Center on an Aging Society (2004). Issue Brief Number 7 June 2004 Workers affected by chronic conditions: How can workplace policies and programs help? Washington DC: Georgetown University.
This Issue Brief reviews the policies and programs of employers toward workers with chronic conditions and toward workers needing to care for family members with chronic conditions. The paper reviews the data on people with a chronic condition in the working age (18-65 years) and cites reports on the number of people in the workplace with responsibility to care for others with chronic conditions. Cost implications for workers and businesses are presented. Also presented are employer approaches such as work-life policies, workplace accommodations, flexible work arrangements, leave policies, resource and referral services, and supports for workers.