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Leave Technology: One Source of Truth

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If companies use outbound feeds and allow data to flow into leave management technology, employers can simplify the leave process, improve compliance, and enhance the employee experience by creating one source of truth.

Featured Case: “100% Healed” and Maximum Leave Policies

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Most courts agree that inflexible policies discriminate against people with disabilities, yet employers still have and enforce them. And some employers are not aware that these policies may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Common Sense Compliance: A Comprehensive Approach

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It is difficult to navigate the patchwork of federal, state, and local leave and accommodation laws in addition to employer-sponsored leaves, and it is in the best interests of all parties to simplify the ability to identify and use entitlements and benefits. Taking an integrated approach helps accomplish this.

Employer Solutions: Risk Management and Employee Benefits

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While risk managers are keenly focused on workplace safety and workers’ compensation, it’s important for them to have a working knowledge of all benefits to ensure employees can access available benefits. Human resources professionals and risk managers should work together to support employees with job-related injuries and nonwork-related conditions.

Engaging Today’s Workforce: Navigating the Leave Landscape

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As the paid family and medical leave (PFML) landscape changes, employers should look at the needs of their workforce by location and demographics and reassess their leave programs and benefits, which can be a meaningful retention tool.

Program Showcase: Improper Medical Documentation

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When faced with litigation, employers can support decisions about leaves of absence through detailed and complete case management documentation that is based on a thorough analysis of comprehensive data. However, many integrated absence management teams that are responsible for keeping official notes on employee medical files lack formal training in proper documentation protocols.

Managing Behavioral Health Disability Claims

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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a mental health condition, affects 6.8 million adults annually and is a common cause of workplace disability and unemployment. Employers must ensure that they engage and communicate with employees who are experiencing GAD and depression. These actions can improve outcomes and return-to-work time frames.

DMEC News: May 2023

Check out the latest DMEC resources including the DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Report, the 2023 DMEC Virtual Vendor Showcase, mental health articles and tools, and more.

The Disabled Workforce: Discipline and Accommodations

What do you do when an employee who is undergoing discipline says, “My disability made me do it”? When employees link discipline to claimed disabilities at the beginning of a performance issue or at the eleventh hour, supervisors need to know what to do and who to include in the discussions.

Leave Technology: Paid Leave and Employee Health

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A well-communicated leave program is a critical way to help employees improve their health by alleviating stress, combating burnout, and improving work-life balance. These outcomes alone demonstrate why leave should be a cornerstone of any competitive benefits program.

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