Jai Hooker

Joined: June 3, 2024
Articles: 207

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Featured Case: Undue Hardship Defense Under the ADA

Do you know what constitutes an undue hardship when an employee asks for an accommodation that falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Legal experts encourage employers to be careful in their evaluations and creative with suggested alternatives before using this defense.

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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Compliance Showcase: Compassionate Tools for Engagement Needed

In addition to fielding more accommodation requests that are increasingly complex, integrated absence management teams are reporting increased emotional intensity from employees. University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is tapping new resources to help team members refuel.

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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Engaging Today’s Workforce: Employee Health and Well-Being Support

Data shows that one in four employees is considering leaving their jobs because they are in toxic work environments, their jobs negatively affect their mental health, and they feel undervalued at work. How can employers turn this tide?

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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Program Showcase: A Strategic Opportunity for Cross-Functional Collaboration

As more employers recognize the link between employee health and the bottom line, they seek programs that prioritize safety, healthy work design, and injury and illness protection. This type of holistic approach to worker health can help employers identify and understand trends and deploy targeted interventions.

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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Common Sense Compliance: Beware of Compliance-Related Risks

As more employers embrace wellness programs, they must also be aware of compliance-related risks. Get a few commonsense suggestions for how employers can encourage employee health and wellness and avoid legal risk.

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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Integrated Absence Management: Diversity in Designing Health and Well-Being Benefits

Benefit offerings that address the diverse needs of the workforce support equity, inclusion, and belonging. How can employers recognize and incorporate diversity to tailor strategic benefit plans to the unique needs of diverse groups of employees?

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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The CEO’s Desk: Making Mental Health an Organizational Priority

Employers can help ensure that employees on leave return to work (RTW) as soon as they’re able to do so by building effective processes and acknowledging leave as an expected part of employment.

Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

@Work Magazine

Managing Leave in the Era of Burnout and Quiet Quitting

Employers are starting to see the impact of burnout in their leave and time-off programs. To manage absences, including requests for intermittent leaves, employers are encouraged to respond with flexibility and empathy through programs and policies, culture, and more.

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

@Work Magazine

Absence Matters: Prevention to Manage Manager Wellness

How can employers assess environmental issues that affect managers’ health and design a culture where managers are expected to take time off? Could encouraging leaders to model a new way of working that protects physical as well as mental health be the first step?

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Jai Hooker
November 17, 2023

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Optimizing Technology in Absence and Disability Management

Optimizing technology to streamline processes and improve compliance is a hot topic that comes with a hefty price tag. As more employers use technology to streamline absence and disability management processes, they must be strategic to avoid unintended legal consequences.

Jai Hooker
November 1, 2023

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Jai Hooker

Featured Case: Undue Hardship Defense Under the ADA

Compliance Showcase: Compassionate Tools for Engagement Needed

Engaging Today’s Workforce: Employee Health and Well-Being Support

Program Showcase: A Strategic Opportunity for Cross-Functional Collaboration

Common Sense Compliance: Beware of Compliance-Related Risks

Integrated Absence Management: Diversity in Designing Health and Well-Being Benefits

The CEO’s Desk: Making Mental Health an Organizational Priority

Managing Leave in the Era of Burnout and Quiet Quitting

Absence Matters: Prevention to Manage Manager Wellness

Optimizing Technology in Absence and Disability Management

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