What Is a “Reasonable” Accommodation? By Roberta Etcheverry, CPDM CEO Diversified Management Group When employers consider accommodations for disabled employees, their first question for us is usually “what is and … Read More
6 Pillars of Leave Management: ADA Interactive Process
Workflow for the ADA Interactive Process By Geoffrey Simpson Director of Sales & Marketing Presagia Understanding how to accommodate employees properly under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Respond, Interact, Manage & Document
Handling Accommodation Requests: Respond, Interact, Manage & Document By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA CEO DMEC Welcome to Autumn! The temperatures are cooling, kids are back in school, … Read More
Work/Life Squeeze: Title VII Family Responsibility Discrimination
Title VII Family Responsibility Discrimination By Marti Cardi, JD VP Product Compliance Matrix Absence Management Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides employment protections against discrimination on … Read More
The Disabled Workforce: Psychological Disabilities and the ADA
Psychological Disabilities, the ADA, and the Stressed-Out Worker: Part 1 By Rachel Shaw, JD CEO and Principal Shaw HR Consulting Work is stressful, but how do you know if mental … Read More
RTW Programs: Integrating Accommodation
Mental Health and the Disability Mindset: How Employers Can Help Prevent the Spiral By Daniel Jolivet, PhD Behavioral Health Director The Standard If you looked online on Oct. 10, 2017, … Read More
March 2018: Electronic PDF
March 2018 Employment Practices Compliance With the patchwork of federal, state, and local laws in place in the United States, compliance for employers remains challenging, but not impossible. This issue … Read More
ADA Leave Compliance: Are You Sure Your House Is in Order?
ADA Leave Compliance: Are You Sure Your House Is in Order? By Lori Welty, JD Compliance Attorney ReedGroup Disability accommodations required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) include a … Read More
The Disabled Workforce: Fitness-for-Duty Examination
When a Fitness-for-Duty Examination Is the Appropriate Tool By Rachel Shaw, JD CEO and Principal Shaw HR Consulting An employer can coordinate a fitness-for-duty (FFD) examination with a qualified healthcare … Read More
Accommodations Best Practice Guide: Training and Compliance
Training Is the Key to Compliance By Roberta Etcheverry, CPDM CEO Diversified Management Group As disability management and human resources (HR) professionals, we are aware of our organization’s obligations under … Read More
Aligning Workers’ Compensation: WC-FMLA Data Exchange
Data Exchange to Align the FMLA with WC By Gary Anderberg, PhD SVP Claim Analytics Gallagher Bassett Keeping the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in synch with workers’ compensation … Read More
2017 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey White Paper
For seven years, DMEC and Spring Consulting Group have partnered to conduct annual research on employer leave management. Our national survey tracks employer methods for administering both regulatory and non-regulatory … Read More
2017 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey Executive Summary
For seven years, DMEC and Spring Consulting Group have partnered to conduct annual research on employer leave management. With information from over 1,203 employers, the national survey tracks employer methods … Read More
RTW Resources: Accessible Technology
The Missing Link: Why Accessible Workplace Technology Matters By Josh Christianson, MS Project Director Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology By Brett Sheats, JD National Project Director Viscardi Center It’s … Read More
Compliance Makeover: Securing ADA Medical Data
ADA Interactive Process: How to Get Clear Medical Information By Rachel Shaw, MBA Principal Shaw HR Consulting, Inc Managing reasonable accommodation requests is complex. Every employee is different, work environments … Read More
Wrestling with ADA, FMLA, and Overtime: No Overtime as an ADA Accommodation
Addressing the Request for No Overtime as an ADA Accommodation By Marti Cardi, JD VP Product Compliance Matrix Absence Management How do employers assess an employee’s request for no overtime … Read More
Ask the Accommodation Experts: Leave as an ADA Accommodation
How to Minimize Leave as an Accommodation By Jenny Haykin, MA, CRC Integrated Leaves & Accommodations Puget Sound Energy By Tom Sproger, MS, CEAS-II Ergonomics Consultant Solutions Northwest Inc. An … Read More
September 2017: Electronic PDF
September 2017 Americans with Disabilities Act Employers continue to ask for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidance and insight because even after more than 25 years, ADA compliance continues to … Read More
The Problem of Pain: Reducing Opioid Risks
Reducing Opioid Risks Through Management and Alternatives While employers are making progress in their efforts to end America’s opioid epidemic, the death toll is still rising due to other factors. … Read More
Program Showcase: Mobile Accommodation Solution
Accommodation: There’s an App for That! A Mobile Accommodation Solution (MAS) application, developed by the Center for Disability Inclusion (CDI) in partnership with IBM and the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), … Read More