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The compensation expense related to employee stock options?Stock options and stock-based incentives have, for some time, been widely accepted as a means of employee compensation at all levels of employment. The popularity of stock-based incentives is evidenced by the fact that in 2003 nearly 20 million US employees participated in more than 15,000 stock-based incentive plans, while in Canada, as early as the 1990s, 67% of the largest Canadian public companies granted their executives stock options.

Persistent pain from repetitive strain injury occurs most frequently among workers who do heavy manual handling tasks.

Neck, shoulder, hand or arm pain can develop in computer users, but the connection between keyboard typing and carpal tunnel syndrome remains controversial.

Companies often report that ergonomic workplace measures lead to fewer days lost from work, though researchers are still seeking rigorous scientific proof that these interventions are effective.