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12 Sep 2017

A Refresher on Pre-employment Medical Exams

12 Sep 2017 Healthcare, Lifestyle, Medical

Do you require medical exams of applicants before they start working for you? If so, do you know the rules that the ADA requires you follow?

Last month, the EEOC settled a lawsuit it brought against a Florida staffing firm for alleged unlawful pre-employment medical exams under the ADA, which serves as a good reminder for employers of these rules.

21 Jun 2017

Prescription for Disaster: Louisiana’s Opioid Addiction

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21 Jun 2017 Healthcare

Every time Roy Martin has to replace an employee, it shells out at least $25,000 to hire and train someone new. And in recent years, the Alexandria-based lumber company has increasingly spent more to replace lost workers as a national epidemic has infiltrated the Louisiana workforce, driving up turnover and absenteeism rates while decreasing productivity.

16 Nov 2015

5 Essential Elements of a Total Worker Health Program

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16 Nov 2015 Healthcare

Each year in the United States, about 4,500 workers die from work-related injuries, and more than 50,000 die from work-related illnesses. More than 3 million suffer nonfatal occupational injuries or illnesses; 2.8 million are treated in the emergency department; and 140,000 are hospitalized. The price tag to employers reaches $250 billion each year. Although employers have made progress in recent decades by reducing occupational injuries and illnesses and controlling their costs, there’s clearly more to do. And, getting it done may require a novel approach.

10 Nov 2015

CDC Warns of Severe Flu Cases in Young Adults

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10 Nov 2015 Healthcare, Medical

Flu season has started, and although so far it has not been as bad as last year’s, there have been reports of some young and middle-age adults developing severe cases of influenza, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On Feb. 1, the CDC announced that flu cases are increasing across the country. And although the nation as a whole isn’t experiencing as much flu as this time last year, “some localized areas of the United States are already experiencing high activity, [and] further increases are expected in the coming weeks,” the CDC said in a health alert to physicians.

14 Oct 2015

Seasonal Flu – Employer Guidance to Reducing Exposure

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14 Oct 2015 Healthcare, Medical

The pandemic flu remains a concern for all employers. A pandemic can occur at any time and can be mild, moderate, or severe. CDC considered the pandemic in 2009 to be mild, but it still created challenges for employers and showed that many workplaces were not prepared. The precautions identified in this guidance give a baseline for infection control during a seasonal flu outbreak, but they may not be enough to protect workers during a pandemic.