7th Annual Employer Leave Management Survey Results Unveiled The 2017 DMEC Employer Leave Management Survey, the seventh annual survey in this series, highlights employers’ response to expanded compliance mandates, including … 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
Program Showcase: Employee Responsibility
Portal-Enabled Absence Reporting Puts Responsibility in the Hands of the User By Angie Brown Director, Absence and Regulatory Compliance ClaimVantage While many employers fear the threat of their first review … Read More
Work/Life Squeeze: Caregiver Protections
Caregiver Protections in Today’s Workplace By Marti Cardi, JD Vice President, Product Compliance Matrix Absence Management Many employers don’t realize the extent of job protections for employees with family responsibilities. … Read More
Program Showcase: Correspondence & Compliance
Building a Paper Trail: Leave & Disability Administration Correspondence By Sheri Pullen Compliance Analyst ReedGroup Employee notifications and correspondence are a critical piece of any successful leave and disability administration … Read More
Program Showcase: Reducing Progression to STD
Finding a Path Through the Collage of the Leave Universe By Dr. Michael Lacroix Associate Medical Director Aetna Disability From the 30,000-foot view, the “leave universe” looks like a collage … Read More
Piecing the Integration Puzzle Together: The Bermuda Triangle of HR Law
Jeffrey Swaney VP WorkPartner By Linda Croushore, MEd Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC Some employee absence events may trigger not just one law, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), … Read More
Compliance Memos: July 2017
By John C. Garner, CEBS, CLU, CFCI, CMC Chief Compliance Officer Bolton & Co. Supreme Court Expands Reach of ERISA Exemption In June, the Supreme Court overturned three lower-court rulings … 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
March 2017: Electronic PDF
March 2017 Employment Programs Compliance The landscape of leave management continues to change and become increasingly complex. Although several regulations such as the FMLA and ADA have been in place … Read More
RTW Case Study: Compassionate Communications
A Holistic Approach in Case Management: What’s Really on the Employee’s Mind? By Darlene E. Arroyo, RN, BS, COHN-S Manager, North America Disability Programs Johnson & Johnson “Treat someone the … Read More
Wrestling with ADA, FMLA, and Overtime: “No-Overtime” Leaves
FMLA Challenges During an Employee’s “No-Overtime” Leave By Marti Cardi, JD VP Product Compliance Matrix Absence Management An employee may be entitled to take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: State and Federal Employment Laws
Demystifying the Linkage of Federal and State Employment Laws By Lais Washington, JD Director of Compliance Liberty Mutual Group Insurance Workplace injuries often trigger state workers’ compensation laws. However, on-the-job … Read More
Absence Matters: Compliance Programs
Do Your Compliance Programs Measure Up? By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick For compliance purposes, employers need to be aware of the enforcement agenda of … Read More
The Future of Leave Management: Consumerization Trends – Part 2
By Erin Faverty VP of Customer Success LeaveLogic Our first column demonstrated how the employee experience is driving the consumerization of leave management through emerging technologies. This second installment of … Read More
Piecing Together the Integration Puzzle: Compliance Pitfalls
What Compliance Pitfalls Look Like in the Trenches By Linda Croushore Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC WorkPartners If you are like me, you attend many webinars and read many articles … Read More
Compliance Memos: March 2017
By John C. Garner, CEBS, CLU, CFCI, CMC Chief Compliance Officer Bolton & Co. 6th Circuit: Failure to Provide FMLA Notice Is Interference In Casagrande vs. OhioHealth, the employer failed … Read More