Has an Injury or Illness Left You Sidelined?
If you have an injury or illness that’s affecting your ability to work, Minnesota’s RETAIN program is here to help.
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MN RETAIN Supports Workers
Through MN RETAIN, you may be assigned a Return-to-Work Case Manager who becomes a member of your healthcare team. Your Case Manager will work with you and your employer and healthcare provider to:
- Help you and your employer plan for your return to work
- Identify safe work tasks based on your healthcare provider’s recommendations
- Update your healthcare provider between appointments on your return-to-work progress
- Communicate with you, your employer and healthcare provider to make adjustments in your return-to-work plan
- Answer your questions and assist you to stay at work or get back to work
Who Qualifies for Support from MN RETAIN?
If you meet the following conditions, you may qualify for services through the MN RETAIN program:
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- You live and work in Minnesota
- You have worked within the past 6 months
- You have an injury or illness that affects work or an upcoming surgery or procedure that will impact work.
Do All Workers Qualify for MN RETAIN?
MN RETAIN was designed to evaluate the impact of early intervention and support for workers with recent job impacts due to injury and illness. This is a temporary grant- based program to research the impact of early interventions to help workers, however not all workers will qualify (see below).
If you are unsure if you qualify and want to talk to a MN RETAIN team member, please don’t hesitate to contact MN RETAIN at worker@mnretain.com or through the contact form.
More information is available regarding the healthcare enrollment portion of the program and the evaluation of the program.
Which Workers do NOT Qualify for the Program?
A worker would NOT qualify for the MN RETAIN program if they:
- Does not have the capacity to give appropriate informed consent
- Active workers’ compensation claim relating to the qualifying injury or illness
- Pending application OR Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Self-Employed (i.e., 1099 worker)
If you are unsure if you qualify and want to talk to a MN RETAIN team member, please contact MN RETAIN at worker@mnretain.com or through the contact form.
See information regarding the healthcare enrollment portion of the program
See information regarding the evaluation of the program
While not all workers qualify for MN RETAIN, there are other programs and resources available to MN workers:
Jobs in Minnesota | CareerResources | CareerForceMN.com
For Job Seekers / Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (mn.gov)
Resources for Workers:
Resources to help a worker talk to their doctor and employer about simple, low-cost changes to your hours or duties that may enable you to work while you recuperate.
A printable overview of the MN RETAIN program.
Links to Employment Rights Information:
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act