DMEC Names Incoming Chief Executive Officer The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC), which serves more than 18,000 absence and disability management professionals in the U.S. and Canada, has named Bryon … Read More
Line of Sight: Absence and Disability Management Trends to Watch in 2023
Line of Sight: Absence and Disability Management Trends to Watch in 2023 By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC It’s difficult to narrow the scope of trends … Read More
DMEC News: March/April 2022
Virtual Compliance Conference Scheduled for April On April 27, 2022, DMEC will host a one-day virtual conference for those who were not able to attend the 2022 DMEC FMLA/ADA Employer … Read More
Q&A with Keynote Speaker Heather Abbott
Q&A with Keynote Speaker Heather Abbott DMEC welcomes Heather Abbott as keynote speaker for the 2022 DMEC FMLA/ADA Employer Compliance Conference, Mar. 21-24, in Los Angeles. Abbott is a human … Read More
Puerto Rico Implements Mandatory Vaccination of Certain Employees
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi has issued an Executive Order (EO-2021-058) making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all public employees in the Executive Branch.
Key Differences: CFRA & FMLA
Key Differences: CFRA & FMLA We have received several questions around the differences between the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and we … Read More
DMEC Announces Two New Board Members
DMEC is pleased to announce that two new board members, Francis P. (Frank) Alvarez, Principal at Jackson Lewis P.C. and Jeff Oldham, Chief Revenue Officer at Nayya, have joined its … Read More
Engaging Today’s Workforce: ADA Compliance
Seven Keys to ADA Compliance During COVID-19 By Peter Fabiankovic, Esq. Corporate Counsel, U.S. Insurance MetLife The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects individuals with disabilities; such individuals comprise about … Read More
DMEC & Commission for Case Manager Certification Announce New Partnership
DMEC and the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) are pleased to announce a new collaborative agreement to support and promote professional development opportunities for Associate Disability Management Specialists (ADMS) … Read More
Extended School Closings Create Homework for Employers
You can hear the parents wailing across the country, as states begin to announce their plans to keep physical schools closed or alternate between in-school and virtual classes for the upcoming year.
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s Reduce Its Stigma.
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s Reduce Its Stigma. By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA CEO DMEC Over the past 25 years, there has been sustained discussion about … Read More
2018 Trends for Absence and Disability Management
2018 Trends for Absence and Disability Management By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA CEO DMEC Each year, I write about the trends I anticipate will impact the absence … Read More
Mental Health Resources
Free Mental Health Resources & Tools Approximately one in five people is dealing with a mental health situation on a daily basis; yet only one-third of these people are receiving … Read More
2017 Forecast for Absence and Disability Management
What’s on the Horizon for 2017 By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP CEO DMEC Over the last several years, I have written about predictions and forecasts for absence and disability … Read More
The 2016 Disability and Absence Management Trends to Watch
By Tom Starner HRDive Employers should pay close attention to policies, practices and processes for employees taking leave during the coming year, according to Terri Rhodes — someone who knows … Read More