Leave of Absence and Accommodations Specialist Opening with a Fortune 500 Financial Services Company!!!!
JOB TITLE
Senior Specialist, Leave of Absence and Accommodations
Contract Duration : 7 months (possible extension or conversion)
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3x a week in office in Lone Tree, CO
TOP SKILLS :
- Experience w / ADA & Accommodations
- COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS ARE KEY, w / all levels of employees and leadership!
- Experience working w / in a HIGH VOLUME environment.
Responsibilities
This role will focus on providing support for the leave of absence, accommodations, and disability plans and programs that are managed within the benefits team.
This includes all aspects of leave of absence administration, accommodations and disability support including research and resolution of complex case escalations, including direct employee, manager, and vendor interactions.
The ideal candidate will have a background in leave of absence, accommodations and disability plan administration and management including exposure to policies, practices, and legal requirements in the leave of absence and disability management space.
To ensure efficient and scalable administration of our benefit programs, this role will partner closely with internal and external partners such as the Schwab HR contact center, Legal, and Payroll teams as well as third-party vendors.
This role will report to the Director of Benefits.
What you are good at
- Assisting Benefits team with the management of disability, leave of absence (continuous or intermittent), return to work, ADA and extended medical leave programs while ensuring compliance with Local, State and Federal laws
- Partnering with disability / leave of absence vendor and act as a liaison between the vendor and employees
- Ensuring proper integration of vendor FMLA administration with short-term disability plan
- Interpreting HR policy and legislative developments to ensure compliance
- Responding to employee, manager, vendor, and internal and external call center escalations and questions
- Working with Legal, HR management, internal corporate functions, and external vendors, as needed, to solve complex and time-sensitive issues