Disability Management Employer Coalition

The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) is a non-profit membership association founded in 1992 and headquartered online at dmec.org. It serves employers, HR professionals and absence management specialists across the United States, and describes itself as the only association dedicated exclusively to absence and accommodation management. Its stated remit is to help members navigate workplace leave and accommodation laws through education, tools and community support, with a focus on compliant and compassionate workplace policy.

DMEC's work spans several technical domains: absence and leave management, disability management, employment law compliance, leave law tracking and mapping, benchmarking surveys, and certification and professional education. Among its offerings are the Certified Leave Management Specialist (CLMS) programme for leave management professionals; AbsenceAuthority™, a tool designed to help employers plan leave effectively; and a State and Local Leave Law Map, which tracks evolving state and local compliance requirements. It also runs conferences and webinars covering leave, accommodation, FMLA, ADA, mental health and return-to-work topics, alongside benchmarking surveys that provide industry data on absence and leave management practices.

The organisation operates nationwide, spanning federal as well as state and local regulation, and works across human resources, disability management, employment law and regulatory compliance, healthcare policy, and employee benefits and accommodations. Its membership forms a community of practice, and the organisation emphasises specialised education, professional development and thought leadership. DMEC traces its origins to HR professionals collaborating around healthcare policy, and frames its mission around advocacy for employers that treat employees well; the laws it addresses affect millions of U.S. workers annually.