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This issue of the magazine encourages employers to step outside the traditional confines and seek new ways to support diverse groups of employees. It champions the notion that returning to work can be part of the healing process when a leave is necessary and provides examples of how employers can encourage employees to return to work as soon as possible. Read about the bravery needed to test new approaches to accommodations and the willingness to expand the concept of disability and absence management to be more inclusive. The issue, focused on of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Return to Work, includes articles about how employers can support employees diagnosed with cancer, benchmarking tips, how to avoid legal missteps after a leave of absence, ways to create accessible environments for employees with different types of disabilities, and more.

The process of integrating disability and absence management has been called a journey and, as authors note throughout this issue of @Work magazine, it is one well worth taking! This approach, a hallmark of the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) since its inception, helps employers comply with an increasing number of (and nuances to) laws across the U.S.