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DMEC AbsenceExemplar™ Benchmarking
Contribute your data
For the 2024 report, the window to complete the survey is now closed. We have begun to analyze the data and preparing for the 2024 DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey reports that will be published in early 2025. Any responses received after Jan. 20, 2025 will be included in a future analysis.
Previous participants:
Check for an email from DMEC with your unique survey link. You can access your previous data and focus on contributing updates.
To request your unique link, contact info@dmec.org.
Why it Matters
Get details on how you can identify (and fill gaps) in disability and absence management from Deborah LaBonar, PhD, DMEC director of benchmarking and research. In addition to providing context for why benchmarking tools created by and for disability and absence management professionals are valuable, you’ll get details on how measuring something against a standard helps employers of all sizes and industries, and ways you can use different comparators for different business units within your organization!
Access dashboards and reports
DMEC AbsenceExemplar™ Dashboard (Limited)
DMEC AbsenceExemplar™ Dashboard (Full)
Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking
DMEC offers two interactive, self-service benchmarking studies to support your absence plan design and practices needs. Both dashboards feature data from the DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey — which includes responses from over 1,100 companies. The survey is open, and we continue to collect new responses from organizations across a range of industries, sizes, and regions.
Survey categories include questions around plans and benefits associated with:
- Short-Term Disability (STD)
- Long-Term Disability (LTD)
- Workers’ Compensation
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Paid Parental Leave and Family Care Leave
- Time Off
- Attendance Policies
