Paola Mendoza

Integrated absence management has never been more complex, or more consequential. This issue of @Work magazine explores what it takes to stay ahead: navigating a patchwork of 16 PFML jurisdictions with conflicting rules, closing compliance gaps before the ADA claims that expose them, and rethinking workplace flexibility as return-to-office mandates quietly drive absences higher. Learn how health and productivity dashboards are replacing fragmented reporting, what safety science can teach disability managers about preventing claims upstream, and why weather is now a workforce risk every employer needs to plan for. In today's environment, successful organizations don't just manage absence. They build the integrated programs, empathetic leadership, and proactive compliance practices that keep employees at work and support them when they can't be.