The RETAIN Demonstration Projects are a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Department of Laborâs Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in partnership with DOLâs Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). RETAINâRetaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Networkâprojects will test the impact of early intervention strategies that improve stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) outcomes of individuals who experience work disability while employed. âWork disabilityâ is defined as an injury, illness, or medical condition that has the potential to inhibit or prevent continued employment or labor force participation.
SAW/RTW programs succeed by returning injured or ill workers to productive work as soon as medically possible during their recovery process and by providing interim part-time or light-duty work and accommodations, as necessary. The RETAIN Demonstration Projects are modeled after promising programs operating in Washington state, including the Centers of Occupational Health and Education (COHE), the Early Return to Work (ERTW), and the Stay at Work programs. While these programs operate within the stateâs workersâ compensation system and are available only to people experiencing work-related injuries or illnesses, the RETAIN Demonstration Projects provide opportunities to improve SAW/RTW outcomes for both occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses of people who are employed, or at a minimum in the labor force, when their injury or illness occurs.
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Name of Law: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019
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