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Integrated Absence Management: Benefits to Retain Employees

American employees have different priorities and expectations following the COVID-19 pandemic, which radically changed what they want and expect from workplaces. Understanding the new realities — especially when it comes to younger, more mobile generations — is key to successful recruitment and retention.

Absence Matters: Win the Wellness Game

In the quest for employee wellness, prevention has become critical. Proactive and preventive healthcare can reduce illness and claims, as well as help employees stay at work, which is a win for everybody.

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A Different Mindset to Ensure Inclusive Environments

As employers redefine acceptable approaches to work, they can differentiate themselves in a competitive hiring market and ensure policies and practices align with mission, vision, and value statements. Debra Dupree, an absence management consultant and mediation specialist, offers guidance for employers grappling with unprecedented operational and human resource-related changes.

Employer Perspective: Supporting Employee Mental and Emotional Well-being

Creating a culture of well-being starts with establishing employee health as an organizational priority. Temple University Health System, Inc. has a commitment to meeting employees where they are with their well-being journeys (from mental to physical and financial health) and includes them in efforts to create effective well-being programs.

Program Showcase: Well-Being Strategy

There has been unprecedented demand for mental health support during the last several years, especially for healthcare employers with clinicians working long hours on the front lines. It is not enough for organizations to amass well-being benefits, such as employee assistance programs, telehealth, virtual behavioral health, and text coaching.

Navigating the Complex Web of Pregnancy and Parental Leave Laws and Programs

Employers and employees face a daunting task when it comes to planning for leave related to pregnancy, childbirth, and bonding with a new child. Many disability laws and policies may apply that provide paid leave, unpaid leave, and/or paid benefits for disability during pregnancy, disability to recover from childbirth,

Powerful Returns Prompt Employers to Rethink Benefit Offerings

Before the pandemic, many Americans were ill-prepared for unexpected emergencies, which has been exacerbated by the recent rise in inflation. As a result, more employees are forced to tap into their savings and 401(k) plans to make ends meet. A few ways that employers can help employees get back

The CEO’s Desk: Doing Good = Doing Well

Investments in employee healthcare and wellness can have major budget implications and influence the work of integrated absence management professionals in myriad ways — from return-to-work time frames to short- and long-term disability costs, the duration of family and medical leaves, and more.

2022 Americans with Disabilities Act Issue

Absence management professionals continue to recognize the value of reinforcing the power of tried-and-true programs and policies for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This issue of @Work magazine highlights how regular education, training, and program review ensures that teams have what they need to successfully and compliantly conduct the

DMEC News: September 2022

Meet the industry professionals DMEC recognized at the 2022 DMEC Annual Conference with the DMEC Emerging Leader Award and the DMEC Partnership Award and learn more about the latest state leave law microcredential courses released in August and September.

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Confirmation of Brittany Panuccio Restores the EEOC Quorum: Changes To The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations Coming Soon

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Category: Resources

Integrated Absence Management: Benefits to Retain Employees

Absence Matters: Win the Wellness Game

A Different Mindset to Ensure Inclusive Environments

Employer Perspective: Supporting Employee Mental and Emotional Well-being

Program Showcase: Well-Being Strategy

Navigating the Complex Web of Pregnancy and Parental Leave Laws and Programs

Powerful Returns Prompt Employers to Rethink Benefit Offerings

The CEO’s Desk: Doing Good = Doing Well

2022 Americans with Disabilities Act Issue

DMEC News: September 2022

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