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2022 DMEC Virtual Vendor Showcase
September 29, 20222022 DMEC Virtual Vendor Showcase Wednesday, Nov. 9 12:00-2:00 pm ET Whether you insource, outsource, or anything in between, we know how daunting the absence management product and service selection ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Driving Change in Your Leave Administration Program
September 28, 2022Changes abound within your workforce, work environments, and the leave landscape. Shifts in who will work, what work looks like, where we work, and when we work is driving significant ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Paid Sick Leave vs. Paid Medical Leave – Beyond the Basics
September 23, 2022In April 2022, we presented a back-to-basics webinar exploring the interplay between paid sick leave and paid medical leave. This follow-up webinar moved past the basics and addressed more advanced ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Preparing for the Upcoming Oregon and Colorado PFML Programs
September 22, 2022Effective Jan. 1, 2023, both Oregon and Colorado will start collecting contributions for the state-funded paid family and medical leave (PFML) plans. While the actual benefits go live in September ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Absence Management – Take The Absence Challenge
September 19, 2022Although the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been around for several years, many employers still struggle with knowing and applying the law. Compliance remains one of the top ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Strategies For Ensuring a Quality Behavioral Health IME
July 14, 2022Independent medical exams (IMEs) are a valuable tool for employers challenging questionable claims. But navigating the process, particularly for a behavioral health claim, can be an even greater challenge. Many ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: The Right Mix – Shaping a Compliant and Supportive Paid Leave Program
July 12, 2022How do you create a leave program that meets the needs of employees while making sure you’re in compliance with administrative and legal requirements? In this session, we guided you ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: What Employers Need to Know about Statutory PFML Plans
June 22, 2022The rapid adoption of statutory paid family and medical leave (PFML) laws is enough to make heads spin. And it’s impacting a growing number of industry professions. In the 2021 ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Are Your Behavioral Health Benefits Working?
June 21, 2022The recent global health crisis has dramatically increased the prevalence and severity of mental health challenges, and the working world has seen the impact. These challenges can disrupt employees’ ability ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: The Ins and Outs of Workplace Accommodations
May 19, 2022The definition of a workplace has expanded greatly in the past several years — impacting both when and how organizations conduct business. As a result, we’ve seen shifts in accommodation ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: The Stay-at-Work Game Has Changed – What Will Your Normal Look Like?
May 5, 2022Remote work is no longer just a temporary solution to get through the pandemic, but an indefinite format for the workforce. And it’s here to stay. Is permanent remote work ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Data-Driven Claims Management for Improved Outcomes
April 21, 2022Absence and disability management professionals work hard to identify and leverage the tools at their disposal. Data is one of the most valuable assets available for managing disability claims. Whether ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Quantify This – A Guide to Benchmarking Best Practices
April 20, 2022How does your lost time experience compare to your competition? Is your workplace safer? Are your employees more likely to go out on short-term disability (STD) or long-term disability (LTD)? ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Paid Sick Leave vs. Paid Medical Leave – Back to Basics
April 7, 2022Paid sick leave versus paid medical leave — the 2010s were the decade of paid sick leave laws, and the 2020s are shaping up to be the decade of paid ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Results of the 11th Annual Leave Management Survey
March 2, 2022As leave management grows in complexity, so do the questions plaguing absence and disability professionals. If you’ve ever wondered about the leave benefits offered by others in your industry, or ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Have You Checked Your Vitals Recently? Healthcare Research & Industry Trends
February 22, 2022Since the start of the pandemic, employers have been struggling with how to support their workforces. This is especially true for the millions of front-line healthcare workers who are experiencing ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Next Level Leave Administration – FMLA Guidance for 2022 and Beyond
February 10, 2022Human resources professionals are feeling the pressure of being tasked with understanding and navigating multiple intersecting leave laws while guiding their workforce through the complexity of the leave landscape. To ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Vaccine Mandates, Exemptions, and Accommodations
January 20, 2022As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, the complexity of absence requests and accommodations continue to expand. Many employers are now faced with looming vaccine mandates, along with the inevitable vaccine ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: 3 Key Areas to Fortify Your Leave Administration Plan Strategy
