Transition2Work for Employers and Insurance Companies
Transition2Work provides benefits to employers, carriers, employees, and communities across the nation!
Employers and carriers can significantly lower overall claim expenses by returning injured employees to productive activity as soon as they are released to modified or light duty. In 2025, Transition2Work achieved an average of $5,946 in indemnity savings and $10,360 in medical savings per claim, reinforcing the value of a proactive return-to-work strategy.
ReEmployAbility’s Transition2Work program provides transitional employment through nonprofit organizations when the pre-injury employer is unable to accommodate temporary work restrictions. With a 99% success rate in securing assignments, the program helps injured employees stay engaged, earn income, and regain confidence while progressing through recovery. This approach can serve as an extension of an existing return-to-work program, supporting continuity of wages, maintaining the employee-employer relationship, and encouraging faster, more predictable claim resolution.
Flexible Return-to-Work Solutions
Transition2Work offers a range of flexible program options through its Work from Home or Employer Worksite program or its Non-Occupational Disability Program. Whatever your needs, ReEmployAbility helps injured employees get back to work.
Transition2Work Benefits for Employers and Insurance Carriers
The Transition2Work program helps connect employees to a greater purpose, recover faster, and return to work sooner!
Retains a Valuable Employee
Provides a modified duty option for employees, helping them recover and return to work quickly. This allows the company to retain a valuable employee who is experienced and trained for the work.
Supplements Return-to-Work Program
When limited or no modified duty options are available at the employer’s worksite or when existing options do not fit with the employee’s capabilities, Transition2Work provides companies with the flexibility they need to return injured workers to productive work.
Available Nationwide
Transition2Work options can be located onsite with not-for-profit organizaitons in all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Provides Program Parity
Helps employers provide consistency in return to work programs for occupational and non-occupational disabilities.
Complies with Jurisdictional Guidelines
Transition2work is designed to comply with state regulations and make the process easy for the employer.
Improves Morale
Helps employees avoid “disability syndrome” keeping them connected to the company and community, while improving morale.
Reduces Claim Duration and Costs
Reduces the workers’ compensaion indemnity costs and disability claim costs that can significantly impact employers’ experience modificaiton and future premiums.
Promotes Social Responsibility in the Workplace
Promotes social responsibility, provides community outreach, and demonstrates goodwill by providing volunteer time to local not-for-profit agencies.
Hear from our Partners
“Your program is a lifesaver!” I think your system works and it works well. [Your staff] is so efficient, documents everything, and finds assignments quickly. “
“We are so encouraged by your company; it has reduced my loss time reports to 50%. We will continue to utilize your services across the client base we have. “
“Your program is better than the vendor we were using. I’m happy with the results, communication, and speed of securing assignments for our injured employees. ”
Transition2Work Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Transition2Work program work?
ReEmployAbility arranges a transitional duty opportunity with a local nonprofit organization in the injured employee’s community. Organizations such as American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, YMCA, and local food banks, museums, or thrift stores provide supervised
volunteer assignments that meet the medical requirements as outlined by the employee’s treating physician.
What types of cases are appropriate for Transition2Work?
The Transition2Work program is appropriate for employees with occupational or non-occupational disabilities where the employee has been released to modified duty and would benefit from a short-term transitional assignment.
How does the Transition2Work program impact the claim outcome?
The primary objective of a transitional assignment is to assist the employee to return to a productive work setting as soon as possible, which can impact the length of disability.
Other benefits include:
- Avoidance of “disability syndrome
- Improved self-esteem and outlook during the recovery phase
- Improved employment relationship through the continuation of wages by the employer
- Employee’s acquisition of alternative skill sets while volunteering
- Reduction to the indemnity claim costs that impact the employer’s experience modification and future premiums
- Potential reduction in medical costs due to faster recovery
Can union employees participate?
Many union contracts have language specific to Return-to-work programs and approve employee participation in transitional duty programs with the continuation of wages. ReEmployAbility provides services for many unionized employees and helps restore workers’ physical abilities faster so they can return to their pre-injury occupations sooner.
How long does it take to locate a nonprofit assignment?
Placement time depends on factors such as location, attorney involvement, type of work restriction, and jurisdictional requirements. Our goal is to locate a suitable assignment as quickly as possible upon receiving your completed referral.
How long does the program last?
Typically, the assignment lasts 30-90 days. ReEmployAbility’s flat-rate fee is assessed based on the employee’s participation in the nonprofit placement for up to six months in the program. The claim should be reviewed by the employer and/or claim adjuster at timeframes consistent with internal Human Resources and Return-to-Work policies and practices.
What are the costs involved?
During the transitional assignment, the pre-injury employer pays a wage consistent with their Human Resources and Return-to-Work policies and in accordance with any jurisdictional requirements. ReEmployAbility does not require a contract and our Transition2Work program can be used on
demand. For our standard offering, we bill a one-time, flat fee for the successful placement of the employee. In the event of non-attendance, a reduced fee applies. Supplemental services are available on an as-needed basis.
Who pays the cost of the program?
ReEmployAbility can invoice the insurance carrier, TPA, or employer. In most cases, our fee is paid by the insurance carrier as an expense to the workers’ compensation claim or the employer for disability claims.
How is the employee’s time tracked during the Transition2Work assignment?
While participating in a nonprofit assignment, the employee must comply with the employer’s attendance and HR policies and is required to document actual hours worked at the nonprofit agency. The employee’s time records are sent directly to the employer and adjuster (ReEmployAbility does not
receive or manage the employee’s timesheets). ReEmployAbility offers employers the following options for tracking employees’ time during participation in a Transition2Work assignment: electronic time tracking, or using their employer’s electronic time tracking method.
Who pays the employee during the Transition2Work assignment?
The Transition2Work program is an extension of the employer’s comprehensive Return-to-Work program. As with modified duty provided in-house, the employer pays a wage in accordance with their Return-to-Work and Human Resources policies while the employee is participating in transitional duty
off-site.
We Believe in the Value of Return to work
We believe in the value of Return to Work, as the single most important factor that will drive success in a workers’ compensation program. Quick return to work is a ‘win-win’ for all parties on the claim that provides benefits far beyond cost savings. Transitioning injured workers back to work quickly is the right thing to do, and to be effective in this pursuit we focus on the employees’ capabilities and find creative approaches to modified duty.
Our Purpose
Connecting people to a greater purpose so they can have a better life.
Our Vision
Anyone who is capable of something, can make an impact in the community where they live.
What We Do
We lead in specialty Return-to-Work and transitional employment programs for the workers’ compensation and disability industry. We make strides toward our vision every day by providing innovative services that positively impact workers’ compensation and non-occupational disability claim outcomes for employers, insurance carriers, injured workers, and communities. Our philosophy is based on a strong belief in creating ‘win-win-win’ outcomes – combining benefits for companies, employees, and communities across the United States for real, positive impact.