Integrating Leave Programs to Ensure Consistency and Compliance By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick Integrated programs that take into account all types of leave of … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: The App’s the Thing
The App’s the Thing By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Basset Every insurance company and third-party administrator (TPA) has a claimant application these days, but what makes an … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: Potential Synergies
Potential Synergies: Wellness, Workers’ Compensation, and Disability Programs By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Basset Multiple studies show that obesity and other common chronic comorbid conditions drive up … Read More
Program Showcase: Vendor Selection
14 Questions to Help You Find the Right Absence Management Partner By Sonja R. Teague, CPDM, ARM, AIC Practice Leader ESIS Integrated Disability Management A decade ago, there were approximately … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: WC Indemnity Claims & LTD
Aligning WC Indemnity Claims with LTD By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Bassett Although we often think of workers’ compensation (WC) and nonoccupational disability as separately managed programs, … Read More
Refuting Psychological “Junk Science”
An Effective Tool in Court: Refuting Psychological “Junk Science” By Pamela Warren, PhD Co-Head of Mental Health Treatment Guidelines Panel American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine The federal and … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: Mental Health and the EAP
The Role of Mental Health and the EAP in Resolving WC Claims By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Bassett Attitudes are changing about engaging with mental health issues … Read More
Untangling the ADA, FMLA, WC Web: Aligning Workers’ Comp & Disability RTW
Best Practice #3: To Align or Not to Align Workers’ Compensation and Disability RTW By Matthew Bahl, JD Director, Health & Productivity Analytics Prudential Group Insurance By Kristin Tugman, PhD … Read More
Piecing the Integration Puzzle Together: The Bermuda Triangle of HR Law
Jeffrey Swaney VP WorkPartner By Linda Croushore, MEd Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC Some employee absence events may trigger not just one law, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: State and Federal Employment Laws
Demystifying the Linkage of Federal and State Employment Laws By Lais Washington, JD Director of Compliance Liberty Mutual Group Insurance Workplace injuries often trigger state workers’ compensation laws. However, on-the-job … Read More
Advocating Care and Compliance: Preventing Drug Addiction Among Injured and Ill Employees
By Teresa Bartlett, MD Senior Vice President, Medical Quality Sedgwick Opioid overuse has become a U.S. crisis, raising employers’ concerns about related work injuries and absence, productivity, job safety, and … Read More