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2025 Tools & Tactics Webinar: A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing the Right Leave Management Solution

Tuesday, Apr. 29
9:00 am PT | 12:00 pm ET

In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, managing leaves and disability benefits is more complex than ever. With changing laws and growing employee expectations, organizations must adopt a robust and compliant leave management system. But how do you choose the right technology solution?

Join us for an insightful webinar where we’ll walk you through the key considerations for selecting a software as a solution (SaaS) provider for leave and disability management. We’ll guide you through the process of identifying your organization’s unique challenges to build a compelling business case for absence management software, ensuring that the chosen solution aligns with long-term strategic goals. We will explore how to evaluate technology solutions by assessing key system features to maintain compliance with federal, state, municipal, and paid family and medical leave (PFML) laws. We’ll also discuss how automation can enhance team productivity and why involving relevant stakeholders is essential in the selection process. Finally, we’ll cover how to measure success by defining key metrics and evaluating the system’s impact on employee experience, compliance, and administrative efficiency. By leveraging data and analytics, organizations can make informed decisions and demonstrate return on investment.

By the end of this session, you’ll have a clear framework for selecting a leave management system that meets your organization’s needs and drives long-term success.

Learning Objectives

  • Gain a practical understanding of how to identify your organization’s unique business challenges and build a compelling business case for absence management software.
  • Learn how to evaluate technology solutions through assessment of key features of the system to ensure compliance.
  • Explore how to define success metrics and evaluate a system’s impact.

Our Presenters

Product Manager
FINEOS
Product Manager
FINEOS
VP of Sales
FINEOS

This session qualifies for the following CEUs:

1 ADMS, 1 CDMS, 1 CLMS, 1 PHR, and 1 SHRM

TO QUALIFY FOR CEUs

  • You must attend the full duration of the webinar. Following the webinar and once attendance has been confirmed, you will receive an email with CEU reporting information.
  • You must register for and watch the webinar individually. Group participation does not qualify for CEU credit.

Exclusively offered by DMEC, the Certified Leave Management Specialist (CLMS) program is the only professional designation of its kind that provides interactive, hands-on training to ensure your programs effectively comply with state and federal leave laws. Learn more about the CLMS program.

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Joanna Floyd
Product Manager
FINEOS

Joanna brings over 20 years of knowledge and experience to FINEOS Integrated Disability and Absence Management (IDAM) products, supporting new business activities and interfacing with clients to consult on absence, accommodations, claims and SaaS product solutions. She is responsible for providing strategy support and identifying market trends to meet product market needs and integration with client HR software systems. Using market trends to guide employer needs, Joanna provides guidance on system enhancement opportunities and supporting documentation within the SaaS framework.

Rachael Choate
Product Manager
FINEOS

Rachael Choate, a Product Manager at FINEOS, has deep domain expertise in leave, accommodation, and disability management.  Rachael has spent over 10 years in the absence management industry, with experience in operations, consulting, and product positions.  Rachael graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder and has a passion for driving innovative and sustainable absence management solutions.

Allison Morgan
Allison Morgan
VP of Sales
FINEOS

Allison has 25 years of experience developing creative consultative absence management and benefits solutions for clients. Allison’s expertise is in bringing together the priorities of all stakeholders to develop solutions that lead to high customer satisfaction while improving overall business and technical outcomes.  Allison has worked with several Fortune 100 clients crafting and executing the strategic business objectives. Allison has a Six Sigma Green Belt earned as part of a DFSS Black Belt project transforming the end-to-end absence management program for a Fortune 100 financial institution. Prior to working at FINEOS, Allison provided absence management solutions to clients of an industry-leading third-party administrator, a global consulting firm and a Fortune 100 insurance carrier.

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VP, Government Segment Business Solutions

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Seth Turner, Chief Strategy Officer
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Chief Strategy Officer

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Joanna Floyd
Product Manager
FINEOS

Joanna brings over 20 years of knowledge and experience to FINEOS Integrated Disability and Absence Management (IDAM) products, supporting new business activities and interfacing with clients to consult on absence, accommodations, claims and SaaS product solutions. She is responsible for providing strategy support and identifying market trends to meet product market needs and integration with client HR software systems. Using market trends to guide employer needs, Joanna provides guidance on system enhancement opportunities and supporting documentation within the SaaS framework.