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Transitional Work
Meeting the needs of all Ohio employers – including small businesses – is our most important goal. Let us show you how transitional work can
keep your injured employees on the job and lower your workers’ compensation and human resources costs. We can show you how to save money
while maintaining or improving your company’s productivity.
Transitional work helps businesses offer injured employees strategies to return them to work as soon as safely possible, and before the
worker is 100 percent recovered. The program uses real job-related tasks to accommodate the workers' medical restrictions for a specified
time period – generally no more than three months – and gradually return them to their original duties.
Fact: Statistics show indirect employer costs for a workplace injury that becomes a long-term claim are four times greater than the direct
cost of the claim itself. These costs include decreased productivity; increased hiring and training costs; higher overtime expenses;
increased legal costs; lowered morale, and loss of business and customer goodwill. The costs to the injured worker are even higher.
Injured workers may recover more quickly and can participate in work activities as soon as they are medically able. They may experience
a smoother transition back to their regular job. They receive a full, regular paycheck and maintain their management and coworker
relationships. Transitional work also gives you an opportunity to form a closer relationship with health-care providers who will better understand
your business and can respond immediately to your injured workers’ concerns.
No matter what your company's size, a transitional work program can be developed for your business.
Your managed care organization can provide the information you need to handle your workers’ compensation claims
and refer you to a professional who can provide your company with the information needed to create and implement a
transitional work program. This can include policies and procedures, training materials, forms and letters.
Additional resources
Transitional work frequently asked questions
BWC customer service office locator
Division of Safety & Hygiene consulting services
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