Examines the reasons for the workers' compensation and vocational rehabilitation programs drifting apart; the reasons for their getting together again in the 1970s; and the reasons for the current state of affairs, in which compensation programs are retreating from mandatory referral for rehabilitation. Urges vocational rehabilitation profession…

Notes that American research has paid relatively little attention to prospects for adapting disability management practices to financial and management environment of smaller employers. Compares large and small firms in terms of employer disability practices and characteristics of disabled workers; discusses barriers to rehabilitation and…

Charges that the overwhelming majority of victims of work-related illnesses are not receiving their entitlements. Describes ways in which social workers and health professionals may become advocates to broaden the effectiveness of the workers' compensation system, illustrated by case studies from the Montefiore Project. (Author/JAC)