Emily Dejong Email & Phone Number

United States

Jericho, Ny, Us

Louisville, Co, Us

Louisville, Co, Us

Dublin, County Dublin, Ie

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

• Responsible for overhauling and ensuring accuracy of all organization health and welfare plans• Develop working and impactful strategies for communicating benefit programs to associates many of whom are ESL• Responsible for plan design, benefit offerings and cost analytics• Plan administrator for company 401k• Manage all aspects of Short Term Disability and FMLA including payroll• Manage all aspects of Executive benefits and compensation • Responsible for implementing a new compensation platform including the development of a new merit matrix and bonus program• Management of both salary and hourly bonus and performance pay• Responsible for marketing all salaried positions for competitiveness• Working HRIS manager• Management of employee performance system and metrics• First point of contact for all leaders in the organization with concern to Human Resources• Member of Associate Purpose Committee

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

• Responsible for all Spectrum Health Human Resources employee/various executive team position changes including but not limited to: pay, job code, department, supervisor, and location.• Point of contact for all escalated employee benefit and position change inquiries• Administrator of all System benefits with our vendor partners including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)• Administrator of System Compassionate Paid Time Off program• Responsible for paying and auditing all vendor invoices monthly and working with finance and accounts payable to accurately and timely pay vendor invoices ($30,000,000/month in volume)• Responsible for marketing all vendor products and presenting them to leadership• Responsible for leading System Open Enrollment initiatives and actively communicating plan changes to a group of 26,000 employees• Member of employee wellness committee responsible for vetting and implementing all employee wellness initiatives• Responsible for implementing all integrating groups with Spectrum Health in all aspects of benefit administration• Working closely and collaboratively with various System teams including Executive leadership Leader of a team of seven benefit coordinators. Responsible for cultivating team dynamics, delegating daily responsibilities, developing training items, and encouraging team members daily to perform at their best.

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Health and Welfare Benefits• Partner with employees and management to communicate benefit policies, procedures, laws, standards and government regulations• Manage all aspects of Employee Health & Wellness plans• Maintain accurate benefit records and documents • In charge of Open Enrollment, benefits booklets and all other benefit communicationsWorker’s Compensation and Leave Management• Develops, implements and monitors workers' compensation claims reporting forms, procedures and activities.• Participates and coordinates with the TPA in investigation of all work related injuries and illnesses • Manage and develops the return-to-work program • Communicates claims cost and reserve information to finance• Reviews and approves all claim settlements proposed by the third party claims adjusting administrator.• Maintains OSHA required injury/ illness records and published required postings annually.• Develops and provides training articles/programs relating to workers' compensation laws, benefits, policies and loss control.• Manage all posting and notice requirements• Report new claims and communicate status updates to insurance adjuster• Act as liaison between injured employee, manager, insurance adjuster and treating physician to return employee back to work • Maintain accurate workers compensation logs and other documentationCommunicate LOA policy and rights – including FMLA, leave extension, denials, return to work, etc• Determine eligibility in accordance with FMLA and Disability policies – review medical and/or other documentation to ensure compliance • Maintain contact with employee throughout the LOA, if possible, to assist with necessary paperwork and to encourage prompt return to work• Coach partners in how to file a STD claim, track claims status, and coordinate STD approvals with TPA and coordinate payroll process.-Skilled in the following HRIS/payroll systems: Kronos, Lawson & Dominion Systems.Company Fleet vehicle manager

Taking care of my 2 baby boys during a time when my husband was traveling routinely for business.

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

- Serves as liaison with benefit contacts, assisting with renewal of contracts while maintaining compliance. - Administer and process employee benefit programs which include: worker's compensation, health and dental insurance, life and long term disability, flexible spending, taxed deferred annuity, pension retirement plan, voluntary benefits and all other employee benefit programs.- Assist when needed with bi-weekly payroll processing including employee deductions, employee earned time off and time sheets.- Review and prepare monthly statements for agency benefit plans and process changes to employee benefit enrollment records as they occur, assuring accuracy in benefit levels.- Complete benefit claim reports as necessary for the worker's compensation. Work closely with employees while they are out of work or on light duty.- Oversee verification of employment forms and student loan deferment and cancellation forms.- Update and maintain all employee files in the HR/Payroll database.- Oversee the employee resignation process, assuring appropriate information is sent including exit and benefit information (COBRA and HIPAA).- Oversee that evaluation notices are processed annually.- Notify employees as changes are made to employee benefits to insure accuracy of processing and to maintain compliance.- Prepare reports from HRD/HRIS system as needed to stay in compliance.- Oversee agency benefit plans SPDs, Wrap Documents, and work with agency lawyers and auditors to submit all plan 5500s.- Lead agency Benefit Fair and Benefit Open Enrollment- Assist with HRIS system in maintaining and creating statistical reports for analysis of turnover.- Complete all government documents as required by law.- Assist with employee benefit questions and work directly with benefit vendors to ensure all questions and issues are resolved.- Assist Chief Human Resource Officer with all aspects of Human Resources as needed.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

During this position I assisted a producer who had inherited a book of business to get their business up and running. Responsible for the following: - Marketing and servicing the following lines of coverage: Health, Life, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, LTC, and Employee Work-Site benefits - Claim service and retention of all business accounts - New business implementation of prospects and in-force accounts - Point person for all carriers, and sole individual responsible for marketing all accounts across carriers - Assisted in the 401K individual clients - Responsible for the management of the office

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

- Experienced in marketing and servicing the following lines of coverage: Health, Life, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, LTC, and Employee Work-Site benefits- Effectively and compassionately resolve all clients claim servicing issues. - Proactively market carriers to existing clients and prospects.- Assisted Human Resource Manager with projects relating to HR Seminars as presented by Nulty Insurance to area businesses.- Agency HumaneX liaison responsible for the on-boarding and recruiting of all future employees- Assisted in facilitating community outreach projects.- Experienced in aiding clients with the composition of their Employee Handbook/Manual- Additional HR duties include but are not limited to: vacation administration for the agency personnel, licensing agency producers for continuing education and appointment with insurance carriers, sole administrator for the agency HR portal, building maintenance, front desk duties including operating a switch board when needed, assisting with interoffice relationships

- Experienced in marketing and servicing the following lines of coverage: Health, Life, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, LTC, and Employee Work-Site benefits- Solely responsible for the claims service and retention of 200+ accounts. - Active liaison between the broker community and 4 leading insurance carriers.- Assisted with marketing carriers to prospective clients.- At the sale of a new client, submitted all new business paperwork and followed the implementation to completion.- Worked as the active Office Manager responsible for all building maintenance, product order, office supplies, and new employee hiring and training.