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What’s Holding You Back? Overcoming Transitional RTW Program Development Challenges By Tori Weeks, CEAS Regional Dir., Health and Productivity Analytics Prudential Unplanned absences are a leading cause of frustration for … Read More

Is Intermittent Leave a Reasonable Accommodation? By Megan Holstein, JD SVP Absence and Disability Claims FINEOS The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide an otherwise qualified disabled … Read More

Overlooked Assessment Tools to Assist with the ADA Accommodation Process By Mike Milidonis, CEAS National Ergonomics & Employer Services Genex Services Even before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), many … Read More

Latest EEOC Requirements in the ADA Interactive Process By Marjory D. Robertson, JD AVP and Senior Counsel Sun Life Financial The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal anti-discrimination laws … Read More

Documenting Job Functions: The ADAAA: Step Employers Don’t Know About By Brian Kost, MA Sr. Director , Workplace PossibilitiesSM The Standard The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) can … Read More

Navigating Requests for Worksite Service Animals through the Interactive Process By Joanne B. Lambert, JD Office Managing Principal Jackson Lewis, P.C. Will you be ready when your employee insists on … Read More

What Integrated Programs Have to Offer By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick Since the original concept for integrated disability management delivered its positive outcomes for … Read More

The ADA and the FMLA: Separate, Yet Together By Kristin Hostetter, CPDM Sr. Prod. Mgr., Absence Mgmt. Lincoln Financial Group By Mary Neely Sr. Prod. Mgr., Accom. Services Lincoln Financial … Read More

ADA Accommodations: Working Together Simplifies Retention Solutions By Dr. Michael Lacroix Medical Director The Hartford By Alicia Heine, CRC, CCM Program Consultant The Hartford Of the countless decisions employers must … Read More

Navigating the Process to Decertify FMLA Leave and Subsequent ADA Actions By Gail I. Cohen, JD Director, Employment Law & Compliance Matrix Absence Management Employers often wonder, once they have … Read More

The Disability Interactive Process: Know Your Triggers By Rachel Shaw, JD CEO and Principal Shaw HR Consulting In the experience of our clients, employers are fielding an increasing number of … Read More

Is an ADA Minimum Compliance Program Safe? By Carla O’Sullivan Principal Absence, Productivity, and HR Consulting Most human resource (HR) professionals understand that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has … Read More

Accommodation Technology Modules By Geoffrey Simpson Director of Sales & Marketing Presagia Non-compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be costly for employers. Monetary benefits awarded for charges … Read More

Common-Sense Compliance with the ADAAA By Abigail O’Connell, JD Senior Counsel Sun Life Financial While employers continue to grapple with the varied challenges of the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) compliance, … Read More

The ADA and Accommodating Mental Illness By Jenny Haykin, MA, CRC Integrated Leaves & Accommodations Program Manager Puget Sound Energy Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking, … Read More

The ADA and the Home Office By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Bassett How many of your employees work from home part time, or even full time? How … Read More

ADA Utopia? By Terri L. Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA CEO, DMEC What would an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) utopia with a robust stay-at-work (SAW) and return-to-work (RTW) program … Read More

2019 DMEC Annual Conference: Strategies for Today’s Workforce At the 2019 DMEC Annual Conference, attendees explored some of the top absence and disability management trends that continue to raise concerns … Read More

IRS Just Gave HSAs a Prevention Booster Shot Executive Order #13877 triggered an IRS guidance in July allowing first-dollar coverage for 14 new preventive healthcare services, making them payable through … Read More