Lincoln Absence Advisor

During our Q2 webinar – A new focus: mental health, disability, and the whole employee we received a lot of great questions from our audience. One area where our audience showed interest was the benefit of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). More specifically, how could an EAP help someone who may be experiencing mental health related issues when transitioning back into the office? During this episode, we tackle that question as well as explore all the other assistance areas an EAP can help with.

Joining me for this conversation are David Campbell, Senior Vice President of Quality Control – ComPsych Corporation, Keith Birns, Senior Account Manager – ComPsych Corporation, and Emily Igrejas, Senior Product Manager – Lincoln Financial Group.

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Having a child can often be tied to joy and happiness, but there is another side that many new moms are going through – balancing their own mental health while they adjust to this new world they find themselves in. When we talk about maternal mental health, we often focus on postpartum depression, but it’s also important to consider the whole cycle of being a mom and the different effects this new role can have on mental health.

In this episode of Lincoln Absence Advisor, we are joined by Lincoln’s consulting physicians, Dr. Amy Feitelson, a psychiatrist, and Dr. Jennifer King, a family practice physician, as well as Marissa Mayfield, product lead for our statutory products. Together, we discuss and define maternal mental health. From observation to experience, we dive in to various aspects and explore how employers can help new moms in their workforce cope with the additional stress they may be experiencing.

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Recently we’ve seen a lot of interest in California paid family leave and the overall state disability insurance program, which is why we’ve put together this episode to answer frequent questions and simply talk through a state program that can sometimes be confusing to navigate.

Listen in as Bill Mcshane, national sales advisor for the west coast, Kristin Hostetter, product lead for our CA private plan offering, and Alexa Greenberg, general counsel, answer questions on private plans and the basics of the program as well as give their thoughts on aspects employers should be especially aware of.

Resources mentioned: Lincoln's CA SDI FAQ

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Disability insurance is something that has catapulted to the forefront of many employers and their employees’ minds over the past year. Many see the value of this coverage for the peace of mind it provides if someone were to miss work due to a covered injury or illness. May is disability insurance awareness month, and what better way to kick us off than by talking to three HR employees who interact with disability insurance almost every day? 

Joining me for this discussion are three of my colleagues from Lincoln Financial Group - Mindy Jarecki, Sr. Consultant – HR Business Management, Keshia Hamoud - Leave Management Specialist, and Amanda Petersen - Absence Claims Director. During this episode, we cover everything from common questions around disability to advice for employers when working with their employees on a disability claim.

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We’re hearing a lot about returning to the workplace and questions on if employers can (or should) require the COVID-19 vaccination to do so. Often, this conversation leads to many challenges and complexities, such as the need for accommodations, support communication and resources, and state policies and laws. 

So, after reviewing questions from our most recent webinar, two of our webinar speakers discuss this topic thoroughly. Join Trish Zuniga, lead for leave regulations and Annie Jantz, product lead from leave management services as they talk about vaccination policies, leave impacts and ADA requirements.

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Maternity leave is such a common reason to be absent from work, but have you ever asked if what your company provides is truly enough to help the mothers among your employees prepare for and recover from childbirth, bond with their new baby while adapting to a new normal and successfully come back to work?

In this episode of Lincoln Absence Advisor, we went straight to the source –mothers who are back at work – and asked for their thoughts. Listen in as Emily Igrejas, disability product manager, Susan Lawson, manager of voice of the customer, and Sara Kilbride, national sales executive, discuss their own experiences with maternity leave, including what was going through their minds before, during and after leave, what they needed the most, and how employers can help retain talented mothers in the workplace.

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In the past year, did you miss a routine checkup, dentist appointment, etc.? If you did, you weren’t alone. In fact, by June of 2020 41% of all American had delayed or avoided some type of health care.  On this episode I’m joined by Dr. Glenn Pransky and we talk about the action of deferred, delayed, or avoided care. We take a deep dive into why so many Americans chose this action, the potential for it being problematic in the future, and how employers can provide a potential solution.  
 
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In this episode, we continue our conversation about the balancing act employees face with work and caregiving, and what they need from their employers.

Dr. Glenn Pransky, a physician and internationally-recognized researcher in work and health and Annie Jantz, product lead for Lincoln’s leave management product discuss where an employer can start and what to be observing along the way. From leave policy reviews, innovative solutions, and our expectation to learn more in the years ahead, there is a lot for employers to consider.

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With heightened attention, many employers have watched employees balance more responsibilities of family and work. In 2020, an estimated 80 million people left the office and started working at home, and a quarter of a million people took their elderly parents out of nursing homes and assisted living because of fears of COVID-19. 

These shifts in responsibility have put a stronger lens on caregiving, a topic already affecting the workplace. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Glenn Pransky, a physician and internationally-recognized researcher in work and health and Annie Jantz, product lead for Lincoln’s leave management product to define the multiple caveats of caregiving and what employers should be focused to help take care of their employee caregivers

Links to sources referenced in this episode.

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