DMEC Provides Valuable New Tool for Leave Management Program Development DMEC is proud to offer, for the first time, a rich new resource: the 2017 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey … Read More
Emerging Business Trends in Paid Family Medical Leave: A Report from Panorama
Competitive pressure, millennial workforce expectations, and the outsized influence of the technology industry are among factors impacting voluntary adoption of paid family and medical leave programs by large employers in … 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
DMEC News: January 2018
Recognition for Departing EAC Members DMEC would like to thank five retiring Employer Advisory Council (EAC) members for their long-term dedication in helping us respond to member needs, develop new … Read More
DMEC News: November 2017
New Regional Education Model Will Extend Reach and Enhance Resources for DMEC Members To extend the reach of our educational events and provide additional resources to more of our members, … Read More
DMEC News: September 2017
Saluting DMEC’s 25th Anniversary, and Looking to the Next 25 Years A record-breaking 723 attendees, including 346 first-time attendees, came from 44 states and five Canadian territories to attend the … Read More
2016 DMEC Behavioral Health Survey Executive Summary
Mental health conditions continue to be among the leading causes of workplace absence and are associated with high cost for treatments and lost wages. Mental health issues are often not … Read More
2016 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey White Paper
This sixth annual white paper provides a summary and an analysis of the results of the 2016 Employer Leave Management Survey, jointly sponsored by DMEC and Spring Consulting Group. With … Read More
2016 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey Executive Summary
The landscape of employer leaves continues to undergo change and become increasingly complex. Fortunately, our 2016 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey findings signal that employers are up to the challenge … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Your Contribution. Your DMEC.
By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP CEO DMEC Your participation with DMEC helped produce three important, just-published resources that take the pulse of and report on key industry trends. Results … Read More
DMEC News: March 2017
Welcome New National Sponsors DMEC’s National sponsors are a committed group of supplier organizations that help us deliver on our mission and vision of providing focused education for absence and … Read More
2017 Forecast for Absence and Disability Management
What’s on the Horizon for 2017 By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP CEO DMEC Over the last several years, I have written about predictions and forecasts for absence and disability … Read More
DMEC News: January 2017
DMEC Celebrates 25th Anniversary! This year, DMEC celebrates 25 years of empowering organizations to become better employers through effective and integrated approaches to absence and leave management. Delivering on its … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: The ACA – The Sky Did Not Fall
By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP CEO DMEC As absence professionals we are used to new regulations that generate confusion, including conflicts with other regulations. One law that has generated … Read More
DMEC News: November 2016
Deepen Your DMEC Connection in 2017 As a DMEC member, you have access to career-building volunteer opportunities that can deepen your connection with DMEC in 2017. Expand your professional experience … Read More
DMEC News: July 2016
2016 Employer Leave Management Survey Released at DMEC Annual Conference The 2016 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey, the sixth year in this series, will be released during the DMEC Annual … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Delivering On Our Commitments
With the theme of workplace mental health in this issue of @Work magazine, DMEC is bringing fresh energy to our long-standing commitment to equip employers in this important area. Full … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Shifting Forces Driving Compliance
By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP Chief Executive Office, DMEC Welcome to the premier issue of our new and improved @Work magazine! We have put a lot of effort into … Read More
The 2016 Disability and Absence Management Trends to Watch
By Tom Starner HRDive Employers should pay close attention to policies, practices and processes for employees taking leave during the coming year, according to Terri Rhodes — someone who knows … Read More