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Workstation Ergonomic Best Practices

- You should be sitting back in your chair, shoulders relaxed.
- Your wrists should be slightly flexed and the keyboard should be just beneath your fingers.
- The keyboard and mouse are at elbow height.
- Your elbows are close to your side.
- Your neck is in the neutral posture, ears over shoulders.
- Your eye level is no higher or lower than the top of the monitor screen.
- The screen is at arm’s length.
- Your phone is close to you to minimize reaching.

Repetitive Stress Injuries

How do RSIs Occur?

• Tendons do not stretch or contract on their own. They elongate in response to muscle contraction with results in movement of extremities.

• Holding static postures or continuous motion without frequent breaks forces the tendons to remain in the elongated state.

Below you will find a list of Human Resource-related laws applicable to most businesses:

I. Recruitment

* Recruiting processes
* Off-site recruiting
* Selection

II. Hiring Practices

* Job descriptions
* Employment applications
* Uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures
* Application retention
* Application disclaimers
* Background checks

Federal Employment Laws

Employers are heavily monitored by government agencies and must adhere to a wide-ranging assortment of federal laws governing employment practices. In addition to the federal laws listed below, there are also state and local mandates governing employment-related matters as well.