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Benton County adopts Return to Work policy to guide post-injury staffing
Summary
Benton County supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution #26-27 to create a formal Return to Work Policy, including transitional work steps and language clarifying employee health insurance responsibility; the policy takes effect April 18, 2026.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors on April 16 unanimously adopted Resolution #26-27, which establishes a formal Return to Work Policy outlining steps for employees returning after job-related injuries and authorizing the possibility of transitional work to speed recovery and safe return.
Board documents state that the county previously lacked a dedicated return-to-work policy. The newly adopted policy is intended to provide department heads with guidance to ensure a faster and safer return to duty for injured employees. The resolution includes added verbiage clarifying employee health insurance responsibility where applicable. The document is dated and was signed by Supervisors Seeman, Tippett and Volz and attested by Auditor Hayley Rippel.
The motion to adopt passed unanimously; the board did not detail implementation timelines beyond the effective date of April 18, 2026. The auditor’s office will host the full policy text.
