While there’s a common belief that electronic performance monitoring (EPM) can improve productivity, this podcast provides a human resources perspective on the technology while weighing its benefits and detriments. EPM can have significant benefits for employers “when used with a degree of balance,” explains Coy Hillstead, EdD, DMEC member, in this episode. Resources

Listen in as Erin Ludy, director of absence management for Mercyhealth, shares the impressive work that earned her the DMEC Emerging Leader Award in 2021, the value of acknowledging the hard work that goes into creating successful absence management programs, and how she defines leadership.

In this episode you’ll get insights about intersectionality, a valuable tool that helps absence management professionals guide employees with disabilities through the return-to-work process. Pilar Vélez, a DMEC member and ADA Program Manager and Global Benefits Program Manager with Intel Corporation, provides a uniquely valuable perspective that is both moving and inspirational. DMEC has unlocked the article she wrote about intersectionality for @Work magazine to provide additional context: https://dmec.org/2021/11/16/employer-perspective-intersectionality-and-disability/.

The first episode of “Absence Management Perspectives: A DMEC Podcast” offers insights into how absence management professionals have kept pace with high demand for Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation requests prompted by COVID-19. Listen in as Terri L. Rhodes, CEO of Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC), chats with industry experts about the volume of claims, coping mechanisms, and the agility and innovation that has kept professionals’ heads above water during this difficult time. Guests include DeShawna Manley, a national benefits