A disability management program, or DMP, is used by employers to assist employees who are unable to work due to injury or illness.
The purpose of the DMP is to benefit the employer by returning experienced, trained employees to work quickly.
The focus of the legislation is on social and occupational participation in society and elimination of barriers in order to achieve equal opportunities.
Book IX of the German Social Code aims at ensuring the (re)integration of people with disabilities into society and the labor market.
This paragraph stresses the need for preventive measures in the workplace, as well as occupational rehabilitation, and addresses employers' responsibility in this area: