Vision Payroll

An organization’s workforce is its most valuable asset. And when an employee can’t work due to illness or injury, it impacts not only an organization’s productivity, but also its morale.

The Return-to-Work Toolkit Provides Valuable Resources

The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in the US Department of Labor created its new online Return-to-Work Toolkit to help employers and employees understand the return-to-work process and provide resources to assist in getting employees back on the job quickly and smoothly.

New Online Return-to-Work Toolkit Now Available

Effective return-to-work approaches can protect an employee’s earning power and boost an organization’s output as the employee adds value while still recuperating. Furthermore, in many instances, work itself plays an important role in the recovery process.

Employees Can Benefit from the Toolkit

With effective accommodations and a clear understanding of the return-to-work process, employees can be back on the job sooner and retain their income. Employees can use this toolkit to get started.

Employers Can Also Benefit from the Toolkit

Strategies to return employees to work as quickly and smoothly as possible benefit everyone. Employers can use this toolkit to learn about the tools and resources available to assist you with the return-to-work process.

A World with Unlimited Employment Opportunities

Vision Payroll salutes the ODEP in its quest for a world in which people with disabilities have unlimited employment opportunities.

The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched Disability.gov, the federal government’s Web site for people with disabilities, their family members, veterans, caregivers, employers and others. According to the DOL, the new site features comprehensive information about disability-related programs and services, as well as social media tools to better serve the more than fifty million Americans with disabilities.

Disability.gov’s social media tools encourage interaction and feedback from visitors, and offer new ways to organize, share and receive information. Visitors can sign up for personalized news and updates, participate in online discussions and suggest resources for the site. New features include a Twitter feed, RSS feeds, a blog and social bookmarking. Additional social media tools will be added to the site in the months ahead.

The new site includes user-friendly ways to get answers to important questions on finding employment, job accommodations and other topics. The site is organized into ten subject areas: benefits, civil rights, community life, education, emergency preparedness, employment, health, housing, technology and transportation. By selecting a category, visitors are directed to useful information on federal and state government programs and services, news and events, grants and funding opportunities and more.

Disability.gov, an effort led by the DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), contains thousands of links to reliable, trusted information from numerous federal agency partners, as well as educational institutions, non-profit organizations and state and local governments. It is an important resource not only for Americans with disabilities, but also for the parents of children with disabilities, employers, workforce and human resource professionals, veterans, military families, caregivers and many others.