Podcast

Absence management professionals are faced with an increasingly challenging landscape of paid family and medical leave laws and paid sick and safe laws. Get tips and tools for ways you can support employees and stay compliant.

More employers are questioning how they create time away programs that are meaningful to employee populations of all ages and backgrounds. Listen in as Ali Schaafsma, senior absence consultant with Brown and Brown Strategic Non-Medical Solutions, and Rachel Foster, lead…

Employers are in a tough position when it comes to whether they can (or should) test employees for marijuana use. A key question is what they learn from the tests, which are limited, and whether they’re better served with investments…

A story of rehabilitation and recovery from Long COVID: An employer representative, physical therapist, and employee share an inside look at what’s working in Minnesota.

Hear one insider’s perspective on how “total absence management” has evolved and now reflects responsibility for anything that affects employee productivity. “This is a whole new frontier,” says Debby Kweller, an entrepreneur and long-time DMEC member. Get a bird’s eye…

Get the inside story about how DMEC was founded 30 years ago and the secrets to its ongoing success, which might surprise (and delight) you, from Terri Rhodes, CCMP, CLMS, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC, and Marcia Carruthers, DMEC cofounder.

Employer investments in education and training lead to greater employee satisfaction and retention as well as stronger organizations overall, explains Kristin Jones, DMEC’s director of education. Listen in to this episode for insights about how the world of education has…

While challenging to implement, paid family leave (PFL) and paid family and medical leave (PFML) laws provide employers with an opportunity to revise benefits and policies to ensure equity and fairness, and to attract and retain talent. Listen in to…

Supporting mental health and wellness is a priority for employers that are seeing an increase in people dying from “diseases of despair.” Dr. Dan Jolivet, a psychologist and workplace possibilities practice consultant for The Standard, offers practical tips and guidance…

Terri Rhodes, CEO of DMEC, discusses findings and trends illustrated by the 11th Annual DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey with Karen English, senior vice president of Spring Consulting, an Alera Group Company.