2026 Webinar: The Section 45S Advantage – Optimize Your Leave Programs with the Premium-Based Tax Credit

As your leave programs grow in complexity, are you confident you’re leveraging every financial advantage available?  Many organizations are overlooking how the IRS Section 45S employer credit can directly support their PFML and STDI strategies. With ongoing legislative momentum and widespread use of insured leave products, the premium-based path under 45S is becoming an increasingly important, and often misunderstood, opportunity for absence and disability management professionals.

Join DMEC for a practical session that demystifies how the premium-based path works, where it fits within modern leave program design, and what employers need to consider before claiming the credit. We’ll walk through how PFML or STDI products can align with Section 45S requirements, where caution is required (especially around state-mandated programs), and how to use clean, defensible allocation methods when your policies cover mixed employee populations.

Whether you’re an employer, consultant, or vendor partner, this session will equip you with the insights needed to optimize leave program operations while remaining fully compliant.

CEUs

This webinar qualifies for the following CEUs: 1 ADMS, 1 CDMS, 1 CLMS, 1 PHR, 1 SHRM and 1 CPDM 

If you are not a DMEC member and need to record a CLMS CEU for attending this event, please contact Jai Hooker at jhooker@dmec.org for assistance.