by worksaver-admin | Mar 23, 2019 | ADA, Corporate Compliance
A former employee with WellStar Health System failed to demonstrate to a federal appeals court that she was terminated from her job based on a disability instead of her admission that she reported to work impaired by prescription drugs. The former employee had filed...
by worksaver-admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
Employers have heard all the excuses. My alarm didn’t go off. My car broke down. My babysitter didn’t show up. I have a terrible cold. Though sometimes those excuses for being absent or late ring true, chronic absenteeism and tardiness can become a major...
by worksaver-admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
As reported in Lexology (www.lexology.com) by Shawe Rosenthal Law Firm on December 28, 2018, courts have upheld that employers are not required to allow an employee to work in violation of medical restrictions imposed by a doctor even if the employee believes he/she...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Fit-for-Duty News Physical Demand Validations – The Legal Foundation for Fit-for-Duty Testing Fit-for-duty (FFD) exams conducted on a post-offer, preplacement basis can be essential to managing injuries, loss time, and increasing productivity. Failure to demonstrate...
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...
