by worksaver-admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Fit for Duty
In a healthy person, insulin helps turn food into energy. Your stomach breaks down carbohydrates into sugars. They enter the bloodstream, prompting your pancreas to release the hormone insulin in just the right amount. It helps your cells use the sugar for fuel. When...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Fit for Duty
In a healthy person, insulin helps turn food into energy. Your stomach breaks down carbohydrates into sugars. They enter the bloodstream, prompting your pancreas to release the hormone insulin in just the right amount. It helps your cells use the sugar for fuel. When...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Fit for Duty
An Assistant to Perform Essential Functions Is Not a Reasonable Accommodation Reference: Law Firm of Shawe Rosenthal LLP Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer is not required to provide an assistant to perform an employee’s essential job functions, as...
by worksaver-admin | May 25, 2021 | Fit for Duty
The Compensability of After-Hours Work Injuries From the law office of: Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC – Alicia W. Birach, Michael A. Cassar, Brian G. Goodenough, Tyler J. Olney and Michael D. Sanders,/ Industries should be aware about laws dealing with...
by worksaver-admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Corporate Compliance, Fit for Duty
Using the “Direct Threat” Defense to Withdraw an Offer of Hire to a Person with a Disability An employer may assert a “direct threat” defense when making a determination not to hire an applicant with a disability when the employer believes that the job applicant, if...
by worksaver-admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Fit for Duty
Employee Incapable of Complying with Valid Safety Requirements is Not a “Qualified” Individual An employee who is categorically unable to comply with an employer’s valid workplace safety requirement is not a “qualified” individual under the Americans with Disabilities...
