Category: @Work Magazine

2025 Integrated Disability and Absence Management Issue

Integrating disability and absence management supports a seamless approach to helping employees stay at work and return to work as outlined in this issue of @Work magazine. Content illustrates the value of taking an integrated approach to this work — from offering holistic benefit plans that address financial, physical, and

A 360-Degree Approach to Disability and Absence Management Services

How can comprehensive disability and absence management programs help employees navigate this complex process?

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Does Industry Influence Return-to-Work Durations?

How does industry influence an employee’s return to work following an illness or injury? The answer might surprise you.

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How Does PFML Work in an IDAM World?

There’s a lot of value in integrating disability and absence management as well as real-life challenges of not doing so, as noted in this column.

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Empowering Caregivers: A Business Case for Reassessing Workplace Support

The dual role of caregiver and employee can lead to problems at work as stresses of work and home life overlap. Common issues include mental health strain and productivity problems such as absenteeism and presenteeism. Get tips and recommendations.

Empathy Meets Evidence: Advocating for Caregiving Benefits at Work

Data shows that caregiving benefits can improve retention, bolster recruitment, and enhance productivity in the workplace. Read this member story for examples as well as data.

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2025 Mental Health and Well-Being Issue

As more employers realize the powerful influence work has on employee health and well-being, what steps can they take to ensure a safe, healthy environment? This issue of @Work magazine highlights practical examples of how benefit plans and policies can help protect brain and body health and encourage recovery, examples

DMEC News: April-May 2025

The DMEC team hit the ground running this year with a new cadence for member communication, a new season of the DMEC podcast, and more.

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Look Before You Leap

While employers are entitled to investigate and terminate employees when they have honest suspicions of FMLA-covered leave abuse, it is important to investigate before taking any action.

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