by worksaver-admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Fit for Duty
By Richard Bunch, PhD, PT, CBES & Trevor Bardarson, PT, OCS, CBES For many years now Trevor and I have lectured world-wide about the harmful effects of various poor work postures. One of the most common stressful work postures involves working with the head...
by worksaver-admin | Aug 22, 2023 | Corporate Compliance, Fit for Duty
Fredrick (“Fred”) J. Bissinger, Ford Harrison LLP Lexology Blog Addiction issues, especially the ongoing opioid epidemic, can significantly impact the workplace, and employers should ensure they have policies and procedures in place to address the...
by worksaver-admin | Aug 22, 2023 | Fit for Duty
By Becky Canary-King, Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC – Lexology Employers have been concerned about “quiet quitting” for some time now, looking for ways to foster employee engagement and productivity. And new data shows the importance of doing so because...
by worksaver-admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Fit for Duty
By F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, Yale School of Medicine One hundred and fifty minutes (2 ½ hours) a week. That’s the minimum recommended amount of moderate-intensity exercise that the federal government advises the American people to do to optimize their health....
by worksaver-admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Fit for Duty
On May 24, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a failure to accommodate claim under the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is only actionable if the employee establishes that the failure to accommodate negatively impacted the employee’s hiring, advancement,...
by worksaver-admin | Dec 5, 2022 | Fit for Duty
Can Exercise Reduce the Risk for Falls Among Older Employees? By Richard Bunch, PhD, PT As the work force ages, employers are finding that on the job injuries related to slips, trips and falls are increasing in incidence. Ergonomic interventions to address this issue...
