Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 May 201722 Apr 2017 ADA Jury verdict for needle-phobic pharmacist overturned In Christopher Stevens v. Rite Aid Corp. et al. a federal appeals court overturned a $1.8 million jury verdict and ruled Rite-Aid did…
Uncategorized HR Tip: ABA’s summary of 2016 FMLA cases 15 May 201722 Apr 2017 Every February, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts in the previous year. This…
Uncategorized Seven in ten employers impacted by employee prescription drug use 10 May 201722 Apr 2017 Seventy-one percent of U.S. employers say drug use among employees has impacted their business, but only 19% of them have comprehensive workplace drug policies in place, according to a survey…
Uncategorized Five ways employers derail claims with poor medical choices 5 May 201722 Apr 2017 "An injured employee treated by the wrong medical provider is like a stripped down "to save money" fire policy with more exclusions than inclusions. Right doctor. Right time. Right treatment.…
Uncategorized Takeaways from WCRI Annual Issues and Research Conference: worker outcomes, attorney involvement 1 May 201722 Apr 2017 Keys to improving worker outcomes Worker outcome surveys are a key component of The Workers' Compensation Research Institute's (WCRI) work. An independent, not-for-profit research organization, it provides data and analysis…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 26 Apr 201719 Mar 2017 ADA Case to watch: Do employers have to offer disabled employees reassignment to another job if there are more qualified candidates? In December, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Uncategorized Things you should know 19 Mar 2017 ACP latest medical guideline to discourage opioids for treatment of low back pain A new low-back pain treatment guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP) is the latest to…
Uncategorized Top 10 Workplace Trends in 2017 15 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 Performance Management tops the list The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) asked its members - who study workplace issues of critical relevance to business, like talent management, coaching,…
Uncategorized From adversary to advocacy: the claims process 27 Feb 201718 Feb 2017 Advocacy-based claims models emerged as "buzz" in the industry in 2016. At its core is a focus on people. Employees respond better and take ownership when they become part of…
Uncategorized New report weighs in on marijuana’s health benefits – nearly 100 conclusions 24 Feb 201719 Feb 2017 A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived…
