Author: | Butler, R. Johnson, W. Baldwin, M. |
Title: | Managing work disability: why first return to work is not a measure of success |
Journal: | Industrial and Labor Relations Review
1995 : APR, VOL. 48:3, p. 452-469 |
Index terms: | MANAGEMENT WORK SUCCESS |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Studies of the effectiveness of medical and vocational rehabilitation and the disincentive effects of workers' compensation benefits frequently assume that a return to work signals the end of the limiting effects of injuries. This study is the first to test that assumption empirically. The authors use a rich data set on Ontario workers with permanent partial impairments resulting from injuries that occured between 974 and 1987 to show that the effects of injuries on employment are more enduring than previous studies indicate. |
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