Abstract—Introduction: The present study had the objective to present the profile of workers with shoulder disorders related to labor lawsuits in Brazil. The study analyzed the association between the worker’s health and the actions performed by the companies related to injured professional. The research method performed a retrospective, cross-sectional and quantitative database analysis. The documents of labor lawsuits with shoulder injury registered at the Regional Labor Court in the 15 th region (Campinas - São Paulo) were submitted to the medical examination and evaluated during the period from 2012 until 2015. The data collected were age, gender, onset of symptoms, length of service, current occupation, type of shoulder injury, referred complaints, type of acromion, associated or related diseases, company actions as CAT (workplace accident communication), compliance of NR7 by the organization (Environmental Risk Prevention Program - PPRA and Medical Coordination Program in Occupational Health - PCMSO). Results: From the 93 workers evaluated, there was a prevalence of men (58.1%), with a mean age of 42.6 y-o, and 54.8% were included in the age group 35-49 years. Regarding the length of work time in the company, 66.7% have worked for more than 5 years. There was an association between gender and current occupational status (p < 0.005), with predominance of women in household occupation (13 vs. 2) and predominance of unemployed men in job search situation (24 vs. 10) and reintegrated to work by judicial decision (8 vs. 2). There was also a correlation between pain and functional limitation (p < 0.01). There was a positive association of PPRA with the complaint of functional limitation and negative association with pain (p < 0.04). There was also a correlation between the sedentary lifestyle and the presence of PCMSO and PPRA (p < 0.04), and the absence of CAT in the companies (p < 0.001). It was concluded that R. Biscaro is with the School of Medicine and Interdisciplinary Masters Program of the Centro Universitário das Faculdades Associadas de Ensino (UNIFAE), São João da Boa Vista-SP Brazil (phone: 55353713-8697; fax: 55353713-8697, e-mail: vascularbiscaro@uol.com.br). L. R. Ferreira is with the School of Medicine and Interdisciplinary Masters Program of UNIFAE, São João da Boa Vista- SP Brazil (e-mail: lresendeferreira@hotmail.com). L. C. Biscaro is with the Masters Program in International Sports Law of the University of Lleida, Spain (e-mail: leonardobiscaro@gmail.com). R. C. Biscaro, I. S. Vasconcelos are with the School of Medicine of Jundiaí, Jundiaí-Brazil (e-mail: raphaelbiscaro@yahoo.com.br; isa.svasc@gmail.com). L. C. R.Ferreira is with the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Sao Jose dos Campos – Humanitas, Sao Jose dos Campos-SP, Brazil (e-mail: lauracrferreira11@hotmail.com). C. M. Galhardi iswith the School of Medicine of the Centro Universitário das Faculdades Associadas de Ensino (UNIFAE), São João da Boa Vista-SP Brazil (e-mails: medcmg@gmail.com). E. P. Baciuk. is with the School of Physical Therapy, Research Group on Health and Quality of Life, and the Intedisciplinary Masters Program of the Centro Universitário das Faculdades Associadas de Ensino (UNIFAE), São João da Boa Vista-SP Brazil (e-mail: erica@fae.br). the appearance or aggravation of osseous and articular shoulder pathologies in workers who have undertaken labor law suits seem to be associated with individual habits or inadequate labor practices. These data can help preventing the occurrence of these lesions by implementing local health promotion policies at work. Keywords—Work-related accidents, cross-sectional study, shoulder lesions, labor lawsuits. I. INTRODUCTION N spite of all the existing legislation, which involves the environmental and working conditions, the incapacity for work is now becoming an important social problem, increasing the number of labor lawsuits [1]. According to some authors [2], Brazil is one of the leaders in the number of individual labor lawsuits that occurred between 2001 and 2016, with 2 million cases per year. Among the health-related labor lawsuits, shoulder injuries occupy the 9 th place in the granting of disability benefits nationwide, and the first in the State of São Paulo [3]. Health promotion can be considered the most relevant strategy of the health sector at work, to avoid the high prevalence of shoulder lesions related to work, and to carry out an interdisciplinary dialogue in order to prevent the occurrence of these diseases. The promotion of workers’ health consists of actions aimed at employees for the adoption of healthy, individual and collective practices in the work environment. These actions should interfere in the environment and work organization and require the involvement and the commitment of several people, including the administration personal, the local manager, the staff, the workers and their representatives [4]. The workplace is considered a strategic space to stimulate changes to healthy habits including adequate ergonomic layout, health promotion and, consequently, generate a better quality of life for workers. There are currently discussions on many ways to promote the improvement of health and safety in a work environment. In this scenario, the present study aimed to identify the profile of workers with shoulder disorders, who had undertaken judicial labor action against their employees, and analyze the relationship between their health and the actions of the companies with the injured professional. Work-Related Shoulder Lesions and Labor Lawsuits in Brazil: Cross-Sectional Study on Worker Health Actions Developed by Employers Reinaldo Biscaro, Luciano R. Ferreira, Leonardo C. Biscaro, Raphael C. Biscaro, Isabela S. Vasconcelos, Laura C. R. Ferreira, Cristiano M. Galhardi, Erica P. Baciuk I World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Vol:13, No:2, 2019 60 International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 13(2) 2019 ISNI:0000000091950263 Open Science Index, Medical and Health Sciences Vol:13, No:2, 2019 waset.org/Publication/10010020