Work disability policy: Current challenges and new questions

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 they are injured, ill, or impaired. The promise was that everyone benefits with these policies. Workers gain or maintain their employment and health, employers add or retain valued employees, and the state has fewer social security system dependents. However, the reality has been more complex.