Workers' compensation law and strategy guide, 9th ed.
0735554064 Workers' compensation law and strategy guide, 9th ed. Lewis, Charles B. and Sherrie M. Schroeder. Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2005 $167.50 Loose-leaf Pages in a Ring Binder KF3615 This accessibly written guide introduces...

Fit programs incorporate subsidies, screenings.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Work-site wellness programs can reduce absenteeism, boost productivity and lower health insurance costs. Here are some secrets to a successful program, according to several experts with decades of experience in the wellness field. Support from the top...

WORKOUTS AT WORK.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard WELLNESS RESOURCES Cascade Health Solutions: Eugene-based nonprofit health-promotion business. On the Web at www.cascadehealth.org. FitnessLink Inc.: Eugene-based wellness services provider. Web site under construction at www.fitnesslinkinc.com. 543-0566. OHSU Health Management Services: A self-supporting, nonprofit, health-promotion...

Testing in the workplace: several reasons to rethink the status quo.
When it comes to hiring the best employees and ensuring workplace safety and productivity, drug testing is a valuable tool. Most Fortune 500 companies test today, upwards of 90 percent. A growing number of small to medium-sized businesses also drug test. Some companies have realized that without testing in...

The impact of diabetes on workforce participation: results from a national household sample.
BACKGROUND Diabetes has staggering health and economic effects. There are an estimated 16-17 million people with diabetes in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002) and, given the aging of the population, changes in ethnic makeup, and the dramatic increase in obesity and sedentary...

Should companies offer employees a lifeline? (Business & Finance).
JUST LIKE the uncertainty experienced by contestants on the TV game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," employees have uncertainties and insecurities about their jobs. These doubts can include questions about company policies and procedures, confusion over benefits, not knowing where to go to share ideas, or reluctance...

Employee assistance programs: some background and employment opportunities.
Abstract Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are services offered to employees as part of their fringe benefit package. An EAP can include a wide variety of programs, such as health and fitness programs, smoking cessation and short term counseling. Employers often hire mental health professionals to offer short...

Do I want to be a SAP?
Professionals in the addiction field have frequently called themselves "substance abuse professionals." In 1995, this term took on specific meaning for employers and employees in transportation, pipeline and hazardous-material industries covered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT regulations mandated that all employers, with 50 or more...

PEOs: how they service the system. (Workers' Comp).
A professional employers organization arrangement establishes a co-employment relationship through which both the "work-site employer" and the PEO have legal rights and obligations with respect to the same group of employees. In such an arrangement, the employer supervises and directs the day-to-day activities, controls working conditions at...

DoLE moves to make workplaces drug-free.
Byline: E. T. SUAREZ The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has moved to make workplaces free and safe from dangerous drugs and alcohol as required by Republic Act 9165 which calls for the promotion of a national drug-free workplace program. Labor Secretary Patricia A....