The American Occupational Medical Association's Committee on Practice states that early return to work enhances both psychological and physical recovery. An American Medical Association's Resolution encourages its members to release employees to work as soon as they are medically able. Early return to work enables the employee to continue a productive life. Early return to work reduces costs of replacing the employee, overtime costs, retraining costs, loss of production and related costs, and improves workplace morale. Early return to work reduces Temporary Total Disability payments.
Employees are on the job, earning wages.
Early return to work reduces medical costs. The injured employee heals more rapidly, shortening the time medical treatment is needed. Early return to work reduces award costs. The potential for an employee to become totally and permanently disabled is greatly decreased. Early return to work reduces legal costs.