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Featured Case: Medical Requests & ADA Compliance

Disability-related inquiries and requests for medical examinations that follow a request for reasonable accommodation when a disability or need for accommodation is unknown or not obvious must be job-related and consistent with business necessity. But how does that work in a real-life scenario?

Common Sense Compliance: Hybrid Environments

As remote work increases, the malleability of workplace boundaries (both literal and physical) creates more challenging compliance issues for employers. Discover common-sense tips to maintain compliance.

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Support Employees with Caregiving Roles

For a segment of Americans who work full time and are family caregivers, the notion of an attainable work-life balance can seem out of reach. Many employers have responded with more flexible schedules, remote work options, and increased mental health support.

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Engaging Today’s Workforce: Changing Expectations of Employees

The pandemic changed the workplace by accelerating certain trends. Employers must understand and accommodate these employee needs in order to attract and retain employees in the post-pandemic landscape

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Integrated Absence Management: Intermittent Leave Challenges

Thirty years since its enactment, the FMLA remains an implementation challenge for employers. Despite high awareness of the law, a recent Department of Labor report shows that many employees do not fully understand its design and the protections it provides, and many employers struggle with FMLA administration and intermittent

Absence Matters: Can Employees Exist in Two States at Once?

Remote work is at an all-time high. And that change in working environment poses unprecedented challenges for absence management professionals — particularly when determining an employee’s work state.

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Similar But Not Equal: Comparing PML with STD Coverage in States with Paid Leave

As states continue to implement paid leave programs, more employers are reviewing short-term disability (STD) benefits. Keeping STD plans in place even if employees work in states with statutory paid leave programs ensures coverage for all approved medical needs. And that type of employee support matters.

2023 Trends: ADA and Long COVID

It’s tempting to think we are done with the COVID-19 conversation, but those who manage ongoing accommodation and leave requests and process claims know that is not our reality. There hasn’t been a tsunami of long COVID claims, as some expected, which makes it easier to adopt an out-of-sight, out-of-mind

Program Showcase: Offering a Private PFML Plan

As more states pass paid family and medical leave, employers are weighing the pros and cons of state program administration and private plans. Because state programs vary significantly, there is no easy answer for determining how to evaluate paid statutory plans. However, there are several factors that employers can

RTW Showcase: DEIB and Ability Metrics

As companies strive to meet diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) goals, they should include one large, often overlooked demographic: individuals with disabilities, especially as staffing shortages continue. In addition to showing where the rubber meets the road for an employer’s DEIB program, hiring people with disabilities offers financial

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Category: Resources

Featured Case: Medical Requests & ADA Compliance

Common Sense Compliance: Hybrid Environments

Support Employees with Caregiving Roles

Engaging Today’s Workforce: Changing Expectations of Employees

Integrated Absence Management: Intermittent Leave Challenges

Absence Matters: Can Employees Exist in Two States at Once?

Similar But Not Equal: Comparing PML with STD Coverage in States with Paid Leave

2023 Trends: ADA and Long COVID

Program Showcase: Offering a Private PFML Plan

RTW Showcase: DEIB and Ability Metrics

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