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Transitional WorkGRANT$ -- a guaranteed return

Let BWC pay you to keep your injured workers on the job and your workers' compensation costs low. Sound too good to be true? Consider a transitional work program.

What is a transitional work program?
A transitional work program uses real job duties for a specified time period to gradually return injured workers to their original jobs. It includes company analyses and job analyses of the employees' job tasks, labor-management collaboration, program-policy development and program evaluation for effectiveness.

What is Transitional WorkGRANT$?
BWC's Transitional WorkGRANT$ program provides up to 80 percent of your program development costs up to a set limit. Your remaining 20 percent investment could save you thousands of dollars in disability costs.

Returning an injured worker to the job as soon as safely possible before the worker is 100 percent recovered, lowers your workers' compensation costs and improves your bottom line. It's a guaranteed return on your human resources investment and your most valuable asset -- your employees.

Who is eligible for Transitional WorkGRANT$?
To be eligible for the grant, active private and most public employers must use a BWC-accredited transitional work developer to design an on-site transitional work program for its injured workers.

What are the benefits of Transitional WorkGRANT$?
Transitional WorkGRANT$ can help your company lower its direct and indirect human resources costs.

Fact: National statistics show indirect costs for a workplace injury that becomes a lost-time claim are four times greater than any direct claim expense. These costs include decreased productivity, hiring and training replacement expenses, overtime for loss of work, legal bills, loss of morale, business and customer goodwill. The costs to your injured workers are even greater.

What are the benefits of Transitional WorkGRANT$ for injured workers?
Injured workers, who participate in a transitional work program, may participate in work activities as soon as they're medically able. This can lead to a quicker recovery. They also may experience a smoother transition back to regular duty and feel improved self-esteem. And they receive a full, regular paycheck while maintaining their coworker and management relationships.

For more information, contact your local employer services specialist or send an e-mail to RTWservices@ohiobwc.com.

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