Article: Manage Absence with Greater Efficiency and Business Impact

Staying compliant with FMLA regulations is tough, but it’s even harder when you’re not sure how leave use impacts the costs and productivity in your company. You could be spinning your wheels trying to stay on top of leave without knowing the effects absence has on your organization. Compounding those challenges is the fact that episodic leave has been the leading category of leave over the last five years. How can you plan for the unplanned? We just wrote “[Stay On Top of Productivity and Compliance — Understand Leave Usage in Your Company](http://optis.com/resources/get-a-handle-on-leave),” an article that helps you understand how you can still get a handle on leave, even when the unexpected arises. We review ways you can get a good view of leave usage in your company, as well as how you can understand the direct and indirect costs of leave. You’ll learn how to: + Organize your leave + Watch out for leave management challenges + Set up plans to track leave and productivity + Manage regulation changes and stay compliant Download “[Stay On Top of Productivity and Compliance — Understand Leave Usage in Your Company](http://optis.com/resources/get-a-handle-on-leave)” so you can get a handle on leave, manage the unexpected and keep regulations in check.