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Mapping the Future of Return-to-Work Programs

Mapping the Future of Return-to-Work Programs

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Employers feel return-to-work (RTW) programs have a positive impact

Seeking to maintain productivity and manage benefit costs, employers are offering flexible accommodations that help employees do their jobs.

  • 55% of employers are currently implementing or have already implemented accommodations to assist employees in returning to work.1
  • The majority of employers find their RTW programs highly effective overall.

Download Prudential’s report, “Mapping the Future of Return-to-Work Programs,” an expanded excerpt from Prudential’s Ninth Study of Employee Benefits: Today & Beyond, for more insights.

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A changing workplace drives demand for RTW programs

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An aging workforce

By 2020, it's estimated that 25% of workers will be 55 years old or older, up from just 12% in 1990.2 As employee populations age, the number of disabled workers will also likely increase, making leave and accommodation management an even greater concern for employers.3

Millennials are coming

Adults ages 18-34 are not shy about requesting work-related accommodations. One in four (24%) have made an accommodations request due to a health condition, more than Generation Xers (13%) and Baby Boomers (14%).4

Regulatory updates expand the need

Federal regulation dictates that “disability” now potentially encompasses a much wider field of employees, so the demand for accommodations will likely rise. 

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Addressing 5 top employer concerns is key

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Incidence of disabilities is low.

Lack of available administrative resources to manage programs.

Costs are prohibitive.

Employee needs to be completely recovered before returning to work.

Accommodations only for employees recovering from workplace injuries.

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Read through the report to discover the truth regarding these misconceptions.

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Footnote

The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential)

  • 1 The Prudential Insurance Company of America’s Ninth Study of Employee Benefits: Today & Beyond, 2016.

  • 2 Toossi, M. (2012). Labor force projections to 2020: A more slowly growing workforce. Monthly Labor Review, 135(1), 43-49. http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art3full.pdf).

  • 2 Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute, 2010.

  • 3 Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute, 2010.

  • 4 The Prudential Insurance Company of America’s Ninth Study of Employee Benefits: Today & Beyond, 2016

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