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2026 Americans with Disabilities Act and Return to Work Issue

What does it take to support employees when illness, injury, or changing circumstances affect their ability to work? In this issue of @Work magazine, accommodation and leave management professionals examine that question from different points in the employee journey, from staying at work during recovery to navigating accommodations and planning…

DMEC News: September-October 2026

DMEC introduces a new master class on costly accommodation and leave mistakes, new microcredential courses on military leave and Iowa leave laws, and applications for the 2027-2029 Employer Advisory Council.

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Work Is Medicine

Work is more than a paycheck. For people coping with illness or injury, it also provides structure, social connection, identity, and daily purpose, key ingredients that matter enormously to recovery.

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The Empathetic RTW Leader: Balancing Accommodation and Accountability

I once worked with an employee who was so fearful of losing their job that they wanted to return to work too early. Physically, they weren’t ready, and mentally, they were exhausted.

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Are Return-to-Work Durations Changing Over Time?

Return-to-work (RTW) durations are a measure of how long employees need to recover from an illness, injury, or medical procedure before returning to their jobs. However, these durations reflect much more than recovery time alone.

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The Smarter Return: Why Employers Are Rethinking Temporary Modified Light Duty

When an employee is injured on the job, the immediate focus naturally turns to medical care. But what happens in the days, weeks and sometimes months that follow may matter just as much as the treatment itself.

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How to Support Neurodivergence: An Employer Perspective

There are many actions employers can take to support their neurodivergent employees. Gaining an understanding of both neurodiversity and neurodivergence is the first step toward learning how to support them.

The best return-to-work strategy may be preventing unnecessary leave in the first place

For years, return-to-work programs have focused on one central question: how do we help employees come back safely after an illness or injury? A growing body of evidence is pushing accommodation and leave management professionals to ask an earlier question: did the employee need to leave work completely in the…

Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Boosts Workplace Morale and Engagement

Most organizations that celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month do so for 31 days. The real question is whether employees with disabilities feel valued during the other 334.

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The Bridge: Where Law Meets Humanity

The ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) is often described as a compliance obligation. We often use it to check risk mitigation. However, at its core, the ADAAA is a bridge between limitation of and contributions from the employee as they return to the workforce or to productivity.

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Category: @Work Magazine

2026 Americans with Disabilities Act and Return to Work Issue

DMEC News: September-October 2026

Work Is Medicine

The Empathetic RTW Leader: Balancing Accommodation and Accountability

Are Return-to-Work Durations Changing Over Time?

The Smarter Return: Why Employers Are Rethinking Temporary Modified Light Duty

How to Support Neurodivergence: An Employer Perspective

The best return-to-work strategy may be preventing unnecessary leave in the first place

Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Boosts Workplace Morale and Engagement

The Bridge: Where Law Meets Humanity

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