Dangers Lurk in State Discrimination Accommodation Laws
Multi-state employers have their hands full with federal as well as state and local laws, and must not forget about state disability accommodation laws that have specific requirements!
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Transitional Return-to-Work Programs Show Dollars and Sense ROI
What’s the best way to support employees who need a leave of absence as an accommodation and help them return to work as soon as possible?
Supporting Effective Return-to-Work Practices for Employees with Cancer
With increasing cancer rates and expectations that new cancer diagnoses will cross the 2 million mark in 2024, employers should be prepared to support employees through their journeys and encourage them to return to work when possible.
Is Helping Employees Stay at Work a Fundamental Underlying Premise of What You Do?
While it’s easy to get mired in administrative clutter when fielding requests for accommodations, ensuring you focus first on stay-at-work options whenever employees request accommodation is the best way to ensure that everyone comes out whole!
How Employers Could Get Into Trouble Under the PWFA
What are employers’ top challenges when it comes to implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)? Get questions answered and read details about how the PWFA differs from the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DMEC News: June-August 2024
Stay up-to-date on all DMEC products and services — from the 2023 DMEC Leave Management Survey to the 2024 DMEC Annual Conference, and more.
The Disabled Workforce: Managing Excessive Use of Leave
What’s the best way to handle an increasing number of employees calling out for medical reasons when they do not seem like reasonable requests?
Featured Case: Diabetes and the ADA
Diabetes, a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels, affects millions of employees worldwide.1 Jury verdicts that favor employees with this condition who bring lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) illustrate how costly it can be for employers that fail to accommodate the condition.
Common Sense Compliance: IDAM: The Best Way for Employers to Comply with a Panoply of Leave Laws
Taking an integrated approach to disability and absence management reduces risk by ensuring a better understanding of paid and unpaid leave laws, expanding accommodation requirements, and disability insurance.
Employer Solutions: Cautionary Tales of Workers’ Compensation and Absence Management
Using an integrated disability and absence management approach helps employers avoid gaps in coverage as well and mismatched expectations with job accommodations, disability insurance, paid leaves, unpaid leaves, and more!
