Absence Minded
TPG’s Christine Hinnerichs and Brycie Wasson want to get people engaged in all things absence management -- updates and news in legislation, recent cases, and more – while having a little fun along the way.
Enjoy the commentary from these two experts from The Partners Group, a leading resource in the absence management industry.
Podcasting since 2025 • 6 episodes
Absence Minded
Latest Episodes
Top 5 Things Missing from Your FMLA Policy
Brycie and Christine kick off the new year by diving into a back-to-basics refresh of FMLA leave policies. Drawing from hundreds of policy reviews, they break down the top five (plus a bonus) items commonly missing from employer FMLA policies a...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:02
Minimum Increments of FMLA
Brycie and Christine cover different ways to calculate and handle FMLA increments that are less than the minimum. (True HR and absence management wonks may know this better as 825.205.) Recorded on December 16, 2025
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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15:35
Paid Parental Leave Program Design
Our experts take on paid parental leave policies, including various methodologies as well as unintended discrimination. We hope this episode spurs you to take a look at your current policies with a new perspective. Recorded o...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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21:59
True But Spooky Stories from PFML and ADA
For this Halloween edition, a bewigged Christine and Brycie use words like brouhaha, scuttlebutt, and aggregious in discussing some of the really scary rulings in the world of leave management . . . like a $24 million...
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Episode 3
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17:38
DMEC, PFML Round 2, & Supplementation
In their 2nd episode, Christine and Brycie get into it – the recent DMEC convention in Washington, DC; another round of scintillating PFML talk; and, the big topic, supplementation. (Plus a shameless plug for Christine’s upcoming DMEC virtual e...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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