Human Resources Specialist

Opus•East Granby, CT

About The Position

An integral part of the Human Resources team, the Human Resources Specialist is responsible for day-to-day administration and compliance activities related to employee leave programs, workers' compensation, Unemployment claims processing, OSHA and EEO reporting, required employment law postings, as well as maintaining HRIS data and Employee Files.

Requirements

1-3 years of Human Resources experience
Familiarity with leave and workers compensation programs
Knowledge of HRIS systems
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
Comfortable learning new systems and tools
Ability to exercise a high degree of independent judgment in problem solving and decision-making related to professional human resource duties

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field
Familiarity with unemployment claims processing
Experience with multi-state employers

Responsibilities

Partners with vendors to administer Federal and State leave programs across multiple states, including eligibility review, notifications, tracking time and ensuring timely follow-up with employees and
Partners with vendors to lead 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
Prepares and submit annual EEO-1 and other required federal, state, or local HR-related reports, ensuring accuracy and appropriate record
Maintains complete and compliant personnel files and related electronic
Run, schedule, and validate HRIS reports to support compliance, audits, and reporting on leaves of absence, workers' compensation, headcount, demographics. Create dashboards for HR
Monitor federal, state, and local employment law posting requirements; ensure all required postings are current, visible, and available to on-site and remote
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
Responds to unemployment claims and participates in hearings when
Responds to manager and employee questions related to leaves of absence, workers' compensation, OSHA/incident reporting, EEO data, and personnel files, escalating complex issues as
Collaborates with Human Resources colleagues across disciplines and programs in multiple
Performs other duties as assigned