Navigating leave as an accommodation

Frank Alvarez has 34 years of private employment law experience. Before joining Cocoon as Founding Legal Counsel in February 2022, he spent 32 years with the national workplace law firm Jackson Lewis. In 2003, Frank founded Jackson Lewis’ Disability, Leave & Health Management Practice, the nation’s first employment law practice dedicated exclusively to advising on integrated disability and absence management issues. He was among the first attorney members of the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC), the nation’s only association dedicated to providing focused education, knowledge, and networking for absence and disability professionals. In 2017, DMEC awarded Frank its Partnership Award, recognizing his support and dedication to DMEC and its members. Frank currently serves as a member of DMEC’s Board of Directors.