RTW Program Fundamentals
How to Build a Transitional Duty Program From Scratch
The practical build order for a transitional duty program that survives coordinator turnover and holds up in a carrier audit.
13 min read · July 14, 2026
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8 articles
RTW Program Fundamentals
The Complete Guide to Employer-Side Return-to-Work Case Management
Everything a busy RTW coordinator, HR, or safety leader needs to run transitional duty cases end to end without the process breaking under a second concurrent claim.
16 min read · July 14, 2026
Industry Playbooks
Transitional Duty in Manufacturing: A Practical Playbook
Realistic light-duty options for a production environment, and how to capture them in a reusable task bank.
12 min read · July 14, 2026
Industry Playbooks
Transitional Duty in Construction: A Practical Playbook
Transitional duty is hardest where the work is physical and dispersed. Here is a construction-specific approach.
13 min read · July 14, 2026
Industry Playbooks
Transitional Duty in Healthcare: A Practical Playbook
Clinical settings have unusual physical demands and strict confidentiality. Here is a healthcare-specific RTW approach.
13 min read · July 14, 2026
Industry Playbooks
Transitional Duty in Warehousing and Transportation: A Practical Playbook
High-turnover, high-throughput operations need a repeatable transitional duty process. Here is one built for logistics.
12 min read · July 14, 2026
Duty Matching & Documentation
Restriction Expiry Alerts and the 90-Day Max-Duration Flag
Assignments drift when nobody is watching the calendar. Here is how alerts and a max-duration flag keep cases current.
10 min read · July 14, 2026
Industry Playbooks
The Supervisor's Role in Transitional Duty (Without Seeing Medical Data)
Supervisors make or break a light-duty assignment on the floor. Here is what they need, and what they shouldn't have.
9 min read · July 14, 2026