CSDP Forum: Promoting Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Policies: Recommendations to Help Workers Who Experience Illness or Injury
Each year, millions of workers in the United States lose their jobs or leave the workforce after their ability to work has been disrupted by a medical condition. Keeping these workers in the labor force could help them maintain their standard of living; stay productive; and avoid dependency on Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and other federal programs
As part of the Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Policy Collaborative—funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy—three expert-led policy workgroups have developed actionable policy recommendations to help workers keep their jobs if they experience a potentially career-ending medical condition. At this forum, the leaders of each workgroup shared their insights and addressed the central question: How can we reduce the number of workers who eventually lose their jobs due to a medical condition?
The speaker panel featured:
- Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Mathematica (moderator)
- Jennifer Christian, Webility Corporation
- Kevin Hollenbeck, W.E. Upjohn Institute
- David Stapleton, Mathematica
- Jennifer Sheehy, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (discussant)
For more information, please contact R2WPolicy@mathematica-mpr.com.
