2021 DMEC Virtual Compliance Conference: Pandemic Effect on Employee Leave Usage - What Do the Numbers Show?


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Absences from work in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic started as early as February 2020. Now with a year under our belt, we took a look at what effects the pandemic has had on employee leaves of absence. Using Matrix’s historical leave statistics, we analyzed questions such as: did employee usage of traditional FMLA change during the pandemic; what types of utilization caused the spikes and valleys of leave usage during the first 12 months of the pandemic; and have employers adopted new policies or practices to deal with quarantines and school closures. We compared leave usage (incidence rates, reasons for absence, and durations) prior to the pandemic and during, saw what effect the surges in infection rates have had, and looked at industry, gender, and other differences in leave rates. And finally, we discussed what lessons might be learned for the duration of COVID-19 or for a future pandemic.

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