial setting to lift heavy...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
In the case, EEOC v Oilfield Instrumentation, an oilfield services company was found to be non-compliant with Title I of the ADA. In this case an occupational medical physician conducted a post-offer physical examination of a person following the interview process...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
1.) Unlawful HIV Medical Inquiry Case Diallo’s of Houston, a Houston-area nightclub and party venue, will pay $139,366 and furnish other relief as a result of an EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit. In its lawsuit, EEOC charged that Diallo’s violated federal law...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Fitness for Duty As to be expected WorkSaver is often asked questions about our fit-for-duty (FFD) testing process, policies and procedures. One question that occasionally comes up is regarding why WorkSaver evaluations perform an examination on the entire body of a...
