In our last blog article, we talked about where to find pre-employment screening services. Choosing the right person to perform the screening is just as important. Lisa Quast is a career consultant with a background in HR. She warns, "Because employment tests are periodically challenged in court, employers must make sure tests do not violate federal, state, or local EEOC laws, including Title VII." Tweet this quote.

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Employers often use pre-employment screening services to complete their hiring process. Some employers order personal background checks on prospective new hires. Some companies require candidates to undergo various medical or physical examinations. The law says you cannot require these screenings unless you’ve made a bona fide job offer. But the law does not specify who can or should perform the tests or where screenings should take place.

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The sooner injured workers return to work, the lower your workers’ compensation costs. Obviously you want to close workers’ comp claims as quickly as possible. But you won’t save time or money if employees aren’t fit for duty when they return. Outpatient therapy performed on-site, at work, provides faster claims processing and better results.

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The ultimate goal for every injured worker and their employer is returning to work. In the best case scenario, the worker will be able to return at full physical capacity. They should be able to perform all the essential functions and tasks of their job without risk of re-injury. Employers and medical providers use functional capacity evaluations (FCEs). The most common reason is to determine an individual’s readiness to return to work.

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By tradition, outpatient physical therapy has always taken place at a clinic or in a similar setting. But there’s a growing interest from employers in on-site physical therapy. Treatment sessions that take place at work save money. This format offers several other benefits for your company, too.

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For Americans, our work heavily influences our sense of personal identity. We spend much of our time at work. We develop personal relationships with colleagues. In many ways, we are what we “do.” No wonder injured workers often develop a devastating loss of work identity. So says Roger Aurbach.

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A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) test is a broad assessment of an individual’s ability to perform work-related movements and/or tasks.

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Every employer wants to reduce worker injuries, for human as well as financial reasons. One proven way to do that is by applying ergonomic solutions that lower the risk of on-the-job injuries. Do ergonomic solutions really work?

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