Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new white paper from Sedgwick and the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) that is the first comprehensive examination of how organizations are accommodating employees with long COVID.
The new paper, Long COVID: Assessing and Managing Workforce Impact, is the product of months of information gathering and analysis by leading disability, clinical, research, insurance, government, and other workplace experts, and also includes the results of a 2022 DMEC Pulse Survey on current employer practices. Sedgwick notes that long COVID is costly to employers and employees, and there is no question that it cuts deeply into employee productivity. The new white paper outlines what employers can do to improve results for employees and their organizations and how to better prepare for viruses, mental and behavioral health challenges, and other developments that require effective employee accommodations.