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Select Medical WorkStrategies P a g e | 7 Post Offer and Fit for Duty Testing Utilizing the WorkSTEPS Protocol Introduction Select Medical is pleased to present this overview regarding the development and administration of a Post- Offer Employment Testing program. This overview includes the steps to implementing the process an d pricing. Statement of Business Necessity Post-Offer Employment Test is a tool to help match the physical ab ilities of a worker to the specific physical demands of a job. Appropriate job placement helps eliminate the risk of injury due to over-exertion and lack of physical ability. In addition, this program is an effective tool for cost reduction and cost conta inment related to reducing the number of work-related injuries and associated costs such as time off, worker replacement, lost productivity, employee turnover, reserve allocations, administrative costs and legal expenses which all contribute to the negative financial impact of on-the-job injuries. Select Medical’s WorkStrategies Program has been administering Post-Offer Employment Tests for more than twenty years. The model has been refined, computerized and studied throughout this time. It is valid and reproducible. Employers using this model have experienced tremendous success in reducing musculoskeletal injuries and their related costs. Although it does not completely alleviate musculoskeletal injuries, they are reduced an average of 50% during the first year’s implementation. Employers who utilize the model in conjunction with other injury management programming and ergonomic technologies are achieving even higher reductions. Select Medical’s employment testing program meets the legal requirements of the EEOC, ADA and other Federal regulations and is provided by WorkStrategies Specialists. As an administrator of the Post Offer Employment Testing, our company has helped employers to increase productivity, reduce job turnover and reduce costs associated with turnover such as new hire orientation, training and workers’ compensation costs associated with injured workers. Introduction to WorkSTEPS The WorkSTEPS Program was developed over a decade ago in response to industry's need for reliable, medically/legally defensible employment testing programs which could effectively reduce work place injury incidence and work place injury costs. The Program, which is based upon objective scientific data, conforms fully to EEOC Guidelines for application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Implementation of testing programs using the WorkSTEPS Program has enabled hundreds of industries to realize significant work place injury incidence and injury cost reductions. The data generated by the WorkSTEPS Program has been used to successfully litigate fraudulent injury claims, and to establish a basis for legitimate settlements of bona fide work place injury claims. In the first court case involving WorkSTEPS data, an employee seeking $1.2 million in compensation, received a jury award of only $22,000, for medical services and legal fees, based primarily upon pre-existing condition data recorded during the WorkSTEPS testing of the employee. DocuSign Envelope ID: FFA73DD9-C106-407B-89D5-4182E5B591FE