Eight states have been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor to participate in a five-year, $100 million pilot project that seeks to develop early intervention strategies to get injured and sick employees back to work as soon as possible, both to improve their quality of life and to curtail the need for Social Security Disability Insurance and other government assistance programs.
Five of the states will receive the maximum $2.5 million for Phase 1 of the program called RETAIN — Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury — with the possibility of a follow-...
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