Snapshot: 2023 Return to Work report

Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group

One goal of the Texas workers' compensation system is to return injured employees back to work quickly and safely. This report analyzes return-to-work (RTW) outcomes for the Texas workers' compensation system between 2007 and 2020, including the:

Initial RTW rate (percentage of injured employees who returned to work for the first time after their injury).
Sustained RTW rate (percentage of injured employees who returned to work and stayed at work for three consecutive quarters after their injury).
Average days away from work.

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Published: July 2023 by the Workers' Compensation Research & Evaluation Group.

Key findings

2023 return to work outcomes: 92% of employees back at work within one year of their injury; 69% of employees back at work within six months stay at work; two years for employees who return to work within six months to get back to pre-injury wage; 43 days on average for employees to return to work

Last updated: 7/5/2023