Welcome, ACCOMMODATION AND LEAVE Management professionals
DMEC provides focused education, knowledge, and networking for leave and accommodation management professionals. Our community spans hundreds of employer and supplier organizations and more than 20,000 practitioners across the U.S. and Canada—delivering the insights, tools, and peer connections you need to navigate accommodation and leave administration, compliance, and stay-at-work/return-to-work complexities with confidence.
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RESOURCES & LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Designing leave programs that deliver meaningful impact
The newly released white paper, “Designing Leave Programs That Deliver Meaningful Impact: A Framework for Employers,” explores the factors that influence leave program effectiveness and provides employers with a practical
2025 DMEC and Spring Consulting Group Employer Accommodation and Leave Management Survey
The 2025 DMEC and Spring Consulting Group Employer Accommodation and Leave Management Survey brings together insights from 764 employers across industries and organization sizes to examine how programs are evolving.
Puerto Rico’s Influenza Emergency: Special Paid Sick Leave Rules Activated
Articles & Podcasts
The ROI of Empathy: How Leave Impacts Retention, Productivity, and Culture
Empathy economics challenges the traditional notion that efficiency and empathy are mutually exclusive. It argues that sustainable economic and organizational success depends on understanding and addressing human needs.
Exploring Strategies Supporting Neurodivergence
Employers can support neurodivergent employees by integrating neurodiversity considerations into benefit plans. Learn about two critical areas of opportunity.
Employers Can Play a More Active Role in Creating Safe Environments That Encourage Returning to Work
The likelihood of an employee returning to work after an mTBI diagnosis is influenced by an employer’s willingness to be flexible and offer accommodations related to the employee’s limitations and
QUICK LINKS
DMEC Learning Center
The DMEC Learning Center serves as an online hub for completing the Certified Leave Management Specialist program and viewing webinar archives.
Explore DMECommunities
Network with fellow DMEC members and other industry peers, ask questions or seek feedback, share your knowledge, and helpful find resources.
Benchmarking Dashboard
Support your absence plan design and practices needs with self-service benchmarking dashboards that has insights from over 1,100 companies.
