Absence Management

Cost-Effective and Compliant Absence Management Programs

Alera Group offers clients of all sizes and industries access to leading insights, tools and expertise to help you manage your entire workforce, including:

  • Focus on four key areas of impact: Total Health & Productivity Management, Absence Management, Return-to-Work and ADA Accommodations and Integrated Disability Management
  • Manage multiple touch points across disability, leave and Workers’ Compensation
  • Understand and address regulations and requirements to ensure compliance
  • Streamline administration and improve record keeping and reporting
  • Enhance employee engagement to attract and retain a competitive workforce
  • Improve return-to-work rates and decrease employee absences
  • Provide access to meaningful data, benchmarking and outcome reporting
  • Increase productivity and improve overall workforce health.

The Impact of Absence Management

Potential Implications for Stakeholders.

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EXPERT EDUCATION

Events and Webinars

Employee Benefits

When Captive Insurance Makes Sense

In this session, our experts will talk about how captives work, the advantages and disadvantages and what you need to know to determine whether they make sense for your organization.

November 21, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Employee Benefits

Q4 Compliance Update

Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.

December 3, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Insights

Employee Benefits

Are You Prepared to Comply With the New Mental Health Parity Final Rule in 2025?

On September 9, 2024, the DOL, IRS and HHS released a final rule for the Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA Final Rule). The MHPAEA Final Rule is similar to the proposed rule released on July 25, 2023, with some marked differences. While the MHPAEA Final Rule is effective as of November 22, 2024, the requirements become enforceable at different times. Most apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, with other requirements becoming enforceable for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

October 25, 2024

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Employee Benefits

Legal Alert: IRS Adjusts Health Flexible Spending Account and Other Benefit Limits for 2025

On October 22, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2024-40, which increases the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit to $3,300 for plan years beginning in 2025, an increase of $100 from 2024.

October 23, 2024

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Employee Benefits

"Leave Report": An Innovative Resource for Informing Your Employee Benefits Plan Design

Based on a survey of more than 1,040 organizations across the U.S., Alera Group’s 2024 Healthcare and Employee Benefits Leave Report provides insights into how businesses of different sizes, industries and regions are addressing employee leave, including holidays, vacation time, sick leave and other paid leave for common life events.

August 8, 2024

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Employee Benefits

Legal Alert: IRS Adjusts Health Flexible Spending Account and Other Benefit Limits for 2024

On November 9, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2023-34, which increases the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit to $3,200

November 10, 2023

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