To fight bias against people with addiction, White House calls for ‘recovery-friendly’ workplaces

The Biden administration on Thursday issued a call to action for the nation’s employers to hire, train, and retain people in recovery from addiction.

Recovery-Ready Workplace, as the new program is known, includes a new toolkit for employers and promotes a model state law that would create incentives for businesses to hire people in recovery and become certified as “recovery-friendly” workplaces.

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