December 9, 2021Administering absence, disability, and accommodations can be fraught with challenges. Employers should fortify their approach by holistically and systematically addressing challenges across three foundational areas of focus: compliance, technology, and ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Leveraging Technology to Improve Leave Programs
December 7, 2021While many employers have juggled remote and hybrid work alternatives for the past 18+ months with efficiency, the physical separation of employees from the workplace continues to pose challenges. How ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Statutory Paid Leaves – What You Need to Know for 2022
November 18, 2021If you have employees in any of these statutory jurisdictions — California, Connecticut, Colorado, Washington D.C., Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and/or Washington state ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Crucial Considerations for the Changing Workplace
November 17, 2021There is no doubt that our workplace is in the midst of a permanent shift. Strategic employers are working to understand the shifts and get out ahead. New leave laws, ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Connecticut Paid Family & Medical Leave 101 – Preparations for Success
November 11, 2021Ready or not, Connecticut’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) benefits will become available to employees on Jan. 1, 2022. This session walked through the distinctions between the state ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Masks, Vaccine Mandates, and More Remote Work? Insights for 2022!
November 4, 2021After the unexpected events of 2020, 2021 has been anything but predictable. As the year began, vaccines were rolling out and mask mandates eventually started to lift. Many employers, in ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: West Region Compliance Update
October 28, 2021The compliance landscape surrounding absence and disability management is changing at a dizzying pace. DMEC’s annual compliance update webinar series is intended to help employers who might be struggling to ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Midwest Region Compliance Update
October 26, 2021The compliance landscape surrounding absence and disability management is changing at a dizzying pace. DMEC’s annual compliance update webinar series is intended to help employers who might be struggling to ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: South Region Compliance Update
October 21, 2021The compliance landscape surrounding absence and disability management is changing at a dizzying pace. DMEC’s annual compliance update webinar series is intended to help employers who might be struggling to ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Northeast Region Compliance Update
October 19, 2021The compliance landscape surrounding absence and disability management is changing at a dizzying pace. DMEC’s annual compliance update webinar series is intended to help employers who might be struggling to ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Onboarding Your TPA – Creative Strategies to Avoid Common Implementation Pitfalls
October 12, 2021Onboarding a third-party administrator (TPA) to manage leaves for your organization is one of the most important projects an HR department can take on. Whether you are outsourcing, cosourcing for ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Compliance & Empathy – Creating a Balanced ADA Program for a Post-Pandemic Workplace
October 5, 2021We have all felt the extraordinary effects of the pandemic. These experiences have pushed employees to change their perceptions about what really matters. Employees are placing more value than ever ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Ready, Set, Go! The Evolution of PFML Preparedness
September 30, 2021Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) has become an increasingly prevalent benefit as additional jurisdictions pass legislation to support their employees. As more legislation is approved, the challenge of learning ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Workplace Resilience and Well-being – Unique Strategies for Life Beyond COVID-19
September 28, 2021Our workforce has experienced many physical, mental, and financial health challenges since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. These stresses have exacerbated pre-existing conditions, introduced a myriad of new health ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Think Absence Management Is Slowing Down? Think Again! 5 Reasons Why It’s Not & What You Can Do to Prepare
September 23, 2021In the past five years, there has been a surge of new legislation regarding paid and unpaid leave, and the concept of the workplace and employee benefits expectations have rapidly ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: The Pandemic’s Impact on Collective Mental Health
September 21, 2021In 2020, employers saw a significant increase in demand for mental health services as workers faced unprecedented challenges. Employees have endured months and months of challenges and stressors, functioning in ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: True FMLA Stories from Recent Court Opinions
September 14, 2021When dealing with leaves of absence, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) statute sets the framework, while the regulations provide more detail, and the Department of Labor’s (DOL) opinion ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: 5 Things You Need to Know About Absence in a Post-COVID Workplace
