Human Resources Specialist

Duties & Responsibilities

• Partners with HR Generalists to administer Federal and State leave programs across multiple states, including eligibility review, notifications, tracking time and ensuring timely follow-up with employees and managers.
• Partners with vendors in the administration of workers’ compensation claims, including coordinating with carriers and internal stakeholders.
• Maintains OSHA injury and illness records; prepares and posts the annual OSHA summary.
• Prepares and submits annual EEO-1 and other required federal, state, or local HR-related reports, ensuring accuracy and appropriate record retention.
• Runs, schedules, and validates HRIS reports to support compliance, audits, and reporting on leaves of absence, workers’ compensation, headcount, demographics.
• Create dashboards for HR Metrics.
• Monitor federal, state, and local employment law posting requirements; ensure all required postings are current, visible, and available to on-site and remote employees.
• Partners with HR Generalists on internal and external audits related to HR compliance (e.g., leaves, workers’ compensation, I-9s, personnel files, EEO/affirmative action data).
• Conducts OSHA, EEO, BLS reporting and assists with other required state and federal reporting.
• Responds to unemployment claims and participates in hearings when required.
• Responds to questions related to leaves of absence, workers’ compensation, OSHA/incident reporting, EEO data, and personnel files, escalating complex issues as appropriate.
• Maintains employee records and files.
• Collaborates with Human Resources colleagues across disciplines and programs in multiple states.
• Performs other duties as assigned.