The 2025 DMEC and Spring Consulting Group Employer Accommodation and Leave Management Survey brings together insights from 764 employers across industries and organization sizes to examine how programs are evolving.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how employers approach workplace leave and accommodations. The newly released DMEC AI Think Tank: Defining Ethical and Effective Workforce Integration white paper explores how employers, consultants, and technology providers can leverage AI to improve programs while avoiding common risks.

The 2024 benchmarking report — which features plan design data for workers’ compensation, short-term disability, long-term disability, the Family and Medical Leave Act, paid leave, time off, and other company programs — is based on the DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey.

DMEC and Spring Consulting Group, an Alera Group Company, have partnered for the 12th year to carry out their annual survey about employer leave management practices. This national survey examines how employers manage both regulatory and nonregulatory leaves, and provides insights into employer preferences and strategies for administering leave under

The 2022 benchmarking report — which features plan design data for workers’ compensation, short-term disability, long-term disability, the Family and Medical Leave Act, paid leave, time off, and other company programs — is based on the DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey.

DMEC and Spring Consulting Group, an Alera Group Company have partnered for the eleventh year to conduct annual research about employer leave management practices. Our national survey tracks employer methods for administering both regulatory and non-regulatory leaves and offers a detailed view of employer preferences and strategies for administering leave