Return to Work Resources
Transition2Work Makes a $35 Million Impact for Nonprofits
ReEmployAbility’s Transition2Work program continues to make a significant impact in 2023 by connecting thousands of national and local nonprofit organizations with injured employees who can perform light-duty work. These injured employees contribute valuable services...
Return-to-Work to Combat Loneliness Through Human Connection & Volunteerism
In an increasingly interconnected world, it may seem paradoxical that loneliness is on the rise. Loneliness can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or background. This complex emotional state can have detrimental effects on our mental, emotional, and physical...
The Benefits & Influence of Human Connection
Picking yourself up by the bootstraps and being a self-made success are hallmarks of the rugged individualism that is often praised in Western culture. We all love a good story about the hero who does it on her own, however, that story is more fiction than fact. The...
How Transition2Work® Improves Employee Retention & Opportunity Cost
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of U.S. employees voluntarily leaving their jobs has gone up in the last year in a trend known as the "Great Resignation". This has especially become evident in industries such as professional and business...
Modern Volunteerism: Healing the Heart, Mind & Body
We are fortunate to live in a time when modern medicine and technology enable major improvements in the recovery of many injuries. Yet one of the very simplest of therapies has proven to be one of the most effective… volunteerism. Not until recently, was there really...
Return-to-Work Advocacy: Communication, Collaboration, & Compassion
The impact of the pandemic across the U.S. has been broad and long-lasting. Individuals everywhere are experiencing more uncertainty about their careers and income, feel disconnected from the world around them, and are navigating new ways to work remotely or under...
Importance of Communication While Navigating Return-to-Work
The importance of communication with an employee during the return-to-work process cannot be minimized. Now, due to COVID-19 concerns and surrounding uncertainty, communication is even more important than ever. That’s why we’ve enhanced our service to have even more...
Communication: The Golden Rule in Workers’ Compensation and Return-to-work programs
American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker Jim Rohn said, “If you just communicate, you can get by; But if you communicate skillfully, you can work miracles.” While you may not be able to heal an employee’s injury as their employer, communication with...
Return-to-Work Best Practices: Why Your RTW Program Should Include Non-occupational Disabilities
Since 2007, we’ve offered Transition2Work® nationwide as a supplement to workers’ compensation return-to-work programs nationwide. Placing injured workers at local nonprofit organizations to perform light-duty work is an alternative when their employer cannot...
Volunteer Work Keeps Injured Workers Active
While recovering, workers can't return to full duty because their doctor has not given permission or the company can't accommodate them. One option growing in popularity is for the employer to pay for their employee to work as a volunteer for a nonprofit....