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Making the Case for Innovative Practices in Workplace Mental Health By Darcy Gruttadaro, JD Director Center for Workplace Mental Health Employers are focusing greater attention and resources on the mental … Read More

Understanding Workplace Violence and Developing Effective Intervention Strategies By George Vergolias, PsyD Medical Director R3 Continuum In recent years, “active shooter” and “mass shooter” situations have garnered an exponential increase … Read More

Handling Employee Medical Information: A Core Compliance Issue for FMLA/ADA By Marjory D. Robertson, JD AVP and Senior Counsel Sun Life Financial Recent case law confirms that knowing employee health … Read More

Does the Quality of Depression Treatment Predict Future Disability Leave? By Fraser Gaspar, PhD, MPH Epidemiologist ReedGroup MDGuidelines® By Joshua Morrison, MPH (cand.) Intern ReedGroup Depression is the greatest contributor … Read More

Thinking Out Loud About Mental Health By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick It’s no secret that mental health impacts organizational productivity and performance. Our integrated … Read More

Medical Cost Control vs. Employee Productivity By Glenn Pransky, MD Scientific Advisor Lincoln Financial Group By Raymond DiGiovanni AVP, Group Protection Product Lincoln Financial Group Direct costs of healthcare for … Read More

Providing Early Mental Health Resources Makes a Difference By Dr. Michael Lacroix Medical Director The Hartford By Evelyn Marin MSW, LCSW, Manager Disability Clinical While some conditions mandate an immediate … Read More

Using Convenient Medical Resources When Seeking a Second Opinion Under the FMLA By Gail I. Cohen, JD Director, Employment Law & Compliance Matrix Absence Management For any number of reasons, … Read More

The Stressed-Out Worker and the Disability Interactive Process By Rachel Shaw, JD CEO and Principal Shaw HR Consulting “I’m seriously stressed over my workload, and I have not been able … Read More

Staying at Work with Mental Health Needs By Michael Klachefsky Principal Absence, Productivity, and HR Consulting Some of the most difficult absence types for employers, carriers, and third-party administrators (TPAs) … Read More

Workplace Mental Health and Technology By Geoffrey Simpson Director of Sales & Marketing Presagia With 44.7 million U.S. adults living with a mental illness,1 it’s an issue that employers can’t … Read More

Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities By Abigail O’Connell, JD Senior Counsel Sun Life Financial Mental health accommodations can be challenging for employers to address and resolve. Did the employee request an … Read More

The Nexus of Performance and Mental Illness By Jenny Haykin, MA, CRC Integrated Leaves & Accommodations Program Manager Puget Sound Energy When an employee is facing discipline for performance or … Read More

Mental Health Return to Work By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Bassett Corporate mental health benefits and related services can be excellent resources to help employees return to … Read More

Workplace Mental Health: Confronting Bias & Bringing Change By Terri L. Rhodes CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA CEO, DMEC Why is it that when an employee calls out for a mental … Read More

Resources & Tools for Supporting Employees with Behavioral Health Conditions An estimated 23.2% of Americans aged 18 and older experienced symptoms of a diagnosable mental health or substance use condition … Read More

Untrained Manager Creates ADA Liability for Car Dealer In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Crain Automotive Holdings LLC, the employer argued it did not know employee Judith Vaughan had a … Read More