Managing and tracking employee absence due to disability, leave, or workers' compensation is challenging and time consuming. The burden is compounded by legislative changes, remote workers and a challenging labor market. So how do you keep up with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as foster return to work in an efficient and compliant manner? We will cover topics like state plan and policy options, administrative choices, concurrent tracking, financial offsets, leave planning tools, and more. Submit any questions you have in advance, and we hope you can join us for guidance on improvement.

Meet the Speaker:

Karen English is Alera Group’s National Absence Management Practice Leader.  She has over twenty years of disability, FMLA, PFML, other leave, and workers’ compensation consulting and brokerage experience.  Her areas of focus include integrated absence management for employers of all sizes and industries, strategy and product development for insurance and service providers, research and benchmarking, technology improvement, and implementation.  Prior to joining Alera, Karen was a Partner with Spring Consulting Group, a Senior Consultant with Watson Wyatt, Practice Leader for Parson Group, Assistant Risk Manager for U.S. Bank, and a casualty broker for Marsh and Aon.  Karen has her BBA in Risk Management and Human Resources from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her MBA in Finance from University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management.  She has earned the designations of CPCU, ARM, ACI, and AU, sits on the Board of Directors of the DMEC, and is a licensed insurance broker.

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