Matheson Philosophy on Workplace Safety and Work Injury Evaluation

We have had two recent posts on Matheson's LinkedIn Group on the topic of expanding your practice. Here is an example:

It will come as no surprise that the year 2010 has changed occupational rehabilitation, functional capacity evaluation, post-offer testing and employment testing forever. Through my daily talks with clinicians and employers from across the land, I am struck with how far behind many are in terms of appreciating the changes that occurred this year. Many are stuck in the old ways of thinking about testing current or returning employees; this old way of thinking needs to be quickly updated to address the new current reality as seen in the federal courts.

This posting is the third in a string about the August 5th medico-legal webinar that features a review of theLoma Linda University Medical Center settlementwith the California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing and ten job applicants.

My last post introduced the topic of our August 5th medico-legal webinar. I described a settlement between Loma Linda University Medical Center and the California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing in which ten job applicants shared a $259,854 settlement.

The cornerstone of an informed hiring program is to ensure that an applicant's physical abilities match the demands of the job. For any organization that places applicants in jobs with high levels of physical exertion or dexterity, or jobs with a history of injuries, Post-Offer, Pre-Placement Testing and Job Analysis (PPT) is a crucial step in avoiding injury and its associated costs.