Hr Leave Of Absence Specialist

Title: Leave Specialist (697)

Location: Remote job

Duration: 10+ months contract

Interview: 2 rounds of virtual interviews. (45 mins each)

Shift: 8am-6pm or 9am-5pm EST

: Leave Specialist provides expert advice on leave regulations and policies to USA employees and leaders. The primary duty is to assure exceptional service is rendered by Unum in line with “Our Purpose is People” culture, leave regulations and paid leave policies. Strong organizational skills as well as responsiveness are critical to success in this role as there is frequent communication necessary with employees, managers and other internal partners. Additional responsibilities include indexing documents (filing).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Leave Administration Manager on certain projects
• Ensure all leave designations are following federal, state and local laws as well as company policies.
• Support leadership and HR for proper understanding of leave administration as required.
• Acts as a resource for other team members, HR Consultants and HR Business Partners in all areas of leave administration
• Coordinate benefit termination on Long Term Disability cases
• Works independently on daily work and receives only general direction on new assignments.
• Partner closely with Unum Leave Administration to assure leave and pay details for each employee are accurate.
• Administer personal leaves of absence.
• Provide service to employees that may require guidance on policies and leave administration while being mindful of their privacy and serious conditions.
• Monitor and coordinate paid and unpaid time to verify Unum processing is accurate.
• Administer and maintain internal leave of absence communications (tracker)

Required Qualifications:

• Able to meet deadlines while juggling multiple projects/tasks; Effective multitasker.
• Able to showcase attention to detail and work under pressure.
• Work in an extremely creative and fast-paced environment.
• Display professionalism with all employees and vendors.
• Strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
• Able to work both independently and as a part of a team with enthusiasm, initiative and creativity.
• 5+ years of experience with multi state leave administration with preference for CA, FL and MA experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Windows based applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Experience utilizing benefit administration software preferred.
• 5+ years of experience administering leave cases (STD/LTD/FMLA) strongly preferred.
• Current knowledge of employment laws as they pertain to:IRS Code Section 125 regulations, ERISA, FMLA & state specific leave laws/acts, HIPAA, FLSA, ADA, workers’ compensation, OSHA, EEOC and COBRA

“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”