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 | Fit for Duty
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), also referred to as obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH), is a sleep disorder that involves cessation or significant decrease in airflow in the presence of breathing effort. It is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing and...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
The FMLA has been around for almost a quarter century now. Employers have no excuse for ignoring the law. If managers and supervisors don’t understand what the FMLA requires or if you don’t have appropriate checks in place to make sure eligible employees receive the...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
The DASH diet plan was developed by Marla Heller, MS, RD to lower blood pressure without medication in research sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The first DASH diet research showed that it could lower blood...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Fit for Duty
Injuries /accidents on the job related to fatigue can be costly. The direct and indirect costs of fatigue are astronomically high in the United States, affecting the health and safety of millions of Americans. Employers should be aware of causes and signs of sleep...
