Disability + absence

Our expert team supports disability and absence programs for a wide range of employers in various European countries, including Denmark and Ireland.

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What we do

Sedgwick has extensive experience helping businesses manage short- and long-term disability claims, and all types of leave.

At Sedgwick, we know that finding ways to manage employee absences can be challenging and complex. We’re here to help.

Interested in our services?

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS

Is your organization prepared for an FMLA audit?

For 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) — a federal law that provides eligible emp.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of USERRA in support of our uni.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights.

The Battle Over Disability Pay and Mental-Health Leave

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Mental Health Claims

As far back as 2013, mental health claims were the fourth-leading generator of short-term disability.

WC and ADA: challenges and best practices in employee accommodati.

Amid ever-changing expectations and legal requirements, employers face a great deal of complexity in.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Public holiday absences: managing employee sick leave to ensure w.

As Easter approaches, workplaces often find themselves grappling with the challenge of employee abse.

Riding the railways of FMLA and ADA

For anyone who has ever played the game ‘Monopoly’, collecting the four railroads is considered .

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Back to basics: the shifting landscape of accommodations and leav.

The population of Americans living with disabilities is sizable and continues to grow as our populat.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Targeting programs on another level: paths to improving workforce.

Unplanned employee absences — whether due to on-the-job injuries, physical or mental health condit.

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 emp.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

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 an.

FMLA and the pitfalls of overtime

A recent article discussed how workers are increasingly being asked/required by employers to work ov.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Sedgwick expands partnership with Workday to modernize API connec.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 28, 2023 — Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, .

A new day has dawned: what employers need to know about religious.

A recent Supreme Court case will have wide-ranging implications for employers as it relate.

The Fight Over Return-to-Office Is Turning Into a Disability Disp.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

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 19.

Horror sequels: the return of COVID

Fall always leads to one of my favorite holidays — Halloween. Scary, spooky things abound in store.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Showing vulnerable customers how caring counts in claims

For anyone dealing with a property damage loss, it can be inconvenient at best and traumatizing and .

School is back in session: Here’s how employers can prepare for.

As we transition from the dog days of summer into the beauty that is fall foliage, many employees ar.

Getting back to basics for accommodations

The paid family and medical leave landscape has become more complex and state-by-state differences r.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Imagine the possibilities at the DMEC Annual Conference

The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) will host their annual conference August 14-17.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

The missing link: using absence data to transform employee well-b.

Absence utilization in the U.S. is at an all-time high. In January 2022, approximately 4.2 million e.

Sedgwick releases the 2023 absence management and wellbeing repor.

SYDNEY, 6 June 2023 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefit.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Baby steps toward greater certainty around parental leave

Preparing for parenthood is no easy feat — and pregnancy is a significant undertaking. Expectant p.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Imagine the possibilities at the 2023 DMEC Compliance Conference

The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) will host the 2023 DMEC FMLA/ADA Employer Compli.

Pressure-proofing the workforce for 2023

Though the workforce upheaval sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic and other global factors has begun .

Accounting for absenteeism: optimizing leave programs with a focu.

If 2022 was the year of returning to work, 2023 is about keeping workers engaged. The global shift t.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Drug use in the workplace: Know the facts

By Scotty Benton, VP, workers’ compensation practice; Reema Hammoud, AVP, clinical pharmacy; Laura.

Imagine the possibilities at PARMA 2023

By Jon Paulsen – VP, self-insurance pooling administration; Jody Moses – managing direct.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Changing workplace accommodation requests and litigation trends

By Adam Morell, JD – AVP, product compliance and Audrey Bryan – director, operations New.

DMEC and Sedgwick Release “Long COVID: Assessing and Managing W.

White Paper Offers Practical Guidance for Employer Accommodations & Policies SAN DIEGO, Calif. a.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Drug use in the workforce — and what employers can do about it

By Scotty Benton, VP, workers’ compensation practice; Reema Hammoud, AVP, clinical pharmacy; Laura.

Accommodating cognitive limitations in the workplace

We know from scientific studies and anecdotal evidence that “brain fog” is among the most common.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Expand your view at PIEF 2022

by Shane O’Dea, head of strategic partnerships and programs, workers compensation During the P.

No easy feat: administering leave benefits across state lines

By Adam Morell, AVP, product compliance, and Brice Caswell, director, product compliance and statuto.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Paving the way for improved recovery and return to work outcomes

By Shane O’Dea, head of strategic partnerships and programs, workers compensation When an empl.

The 4 building blocks of a strong return to work program

By Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance When an employee is unable to work .

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Leading with empathy

By Marwan Shiblaq, president, workforce absence The midst of a pandemic is an interesting and exciti.

Making flexible work models work

Necessity has proved to be the mother of invention when it comes to adopting alternative work models.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Long COVID cases in the workforce — and what employers should b.

By Bryon Bass, SVP, workforce absence, and Max Koonce, chief claims officer Long COVID is an umbrell.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Work from home, vaccine and litigation trends in 2022

By Adam Morell, JD, assistant vice president, product compliance The crystal ball for the remainder .

Shane O’Dea joins Sedgwick as head of strategic partnerships an.

SYDNEY, 8 March 2022 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits .

Sedgwick names Marwan Shiblaq president of workforce absence

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 3, 2022 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enable.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Sedgwick acquires Direct Health Solutions in Australia

Acquisition marks expansion of absence and injury management services, a first for Sedgwick in Austr.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Sedgwick appoints Tracey Harris as chief operating officer in Aus.

SYDNEY, 20 January 2022 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefit.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Sedgwick to introduce new global productivity solutions

Offerings designed to meet current needs of benefits, accident and health buyers MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Mental health-related absence: Trends and predictions

Employee mental health is becoming a greater focus among business leaders as it can significantly im.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisla.

Legislation updates: Disability, leave and workers’ compens.

Sedgwick regularly monitors and reports on disability, leave and workers’ compensation legisl.

What you need to know about coronavirus FMLA and paid sick leave .

UPDATE ALERT: Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. CST. Today, the Senate passed HR 6201 as approved by .

To grant or not to grant? That is the question Intermittent leave.

It’s no secret that intermittent leave, whether under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or t.

Pregnancy: A waiting game

April the Giraffe has been quite the internet sensation! Some 20 million people around the worl.

Does your family and medical leave policy need a domestic partner.

It’s that time when human resources professionals and legal counsel review employment policies for.

ADA FAQs: What you need to know

Sedgwick recently hosted a webinar discussing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) a.

Stress, mental health issues and workplace injuries and illnesses.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) research paper on Stress in the workplace.

Is a California Voluntary Plan right for you?

Did you know that California is one of only five states in the nation – along with Hawaii, New Jer.