Absence Minded

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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.

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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 Brycie Wasson Brycie has spent her entire career in absence and disability management. She began administering FMLA leaves for one of our nation’s largest retailers, and she soon advanced to oversee an absence and disability benefits program for a private financial services firm. She implemented multiple successful absence solutions, including harmonizing policy and practices, creating a formal ADA evaluation process, and integrating a leave management software solution. Brycie has been with The Partners Group since 2017. Christine Hinnerichs Christine has over 15 years of absence management and disability experience in the non- and for-profit sectors, as well as nearly 20 years of experience in HR. Her extensive background on the client side of absence management and disability helps her navigate and create solutions for unique client challenges. Christine has a BA in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned her PHR Certification in 2006 and her Life and Annuities, Sickness, Accident and Health Insurance Producer’s License in 2021. Christine has been with The Partners Group since 2020.

16 min
12/16/2025

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 on December 1, 2025 Brycie Wasson Brycie has spent her entire career in absence and disability management. She began administering FMLA leaves for one of our nation’s largest retailers, and she soon advanced to oversee an absence and disability benefits program for a private financial services firm. She implemented multiple successful absence solutions, including harmonizing policy and practices, creating a formal ADA evaluation process, and integrating a leave management software solution. Brycie has been with The Partners Group since 2017. Christine Hinnerichs Christine has over 15 years of absence management and disability experience in the non- and for-profit sectors, as well as nearly 20 years of experience in HR. Her extensive background on the client side of absence management and disability helps her navigate and create solutions for unique client challenges. Christine has a BA in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned her PHR Certification in 2006 and her Life and Annuities, Sickness, Accident and Health Insurance Producer’s License in 2021. Christine has been with The Partners Group since 2020.

22 min
10/28/2025

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 payout. Beware: Don’t let this happen to you. Recorded on October 6, 2025 Brycie Wasson Brycie has spent her entire career in absence and disability management. She began administering FMLA leaves for one of our nation’s largest retailers, and she soon advanced to oversee an absence and disability benefits program for a private financial services firm. She implemented multiple successful absence solutions, including harmonizing policy and practices, creating a formal ADA evaluation process, and integrating a leave management software solution. Brycie has been with The Partners Group since 2017. Christine Hinnerichs Christine has over 15 years of absence management and disability experience in the non- and for-profit sectors, as well as nearly 20 years of experience in HR. Her extensive background on the client side of absence management and disability helps her navigate and create solutions for unique client challenges. Christine has a BA in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned her PHR Certification in 2006 and her Life and Annuities, Sickness, Accident and Health Insurance Producer’s License in 2021. Christine has been with The Partners Group since 2020.

18 min
09/16/2025

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 event on Wed., 10/1, which invokes the one and only Taylor Swift.) Recorded on August 25, 2025 (literally the day before The Engagement) Brycie Wasson Brycie has spent her entire career in absence and disability management. She began administering FMLA leaves for one of our nation’s largest retailers, and she soon advanced to oversee an absence and disability benefits program for a private financial services firm. She implemented multiple successful absence solutions, including harmonizing policy and practices, creating a formal ADA evaluation process, and integrating a leave management software solution. Brycie has been with The Partners Group since 2017. Christine Hinnerichs Christine has over 15 years of absence management and disability experience in the non- and for-profit sectors, as well as nearly 20 years of experience in HR. Her extensive background on the client side of absence management and disability helps her navigate and create solutions for unique client challenges. Christine has a BA in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned her PHR Certification in 2006 and her Life and Annuities, Sickness, Accident and Health Insurance Producer’s License in 2021. Christine has been with The Partners Group since 2020.

28 min
07/31/2025

Hello & Lots of New PFML Rules

Brycie and Christine introduce themselves as experts in leave management. Then they get right to it: new rules in PFML. They cover updated legislation in Washington, Colorado, and Minnesota, with a dash of “oh, for cute!” and TAXES, YAY, thrown in for good measure. Recorded on July 15, 2025 Brycie Wasson Brycie has spent her entire career in absence and disability management. She began administering FMLA leaves for one of our nation’s largest retailers, and she soon advanced to oversee an absence and disability benefits program for a private financial services firm. She implemented multiple successful absence solutions, including harmonizing policy and practices, creating a formal ADA evaluation process, and integrating a leave management software solution. Brycie has been with The Partners Group since 2017. Christine Hinnerichs Christine has over 15 years of absence management and disability experience in the non- and for-profit sectors, as well as nearly 20 years of experience in HR. Her extensive background on the client side of absence management and disability helps her navigate and create solutions for unique client challenges. Christine has a BA in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned her PHR Certification in 2006 and her Life and Annuities, Sickness, Accident and Health Insurance Producer’s License in 2021. Christine has been with The Partners Group since 2020.

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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.

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2025 - 2026
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5
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