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Experts: Businesses Need to Ensure ADA Compliance as They Return Employees to Worksites

25 May, 2021 Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Is having employees being at a worksite an essential function of their jobs? If not, employers may get pushback from workers who want to continue working from home. In fact, there’s […]

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    About The Author

    • Nancy Grover

      Nancy Grover is a freelance writer having recently retired as the Director, Media Services for WorkersCompensation.com. She comes to our company with more than 35 years as a broadcast journalist and communications consultant. Grover’s specialties include insurance, workers’ compensation, financial services, substance abuse, healthcare and disability. For 12 years she served as the Program Chair of the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference® & Expo. A journalism/speech graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Grover also holds an MBA from Palm Beach Atlantic University.

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