Minneapolis Updates Sick and Safe Time Guidance
Minneapolis released updated FAQs clarifying how its Sick and Safe Time Ordinance interacts with Minnesota’s statewide ESST law.
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Webinar Recording: Employer Funding to Support Stay at Work & Return to Work — Minnesota DEED ERAF Model
Join us for an exclusive webinar where we unveil key findings from our 2024 DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey! This session will provide a deep dive into the latest industry trends with regards to plan design across organizations of all sizes and industries.
Webinar Recording: Closing the Capacity Gap — Modernizing Processes for Compliance and Efficiency
Join us for an exclusive webinar where we unveil key findings from our 2024 DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey! This session will provide a deep dive into the latest industry trends with regards to plan design across organizations of all sizes and industries.
DMEC News: June-August 2026
DMEC and Unum released a new white paper on evaluating leave program impact, alongside the 2025 DMEC Annual Impact Report. A new SAW/RTW Certification launches soon, plus a fresh microcredential course tackles D.C.’s complex leave requirements.
Webinar Recording: Pregnancy at Work — New Rights, New Risks, New Responsibilities
Join us for an exclusive webinar where we unveil key findings from our 2024 DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Survey! This session will provide a deep dive into the latest industry trends with regards to plan design across organizations of all sizes and industries.
Thinking Outside the Box to Reduce Leave
Absenteeism remains one of the biggest pain points for organizations today. The yearly cost of employee absenteeism has been estimated to exceed $600 billion1 in the U.S. alone, driven by lost productivity, temporary staffing expenses, overtime pay, and the administrative burden of managing unplanned leave. While some absenteeism is unavoidable, its growing frequency and impact signal a deeper challenge within modern workplaces.
The Disability Compliance Audit: Why Your Organization’s Program Needs a Health Check
Most organizations assume their disability accommodation processes are legally sound. Policies are in place, managers have been trained, and HR has handled requests before without incident. It feels like the system works—until a lawsuit proves otherwise.
Integrated Absence Management – Dealing with Certification Requirements
While often not discussed, one of the main challenges with creating an integrated absence management program centers around certification requirements. While employers and claimants often ask for a simple unified claim form, the reality is that when you manage multiple benefits, they often have different certification requirements that make this difficult.
What We Do Matters – Compliance and the ADAAA
In our profession managing the disability cases of our employees and the impact to our organization, we are responsible for a successful outcome that supports our employees and advances the operational needs of our organization.
Optimizing ROI Through Health & Productivity Dashboards
Organizations often attempt to track and monitor the health trends of their employees through regular and/or ad-hoc reports and spreadsheets. While this can be a useful way to see some overall trends, there is little customizability and can require ongoing work to maintain. In an effort to improve efficiency and utility, some organizations are opting to consolidate their data into health and productivity dashboards that provide nearly real-time data in a centralized visualization tool.
