by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
The Privacy Rule gives individuals the right to revoke, at any time, an Authorization they have given. The revocation, however, cannot be accepted verbally, but must be in writing. In addition, the written revocation is not effective until the covered entity receives...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
The Privacy Rule gives individuals the right to revoke, at any time, an Authorization they have given. The revocation, however, cannot be accepted verbally, but must be in writing. In addition, the written revocation is not effective until the covered entity receives...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Fit for Duty
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016) musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases account for one-third of all worker injury and illness cases. Work-related MSDs (WMSDs), injuries of the joints, and nerves caused or aggravated by work, are among the most frequently...
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...
