Work disability absence among young workers with respect to earnings losses in the following year.

OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the earnings losses that young workers experience in the year after a work disability absence. METHODS: The sample consisted of workers aged 16 to 24 years from a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of Canadians. Young workers who lost > or =5 days of work due to work disability or illness (ie, work disability absence) were matched to uninjured controls on the basis of …