DMEC News: January-March 2025
The DMEC team hit the ground running this year with a new cadence for member communication, a new season of the DMEC podcast, and more.
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To Position Your Benefit Plans Competitively, Start with These Three Questions
Knowledge is power when creating benefit plans that attract and retain top talent. As you start to benchmark your plans and policies, start with these three questions.
How the 2024 Election Could Impact Benefit Programs
How should employers prepare for changes in federal guidance and regulation as the new administration takes control in January?
The Difference Between Theory and Practice: 3 Lessons Learned from Colorado FAMLI
A year after Colorado started offering Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) benefits, the team shares lessons learned and advice for disability and absence managers across the country.
Redefining Essential Functions to Ensure Compliance
Using job analyses or factual documents that outline a position and its essential functions can help evaluate situations objectively and reduce the emotional elements to finding accommodations that work.
Exploring Cognitive Demand Data to Help Prevent Mental Health Reinjury
When designing and tailoring return-to-work plans, employers that consider the mental pressures of a job could help reduce leave durations and improve outcomes.
Compliance in Today’s Environment Takes a Village
Education and training is the best way to ensure compliance, and the most successful professionals are those who embrace lifelong learning and seek innovative solutions to support employees while protecting their organizations.
A Wormhole Through the Maze of Incremental Leave Policies
It’s no surprise that intermittent leave is consistently a top challenge for leave management professionals, due to an intricate maze of rules. Learn how you can you use minimum increments to support employees and ensure compliance.
What Role Should Health Equity Have in Benefit Discussions?
Will employers be under pressure to explain why their policies do not cover psychedelic drug treatments as data shows they can be effective for depression even when traditional approaches fail?
The Organizational Effect of Loneliness: Reasons Why Workplace Connection Should Be Part of Absence Management Strategies
Loneliness costs employers $154 billion annually. While many assume loneliness is an issue that affects people in the personal realm, employers should consider how they can mitigate this issue in the workplace.
