January 2019 Technology and Integration The power and scope of technology for absence management today is impressive. However, despite all that it offers, technology is still just a tool that … Read More
Considerations and Challenges: Implementing an Absence Management System
Considerations and Challenges: Implementing an Absence Management System By Darlene E. Arroyo, RN, COHN-S Independent Consultant Sophisticated software programs and digital applications are emerging every day. So it’s no wonder … Read More
Navigating Implementation of an Absence Management System
Navigating Implementation of an Absence Management System By Karen English Senior VP Spring Consulting Group By Teri Weber Partner Spring Consulting Group We live in an age of instant gratification … Read More
RTW Trends: LTD Claims Study
Rising Again: LTD Claimants Who RTW By Michael Lacroix, MD Medical Director The Hartford Many studies have shown that people who work live longer. Their lives are both happier and … Read More
Absence Matters: Self-Service Technology Solutions
Self-Service Technology Solutions Facilitate Leave of Absence Planning and Management By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick An employee may be absent from the workplace on … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: Wellness and Productivity
Wellness and Productivity: Maximizing the Impact By Glenn Pransky, MD Scientific Advisor Lincoln Financial Group Employers are concerned about the health of their workers. Unhealthy workers are more frequently absent, … Read More
Engaging Today’s Workforce: Financial Wellness Programs
Building a Successful Workplace Financial Wellness Program By Jeffrey Tulloch, VP PlanSmart Financial Wellness MetLife Financial insecurity is reaching a tipping point: according to a U.S. Harris poll conducted last … Read More
Employer Solutions: Behavioral Health Telemedicine
Has Behavioral Health Joined the Telemedicine Bandwagon? By Jennifer Platz-Alfonso, MS, LMHC Director, Disability Clinical The Hartford The iPhone hit the market in 2007; how the world has changed since … Read More
FMLA Second and Third Opinions: Fighting Abuse
Second and Third Opinions: A Key Employer Weapon to Fight Employee FMLA Abuse By Gail I. Cohen, JD Director, Employment Law & Compliance Matrix Absence Management Employers have a right … Read More
Program Showcase: Technology Integration
Technology Integration: The Missing Link By Andy Hanson Account Executive, Total Absence Management The Partners Group To serve our on-demand culture and create a better employee experience with leave management, … Read More
FMLA Case Studies: Fraud Cancels FMLA Protections
Using Technology to Detect, Confront, and Prevent Leave Abuse By David S. Mohl, JD Principal Jackson Lewis P.C. Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) do not extend … Read More
The Disabled Workforce: Compliance, Technology, and Documentation
Disability Compliance, Technology, and Documentation By Rachel Shaw, JD CEO and Principal Shaw HR Consulting When it comes to managing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interactive process and reasonable … Read More
Absence Minded: Technology Issues to Consider
Technology Issues to Consider in Managing and Preventing Absence By Michael J. Dunst, MBA Principal Absence, Productivity, and HR Consulting These days, it’s all about texting, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, … Read More
Technology and Absence Management: A Robust System
A Robust Absence Management System By Geoffrey Simpson Director of Sales & Marketing Presagia Many key technologies are impacting the world of absence management today, with even more on the … Read More
Disability in the Workplace: Technology’s Impact
Technology Is Changing Leave Management and ADA Accommodations By Marjory Robertson, JD AVP, Senior Counsel Sun Life Financial By Abigail O’Connell, JD Senior Counsel Sun Life Financial The rapid evolution … Read More
Mental Health At Work: Apps Help Close the Gap
Apps Help Close the Gap in Mental Health Services By Jenny Haykin, MA, CRC Integrated Leaves & Accommodations Program Manager Puget Sound Energy An estimated 113 million Americans live in … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: The App’s the Thing
The App’s the Thing By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Basset Every insurance company and third-party administrator (TPA) has a claimant application these days, but what makes an … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Giving Context to Technology
Giving Context to Technology By Terri L. Rhodes CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA CEO, DMEC This edition of @Work covers a wide range of technology options available today in absence management. … Read More
DMEC News: January 2019
Welcome New EAC Members DMEC is pleased to welcome the following new Employer Advisory Council (EAC) members who begin their two-year terms in 2019. The EAC supports our mission by … Read More
Compliance Memos: January 2019
“Failure-to-Accommodate” Claims Hit Significant Barrier In Exby-Stolley v. Bd. of County Commissioners, the plaintiff resigned due to her belief that the employer intended to terminate her, since it rejected the … Read More