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The DMEC Community supports human resources professionals who have a focus on absence and disability leave management. Find your colleagues, find your purpose, and work to make changes that impact the people you support in your organization.
DMECommunities, our online networking groups, provide DMEC members with a welcoming and professional environment where they can directly connect with industry peers, ask/answer questions, share resources, seek feedback, and obtain absence and disability management information.
Whether you’re seeking an integrated absence management (IAM) position or recruiting new staff for your organization, the DMEC Career Center is your resource for relevant job listings and qualified candidates.
The Employer Advisory Council (EAC) supports our mission by providing strategic advice, feedback, and recommendations on DMEC programs and resources.
The Editorial Advisory Group (EAG) helps guide DMEC’s editorial content — ensuring that the organization provides valuable and timely best practices and strategies for absence and disability management professionals.
Latest News & Resources
Read the latest news about integrated disability and absence management including insights, strategies, and best practices.
DMEC News
New research, smarter tools, and practical resources, explore the latest insights on leave management, mental health trends, and policy support for today’s workforce.
The PWFA and Mental Health Limitations
How should employers handle accommodation requests under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) when an employee needs an accommodation due to a mental health condition related to pregnancy, childbirth, or other medical condition?
Missteps in Trauma-Informed Management and How to Avoid Them
Emergencies and disasters are unfortunate realities of life. When an employee experiences trauma, whether it is from a weather catastrophe, workplace violence, a personal crisis, or a community event, a manager’s response becomes a defining moment. If the situation is handled well, it creates space for healing and builds trust while allowing for business operations to continue. If the situation is handled poorly, the employee’s recovery can be damaged, and the organization can be put at increased risk from a legal, financial, and reputational standpoint.
Less Red Tape, More Relief: Rethinking Mental Health Short-Term Disability Leave
Mental health–related short-term disability (STD) claims are rising at a rate that many employer leave programs were never designed to handle. Stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, and trauma now represent some of the fastest-growing drivers of time away from work.
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