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Workplace Stress: How Can the Law Help?

By | September 28th, 2018

Several studies have attested the fact that the workplace is a major source of stress for American adults. The World Health Organization finds that workers who are stressed are more likely to be less productive, demotivated, unhealthy, less safe, and at risk for depression and anxiety disorders. Some of the main causes of workplace stress are lack of job security, people issues, workload, and inability to juggle work and personal life. Unfortunately, wellness programs in companies do not generally reduce workplace stress. How can the law help address.

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Workplace Bullying: What does the law say?

By | August 27th, 2018

Bullying in the workplace – which includes yelling, insulting and belittling comments, teasing, threatening, and name-calling – often goes unchecked and overlooked. The Workplace Bullying Institute defines workplace bullying as the repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is threatening, humiliating, or intimidating, or work interference—sabotage—which prevents work from getting done, or verbal abuse. What the law says Bullying among schoolchildren and cyberbullying have been widely talked about; and legislation and programs that address the.

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Incorporating Technology Into Workers’ Compensation

By | May 9th, 2018

Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance provided by employers to their employees. With this insurance, workers can file a claim when they suffer injuries from accidents in the workplace or while doing tasks related to their work. Workers’ compensation covers medical bills and wage replacement for employees who will no longer be able to work because of the injuries they’ve sustained. Although the intentions of this insurance are good, there are still a few issues that need to be addressed; this is where technology comes into play.

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Back Pain in the Workplace

By | April 30th, 2018

Back pain is responsible for about one-third of disability arising from occupational risk factors worldwide according to a study published by the Global Burden of Disease. Back pain is also one of the leading causes of people missing work and the second most common reason for doctor visits. No matter what kind of back pain a person is experiencing, whether it’s a consistent dull ache or a sharp stabbing sensation, it makes concentrating on your job hard and performing physical tasks become impossible. The common causes of back.

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Shooting in the Workplace

By | April 21st, 2018

You are entitled to expect security and safety whenever you’re inside the workplace. Because you spend a lot of your time in the office, sometimes more than you do at home, your employer has the responsibility to make sure that each of their employees is safe within the confines of their establishment. Security and safety don’t refer to just your protection from accidents but also your security whenever an untoward event perpetrated by unscrupulous people occur like gun shooting or robbery. Last April 3 one of the biggest.

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Understanding Workplace Harassment

By | March 15th, 2018

Many people who hear the term “workplace harassment” immediately think about sexual harassment in the office. Although sexual harassment is one of the types of workplace harassment, this is not the only kind that an employee may experience in their workplace. Workplace harassment is any form of unwelcome, sometimes unlawful, conduct that may come from different sources inside the organization. Aside from coming from a higher authority figure, it can also come from coworkers, group of coworkers, vendors, and even customers. The most severe forms of workplace harassment.

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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

By | February 28th, 2018

Sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal and is punishable by law, but did you know that it is also a type of discrimination? Sexual harassment is considered to be a type of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and there is a branch of the government that deals explicitly with discrimination called U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). How do you know if you’re experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace? As per the definition of the EEOC, if an individual’s.

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