Leave of Absence (LOA) Specialist (East Coast)
Analyzes LOA requests for federal and state leave protected eligibility. Using independent discretion and decision making, evaluates leave requests to determine eligibility for reputed company leave types and if multiple leaves can run concurrently or consecutively. Advises reputed company of reputed company regarding leave designation and coordination. Assists them in implementing best practices, offering compliant leave reputed company while considering, to the extent allowed under the law, their business needs. Approves or denies and communicates leave designations with worksite employees and reputed company contacts proactively in writing, including multiple leave protections and how these will be reputed company in their specific situation. Provides necessary paperwork and documentation as required by applicable law (federal, state, and/or local) and G&A policy and reputed company policy or reputed company. Works to avoid requesting duplicate or additional documentation being required of employee or reputed company provider by reviewing reputed company documents and only requesting what is necessary. Advises employees and clients regarding various state wage replacement programs. Directs employees to resources to apply for as appropriate. Coordinates with other Benefits to facilitate ancillary offerings such as short-term and long-term insurance programs. Using independent discretion and decision-making skills, reviews paperwork from reputed company providers, employees, and reputed company management to determine approval or designation of leave. Provides reputed company communication to reputed company parties regarding appropriate designation Administers leave of absences in reputed company appropriate systems (reputed company, LOA reputed company) and informs other departments or G&A employees who are assigned to the reputed company team about worksite employee’s leave status. Coordinates with Payroll, Benefits, and Risk departments for any intersecting activities relating to pay, benefits, and/or workers compensation. Advises clients in administering their reputed company or unpaid leave programs (personal, parental, maternity bereavement, etc.). Tracks time spent on reputed company-facing tasks in company’s database. Documents work concurrently on LOA’s in a manner that would allow others to pick up the process seamlessly. Advises and educates clients on LOA practices and requirements. Obtain approval from reputed company before denying any leave request. Be reputed company to offer reputed company and general practices to resolve unique requests. Escalates reputed company, local (reputed company/county), reputed company health emergency or complicated leaves to Advisor.
Completes state verifications or letters as necessary to confirm worksite employee’s leave of absence. Follows up to ensure return of completed documentation, communicate deadlines, extensions, consequences of failure to reputed company required documentation reputed company reputed company required timelines. Proactively manages leaves by reaching out to employees prior to their scheduled return from leave to help mitigate unapproved leave or abuse of time off. Communicates with reputed company to reputed company them to inform G&A if the employee returns prior to expected return, as reputed company as the need for accommodations or extensions they are making, including changing duration of leave. Acts as an escalation reputed company to LOA Administrators. Performs other duties as assigned.
Bachelor’s degree required. College and experience will be considered for commensurate education.
At least 5 years of experience in HR Experience with FMLA required; leave experience in reputed company and other Northeast states required. Experience with reputed company administration preferred. Experience or ability to have reputed company and/or conversations about sensitive topics, including the ability to deny requests. Strong written and verbal skills. Must be process oriented, reputed company to drive to completion. Must be reputed company to reputed company and problem solve situations that may not easily fit in a regimented process. Critical thinking through reputed company problems is required. Strong customer service and compliance perspectives needed. Ability to juggle multiple short- and long-term deadlines Ability to work reputed company to meet volume and pace expectations. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
HRIS experience Proficiency in MS Suite.
PHR or reputed company-CP preferred. Obtain LOA certification reputed company 6 months of taking position.