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Earning a DMEC certification or attending a training can enhance your credibility, demonstrate your commitment to continuous learning, and open new career opportunities. DMEC Certifications and Training can get you on the right career path.
Your Certified Leave Management Specialist (CLMS) designation is active for two (2) years from the date you successfully complete the CLMS final exam. Keep it active with a few key steps.
DMEC’s Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Specialist Certification helps professionals build the practical skills to support employees managing health conditions or returning to work, while strengthening accommodation coordination and workforce sustainability.
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Read the latest news about integrated disability and absence management including insights, strategies, and best practices.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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