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Senior Advisory, State and Local Government

Effective leave of absence management presents a clear and present challenge to HR departments across all sectors and industries. SHRM cited a recent leave of absence research report indicated “53% of HR leaders reported increased leave requests in 2025, and among that group, 66% saw requests rise by more than 20%”.

While leave request volumes have multiplied over recent years, the challenge is greater than just doing more work. FMLA leave management has become a complex web of expanding and changing leave laws (i.e., state paid leave policies) addressing a variety of leave types such as sick leave, bereavement, caregiver leave, paid family leave. Areas such as grandparental leave and menopause leave are becoming more relevant as the overall workforce ages and the number of women in their prime menopause years increases. As employers labor to ensure compliance with shifting policies, effective leave management is extending from being focus on compliance to being a strategic imperative for attracting and retaining employees.

These challenges are even more acute in the state and local government (SLG). The general context within these sectors is characterized by an older workforce that understaffed due to budget pressures and constrained by less than adequate legacy systems. In essence employers within the SLG sector must address the trifecta headwinds of increased leave volume and complexity with limited resources and enablement (both human and technology). Because organizations within these sectors have difficulty competing on pay, the ability to offer and effectively manage employee leave and flexibility are critical retention levers for employees.

Experienced with many years of successfully supporting SLG clients, Qcera understands their unique needs. Qcera brings a combination of deep leave of absence expertise and industry leading leave software capabilities. Qcera | LeaveSource is an all-in-one leave and job accommodations management software platform enabling employers to support employees and administers enhance their leave experience through ease-of-use, high compliance, and efficient workflows.

Industry Insights from a Senior Executive Advisor and Energy & Utility Consulting Practice Lead

AI power demand is challenging electric utilities to meet increasing market demand.  As such, utilities are expanding their hiring and retention of personnel. This is amplifying the need for sustaining safety and reliability in utility operations and personnel policies to guide the type of culture utilities organizations warrant.  HR programs will need to include comprehensive and accurate leave of absence and accommodations management programs as part of the organizations HR Benefits programs for employees.  Leave management is increasingly complex with ever-changing requirements at the federal (FMLA), state family leave policies, union relations and company level.  Qcera is the premier provider of an all-inclusive leave of absence software and with a team of deep domain experts to help utilities organizations to satisfy both employee and company objectives in this important part of HCM.   Qcera LeaveSource provides access to leave of absence software capabilities that supports employees and administers leave experience through ease-of-use, high compliance, and efficient process.