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.

More broadly, it takes aim at the discrimination people with addiction often face when seeking work. The White House also cast the initiative as a win-win — beyond helping people in recovery achieve stability, it could help businesses’ bottom lines.

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