Webinar: The Promise of State Initiatives to Prevent Long-Term Work Disability

Mathematica's Center for Disability Policy is hosting a webinar about state initiatives that are used to prevent long-term work disability. Every year, millions of Americans suffer from medical conditions that affect their ability to work. This puts them at risk of losing their jobs or being forced to rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). States could help many of these workers stay in their jobs, but promising options for doing this remain largely untested. The five states with state-mandated short-term disability benefits—California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island—are promising settings for such tests. During this webinar, a panel of experts from Mathematica, Sedgwick, and the state of California will discuss the promise of state-based systems from the perspectives of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. The event will take place on Thursday, February 23, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET. Pre-registration is required for this webinar.