DMEC COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE
Smarter strategies for absence misuse prevention
Connect with us April 13-16 at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis.
Why meet with Sedgwick?
When employees need time away from work or support, complex rules and regulations can create challenges. Sedgwick’s deep regulatory expertise streamlines cases to reduce risk and ensure compliance, regardless of location and jurisdiction. Your team stays focused and your workforce gets the care they deserve.
Absence management & disability
Simplify the process of requesting and managing employee absences. As the industry leader in integrated leave and disability administration, we bring efficiency, compliance and better outcomes to you and your employees.
Accommodations management
With deep compliance expertise, we develop tailored, best-practice programs to help your employees get the reasonable accommodations they need to return to or keep thriving at work.
SaaS solutions: LeaveLink® and ADALink®
Our tech solutions LeaveLink and ADALink are designed to help employers mitigate risk and ensure compliance with federal and state leave and accommodation regulations.
Join our DMEC session
- DATE
- Monday, April 13, 2026
- time
- 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. CT
- location
- Union Station Hotel | St. Louis, MO
Managing intermittent leave misuse: practical strategies for employers
Addressing suspicions of intermittent leave misuse is a common concern among employers.
Join David Setzkorn, our SVP Compliance and Workforce Absence Practice Leader, and Jeff Nowak, Shareholder at Littler, for an enlightening and timely session.
During this session, you’ll discover:
- 01
- What to do during the leave request process if you’re questioning claim validity
- 02
- How the honest belief rule comes into play when misuse is suspected post-approval
- 03
- Court rulings on intermittent FMLA misuse and what they mean for employers
Let’s connect in St. Louis
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Stop by booth #101 in the exhibit hall to meet our team and explore innovative ways to tackle your most complex absence and accommodation compliance challenges. Want dedicated time with our team? Let's schedule it.
Safeguard your workforce and resources
Get early access
Absence misuse is a key topic at the DMEC Compliance Conference. Our latest guide shares best practices to help employers stay ahead of evolving absence misuse trends.
You’ll learn:
- How telemedicine and intermittent leave can create new challenges and risks for FMLA and ADA compliance
- Proven strategies for misuse prevention, such as consistent documentation, pattern monitoring and recertification
- How data-driven provider scorecards and anomaly detection can help identify red flags and protect organizational resources
