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January 26, 2024
Audrey Bryan, director, business services, Sedgwick
Absence management and disability: recent trends and predictions for 2024

From increasing pressure on employers to provide holistic benefits, to a greater adoption of statutory parental and family leave programs, the tides are turning in absence management. It is critical for employers and workers alike to play close atten…

January 26, 2024 by Audrey Bryan, director, business services, Sedgwick
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January 10, 2024
Brice Caswell, director of product compliance and statutory administration and David Setzkorn, SVP, workforce absence and disability practice leader.​
Could paid family and medical leave become the new norm?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) offers leave with job and benefit protection to eligible employees for qualifying events. However, employers are not required to pay employees when they take leave under FMLA or similar leave laws. In response …

January 10, 2024 by Brice Caswell, director of product compliance and statutory administration and David Setzkorn, SVP, workforce absence and disability practice leader.​
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December 11, 2023
Brice Caswell
director, product compliance & statutory administration
Exploring the complexity of a remote employee’s work state

Remote work has increasingly become the norm — in fact, it is at an all-time high. Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 9 million to 27.6 million. For many, it was unexpected just how strongly the…

December 11, 2023 by Brice Caswell, director, product compliance & statutory administration
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December 04, 2023
David Setzkorn
senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
FMLA and the pitfalls of overtime

A recent article discussed how workers are increasingly being asked/required by employers to work overtime. Meanwhile, those same employers are facing challenges when it comes to FMLA. While organizations reap some benefits when employees work beyo…

December 04, 2023 by David Setzkorn, senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
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November 09, 2023
David Setzkorn, senior vice president, workforce absence, disability practice leader and Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance
A new day has dawned: what employers need to know about religious accommodations

A recent Supreme Court case will have wide-ranging implications for employers as it relates to religious accommodations. The ruling established a new standard for employers to meet if claiming that a requested religious accommodation would unduly bur…

November 09, 2023 by David Setzkorn, senior vice president, workforce absence, disability practice leader and Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance
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October 12, 2023
Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance, and Sara Elder, JD, senior vice president, workforce absence
Intermittent leave: It isn't just for FMLA anymore

Only 34 years ago, there were no laws to protect most disabled employees. In fact, as recently as 1989, a person could be fired by their employer because they were deaf, had an injured back or some other impairment that prevented them from doing thei…

October 12, 2023 by Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance, and Sara Elder, JD, senior vice president, workforce absence
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October 03, 2023
Adam Morell, JD
assistant vice president, product compliance
Imagine the possibilities at the RIMS Western Regional Conference 2023

The 2023 RIMS Western Regional Conference is just around the corner. An array of risk and safety managers will come together October 4-6 to connect on all things risk management in Vail, Colorado. There will be many opportunities to engage with us at…

October 03, 2023 by Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance
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September 14, 2023
David Setzkorn
senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
School is back in session: Here’s how employers can prepare for unexpected absences

As we transition from the dog days of summer into the beauty that is fall foliage, many employees are preparing for one of the biggest fall activities in their household: children going back to school. According to a recent article in Employee Benefi…

September 14, 2023 by David Setzkorn, senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
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August 17, 2023
David Setzkorn
senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
School is back in session: What does this mean for FMLA?

It is a special time of year that parents look forward to, the start of a new school year. As teachers prepare their classrooms, this is a good a time for school districts and their human resource departments to review their Family and Medical Leave …

August 17, 2023 by David Setzkorn, senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
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July 21, 2023
Brice Caswell
director product compliance & statutory administration
Better work-life balance begins with employers

Workplace culture has evolved beyond employees’ value lying solely in productivity; their whole selves and well-being matters, too. A sustainable work-life balance is critical to safeguarding well-being and improving the performance of workers. Now m…

July 21, 2023 by Brice Caswell, director product compliance & statutory administration
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July 19, 2023
David Setzkorn
senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
Is pickleball the latest threat to HR? Employers, the ball is in your court

Link to an entryThere is an underrated threat to employers today that no one is talking about: the game of pickleball. While I am joking about pickleball being a major peril, human resources professionals and organizations should pay attention to the…

July 19, 2023 by David Setzkorn, senior vice president workforce absence and disability practice leader
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June 22, 2023
Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance and Brice Caswell, director, product compliance and statutory administration
DEI’s impact on leave

By now, most organizations recognize that embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace is the right thing to do. It helps employees feel welcomed, valued, respected and heard; provides fair access to resources, opportunities and …

June 22, 2023 by Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance and Brice Caswell, director, product compliance and statutory administration
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June 07, 2023
Audrey Bryan
director, business services
The missing link: using absence data to transform employee well-being

Absence utilization in the U.S. is at an all-time high. In January 2022, approximately 4.2 million employees worked part time because of illness, injuries, and other medical problems — the second highest percentage since data collection began i…

June 07, 2023 by Audrey Bryan, director, business services
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April 12, 2023
Bryon Bass
SVP disability and absence management
Baby steps toward greater certainty around parental leave

Preparing for parenthood is no easy feat — and pregnancy is a significant undertaking. Expectant parents know the importance of researching family history and prenatal vitamins, but there are many aspects of the journey that are not as clear. E…

April 12, 2023 by Bryon Bass, SVP disability and absence management
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January 18, 2023
Adam Morell, JD - AVP, product compliance and Audrey Bryan - director, operations
Changing workplace accommodation requests and litigation trends

New state leave laws, changing employee expectations and long COVID are driving change when it comes to accommodations. As workers increasingly expect their employers to provide safety nets in supporting their physical and mental health, states are c…

January 18, 2023 by Adam Morell, JD - AVP, product compliance and Audrey Bryan - director, operations
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