The normalization and mass increase in remote work has substantially increased disability employment, as physically disabled workers can work from home
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Work from Home and Disability Employment
(June 2026) - There has been a dramatic rise in disability employment since the pandemic, while work from home (WFH) has risen fourfold. This paper asks whether the two are causally related. Controlling for compositional changes and labor market tightness…