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Promoting Retention Or Reemployment Of Workers After A Significant Injury Or Illness, Kevin Hollenbeck Oct 2015

Promoting Retention Or Reemployment Of Workers After A Significant Injury Or Illness, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

This is one of three policy action papers prepared as part of the Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Policy Collaborative, an initiative funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor. Each year, millions of workers in the United States lose their jobs or leave the workforce because of a medical condition. Keeping these workers in the labor force could help them stay productive, maintain their standard of living, and avoid dependency on government programs. In this paper, we suggest policies and practices that would encourage employers to retain or hire these workers, and we include specific recommendations for …


Successful Initiatives For Disability Prevention: Site Visits Provide Practical Suggestions For Employers, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Successful Initiatives For Disability Prevention: Site Visits Provide Practical Suggestions For Employers, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Employee Retention And Integrated Disability Management Practices As Demand Side Factors, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Colleen Rachel, John Kregel, Fong Chan Nov 2012

Employee Retention And Integrated Disability Management Practices As Demand Side Factors, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Colleen Rachel, John Kregel, Fong Chan

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck Nov 2012

The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck

H. Allan Hunt

This 3-year collaborative research project was designed to provide empirical evidence to substantiate the impact of various employer policies and practices on the prevention and management of workplace disability. It studied a random sample of 220 Michigan establishments with more than 100 employees from seven different industries who responded to a mail survey in the first half of 1991. The study correlates differences in employer-reported levels of achievement on policy and practice dimensions with performance on disability outcome measures, while controlling for a set of establishment characteristics in a multivariate regression analysis.


Intrastate Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs: October 1986 Closed Case Study, H. Allan Hunt, Leslie E. Lance Nov 2012

Intrastate Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs: October 1986 Closed Case Study, H. Allan Hunt, Leslie E. Lance

H. Allan Hunt

It is the goal of this study to present an empirical description of the Michigan workers' compensation system as of 1986 which will enable the comparison of the operation of the current system with the 1978 system in order to measure the impact of the policy changes implemented in the early 1980s.


The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy Nov 2012

The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Successful Employer Strategies For Preventing And Managing Disability, Rochelle Habeck, Susan Scully, Brett Vantol, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Successful Employer Strategies For Preventing And Managing Disability, Rochelle Habeck, Susan Scully, Brett Vantol, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Disability Management Perspectives: Developing Accommodating Work Environments Through Disability Management, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Disability Management Perspectives: Developing Accommodating Work Environments Through Disability Management, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Disability And Work: Lessons From The Private Sector, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Patricia Owens, David Vandergoot Nov 2012

Disability And Work: Lessons From The Private Sector, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Patricia Owens, David Vandergoot

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Economic Incentives And Disincentives In Vocational Rehabilitation, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Jodi Saunders Nov 2012

Economic Incentives And Disincentives In Vocational Rehabilitation, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Jodi Saunders

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Disability Prevention Among Michigan Employers, 1988-1993, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Brett Vantol, Susan M. Scully Nov 2012

Disability Prevention Among Michigan Employers, 1988-1993, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Brett Vantol, Susan M. Scully

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Workplace Factors Associated With Preventing And Managing Work Disability, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Brett Vantol Nov 2012

Workplace Factors Associated With Preventing And Managing Work Disability, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Brett Vantol

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy Nov 2012

Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Disability Management, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Disability Management, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Employer Factors In The Incidence And Cost Of Workers' Compensation Claims, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle V. Habeck Nov 2012

Employer Factors In The Incidence And Cost Of Workers' Compensation Claims, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle V. Habeck

H. Allan Hunt

Examines the correlates of workers' compensation claims incidence and costs for a select sample of Michigan employers in 1988


British Columbia Workers' Compensation Core Services Review Revisited, H. Hunt Nov 2012

British Columbia Workers' Compensation Core Services Review Revisited, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

This short-term project revisited the issues raised in the Service Delivery Core Review Report prepared for the Ministry of Skills Development and Labour in the Government of British Columbia, Canada in 2002. This project evaluated the administration of workers' compensation in British Columbia and made recommendations for change. WorkSafe BC requested an assessment of progress made since the 2002 after the goals and recommendations were implemented.


The Evolution Of Disability Management In North American Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

The Evolution Of Disability Management In North American Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Measuring The Impact Of Organizational Behaviors On Work Disability Prevention And Management, Benjamin Amick, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Anne Fossel, Alice Chapin, Robert Keller, Jeffrey Katz Nov 2012

Measuring The Impact Of Organizational Behaviors On Work Disability Prevention And Management, Benjamin Amick, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Anne Fossel, Alice Chapin, Robert Keller, Jeffrey Katz

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Firm Characteristics And Workers' Compensation Claims Incidence, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Michael Leahy Nov 2012

Firm Characteristics And Workers' Compensation Claims Incidence, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Michael Leahy

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Disability Prevention And Management Of Occupational Trauma And Disease: A North American Perspective, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Disability Prevention And Management Of Occupational Trauma And Disease: A North American Perspective, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Why Not The Best? Service Delivery Core Review Report, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Why Not The Best? Service Delivery Core Review Report, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt Dec 2010

Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt

Reports

No abstract provided.


Contrasting The Employment Of Single Mothers And People With Disabilities, David C. Stapleton, Richard V. Burkhauser Jul 2003

Contrasting The Employment Of Single Mothers And People With Disabilities, David C. Stapleton, Richard V. Burkhauser

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Decline In Employment Of People With Disabilities: A Policy Puzzle, David C. Stapleton Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor Jan 2003

The Decline In Employment Of People With Disabilities: A Policy Puzzle, David C. Stapleton Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor

Upjohn Press

The book begins with a documentation of the employment rate decline and ends by spelling out the implications of this decline for public policy. However, the bulk of the book provides a detailed examination of the various explanations for the puzzling decline in employment among the working-aged population with disabilities.


Disability Management Perspectives: Developing Accommodating Work Environments Through Disability Management, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, H. Allan Hunt Jan 1999

Disability Management Perspectives: Developing Accommodating Work Environments Through Disability Management, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, H. Allan Hunt

Periodical Articles

No abstract provided.


Disability, Work And Cash Benefits, Jerry L. Mashaw Editor, Virginia P. Reno Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor, Monroe Berkowitz Editor Jan 1996

Disability, Work And Cash Benefits, Jerry L. Mashaw Editor, Virginia P. Reno Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor, Monroe Berkowitz Editor

Upjohn Press

This book examines the economic consequences of work disabilities, and public and private interventions that might enable disabled individuals to enter the work force for the first time, remain at work, or return to work. Three groups of papers are presented. The first group examines ways that labor market changes, policy interventions and individual choices shape the work force. The next analyzes both public and private return to work policies for the work disabled and for those with a severely disabling condition. The final group focuses on the specific needs of the disabled that affect their work force participation, including …


The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck Apr 1993

The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This 3-year collaborative research project was designed to provide empirical evidence to substantiate the impact of various employer policies and practices on the prevention and management of workplace disability. It studied a random sample of 220 Michigan establishments with more than 100 employees from seven different industries who responded to a mail survey in the first half of 1991. The study correlates differences in employer-reported levels of achievement on policy and practice dimensions with performance on disability outcome measures, while controlling for a set of establishment characteristics in a multivariate regression analysis.


Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy Nov 1991

Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy

Reports

No abstract provided.