A wave of scientific research began in the 1990s to examine the design and implementation
of work disability policies, which foster engagement in the labor force for individuals when …

The rising cost of illness and disability benefits is one of today's biggest social and labor
market challenges. The promise of activation-oriented work disability policies was labor …

The fundamental precept for physicians is “first, do no harm.” However, physicians in
practice see daily the contrast between well-and poorly-managed health-related …

The past 30 years have been a period of fundamental change in public policies that relate to
disability, from the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970, through hundreds of …

The purpose of this chapter is to present research that has examined the impact and efficacy
of US employment and disability policy, identify the gaps between present and needed …

Work disability is a costly problem in the US In 1988, for example, the costs of work disability
included $22 billion in SSDI payments, $11 billion in SSI payments to the blind and …

Work disability policy is complex and has developed under an international work-activation
agenda. The implementation of work disability policies has varied across countries, as their …

This paper looks at work-related disability in the United States as it is currently addressed
according to the policies and procedures of the Social Security Disability Administration and …

The Social Security disability insurance program benefits were reduced in the early 1980s,
in the belief that income supports induced people to stop working. The action failed to stem …

Purpose: This scoping review identifies the foci of research articles that address government
laws, policies and programs designed to foster labour market integration of people who, due …