September 9, 2021Like so many areas of our industry impacted by the pandemic, the handling of occupational injuries saw its own evolution over the past year and a half. Despite challenges brought ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Return to the Workplace and ADA Considerations
July 27, 2021Companies of all industries and sizes were impacted by the pandemic, most notably by the massive shift from in-office work environments to the new work-from-home model. As offices begin to ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Helping Your Workforce Navigate the Medicare Maze
July 21, 2021Employer obligations have evolved over the years. From strengthening the physical and emotional well-being of their workforce to providing insight into tax questions, employers often find themselves lost in a ... Read MoreRecording: DMEC Virtual Vendor Showcase (July 2021)
July 19, 2021Whether you insource, outsource, or anything in between, we know how daunting the absence management product and service selection process can be. As an employer, knowing which solutions are available ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: CSR 101 – Unlocking Business Value Through Corporate Social Responsibility Programs
June 24, 2021Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can benefit organizations in many ways. Studies suggest approximately 85% of consumers have a more positive impression of a company that supports a cause they care ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Using Technology and Data to Drive Better Behavioral Health Outcomes
June 23, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the interconnectedness between physical, mental, and financial health. Imbalances in any one of these areas often create barriers for employees on leave to return to ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Time Out – A Path to Improving Employee Well-Being
June 17, 2021The global workforce has been facing a mental health crisis. Physical, mental, social, and financial health have all seen a marked decline over the past year, and more and more ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Keeping the ADA Straight – State by State
May 18, 2021Staying on top of ADA trends can be a daunting task, especially with states enacting their own specific laws in addition to the federal requirements. With differing definitions of disability ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: The Future of the Workplace in the Post COVID-19 Era
May 11, 2021We have passed the one year anniversary since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has changed the workplace in so many ways. As the country moves toward the ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: COVID-19’s Lasting Effects on Mental Health and Cognitive Abilities
May 6, 2021After a year of struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, most will agree that the unforeseen effects from the virus are still with us. Many people diagnosed with coronavirus have reported ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: ADA Basics
April 29, 2021In this session, we tackled the nuts and bolts of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a deep dive into the foundational components of the law. This event featured ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: FMLA Basics
April 21, 2021Although the FMLA was signed into law over 25 years ago, understanding its requirements can be overwhelming. This event featured a recording of our FMLA Basics webinar, which walked participants ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: The Leave Management Evolution – Employer Response to COVID-19’s Disruption
February 25, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has been an exercise in agility, empathy, and innovation for employers across the globe. As we examine the changes of the past year — including economic uncertainty, ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Practical Steps to Address the FMLA/PFL Knowledge Gap
February 24, 2021The absence management industry has come a long way, but employees are often challenged to understand the leave entitlement process and absence resources available to them. Through a multi-year survey, ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: New Year, New Insights – Challenges and Best Practices
February 17, 2021The importance of leave was reinforced during 2020 with the unprecedented circumstances brought on by COVID-19. Human resource professionals nationwide were once again tasked with understanding and navigating multiple leave ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Results of the 10th Annual Leave Management Survey
February 11, 2021DMEC partnered with Spring Consulting for the 10th year in a row to conduct our Employer Leave Management Survey. We gathered information from employers around the nuances of leave management ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Your Questions Answered! A Follow Up to FMLA Certifications
February 4, 2021Certifications under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) continue to challenge employers of all industries and sizes. Our 2020 Tools & Tactics Webinar: FMLA Certifications – A Step-by-Step Guide took a ... Read MoreWebinar Recording: Understanding Connecticut Paid Family & Medical Leave
January 14, 2021Employers have been scrambling to keep up as the maze of new and updated paid family and medical leave (PFML) laws continue to unfold. Contributions for Connecticut’s PFML statute started ... Read More