Baseline Health Tests Can Shave Workers’ Comp Claims Costs
| posted in BlogMore employers are testing new hires in physical jobs to establish a baseline in case they ever file a workers’ comp claim down the road. The aim is to establish what physical ailments and pain the new hire already has, so if they are injured you can find out if they aggravated an existing injury or it’s just an existing injury that’s flaring up. And if done correctly, baseline testing doesn’t infringe on the worker’s rights or health privacy. Baseline testing should not be confused with physical evaluations that are conducted after a job offer, but prior to placement, to…
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