Uncategorized HR Tip: EEOC update – Wellness programs 10 Jul 201926 Jun 2019 Employers remain in limbo on when they can impose penalties or rewards to encourage employees to disclose medical information in health risk assessments. The EEOC had delayed the proposed rulemaking…
Uncategorized HR Tip: SHRM benefit survey on popular perks30 17 Sep 201815 Aug 2018 aAccording to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) 2018 Employee Benefits Survey the current low level of unemployment is driving employers to beef up their benefits to retain and…
Uncategorized Work-related injuries can increase a company’s healthcare costs through underreporting and on-going care 11 May 20186 May 2018 Two new studies came to a troubling finding: the usual method of studying reported injuries using workers' comp records may underestimate the true number of injuries due to underreporting and…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 25 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 FMLA Adverse actions shortly after medical leave spell trouble for employer In Schram v. Dow Corning Corp., E.D. Mich., while traveling for business a long-term employee was accidentally struck on…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 12 Feb 201814 Jan 2018 FMLA Employee can be terminated for unexcused absences while entitled to FMLA absences In Bertig v. Julia Ribaudo Healthcare Group, a nurse was certified for FMLA leave for cancer and…
Uncategorized Important takeaways from recent studies and reports 4 Dec 20178 Nov 2017 Strategies to reduce costs and risks of musculoskeletal disorders A report by the Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH) urges employers to look at their own experiences with claims, disability,…
Uncategorized Things you should know 6 Sep 201710 Aug 2017 Return to work more likely with less-invasive back surgery A recent study of 364 Ohio workers diagnosed with degenerative spinal stenosis who underwent back surgery found that those who underwent…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 1 Sep 201710 Aug 2017 FMLA Appeals court overturns jury verdict in favor of employer In Cassandra Woods, Tina Hinton v. START Treatment & Recovery Centers Inc., Addiction Research and Treatment Corp, the 2nd U.S.…
Uncategorized Things you should know 29 May 201722 Apr 2017 Opioid abuse rises with length of prescription According to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of opioid abuse rises with lengthy prescriptions. If…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 24 May 201722 Apr 2017 Workers' Compensation Worker has right to obtain medical report from doctor of his choice - California In Davis v. WCAB (City of Modesto), Davis filed two workers' compensation claims stating…
