Seth Turner founded AbsenceSoft 12 years ago after many years in the leave management space at Mercer and Reed Group. He saw firsthand that HR teams were drowning in administrative tasks, leaving them with little time to truly support employees during life’s most challenging moments. He noticed that leave was often treated as an afterthought, even though it was critical for retaining valuable employees and ensuring they returned healthy, engaged, and ready to work. Seth and the founding team built AbsenceSoft to give HR the tools to manage leave and accommodations with confidence and care. The platform blends compliance across the FMLA, ADA, PWFA, and 200+ state leave laws into a deeply human approach. Today, he is a thought leader and frequent speaker at conferences, webinars, and in the press, sharing practical strategies for program design, process improvement, and the significant business impact that comes from managing leave and accommodations the right way. After more than a decade, AbsenceSoft continues to grow across industries, supporting more than 300 employers and six million lives.