I’m just here to help wherever I can. Whatever will help assist these employees that have been on the front lines since the pandemic started, I will do that. As of today I have helped out so far with some on-boarding for HR, on the floor with the Residents, disinfecting the facility to assist in the fight against covid-19 and running client errands when needed and just being a new face for these folks to talk to so they feel less isolated right now. This company has helped me when I was in need and now it’s my turn to give back a little.

This is a temporary contract assignment to cover for someone out on a Leave of Absence through December 2020. My main role is to support the Human Resources department with various needs but focusing mainly on the following responsibilities:*Leave of Absence Administration, Tracking and compliance. *FMLA, PDL, CFRA, ADA requests and compliance.*Reasonable Accommodations and the Interactive Process for all requests. *Benefits Administration, Open Enrollment coordination and answering employee benefits questions. *Insurance carrier invoice reconciliations. *Worker’s Compensation Claims Administration. *COVID tracking and workers compensation claim filing when needed.*Processing EDD disability and unemployment claims. *Verification of employment back up. *Various HR related tasks as the need arises.

Responsible for Employee Relations matters for 14 of the 19 retail stores in Silicon Valley. Most of my day consists of employee relations investigations that require collaboration across many departments and levels of management to resolve a wide variety of complaints. Other responsibilities include the following: Employee relations and conflict resolution management. Workplace investigations including but not limited to sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation claimsTerminations and disciplinary actionsManaging and updating the HRIS, Paycom.comLeave of absence administration, tracking and communications with the employees and managers for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), pregnancy leave, and all other personal leave of absenceReasonable Accommodations requestsEmployee and manager trainingCareer developmentWorkers compensation claims coordination, processing paperwork, opening workers compensation claims with the carriers, all communications between the company, carrier and employees on the status of the claim and assisted with job modifications for the employees return to workPolicy implementation for all employees and managersEmployee file managementCompany and department event planning, coordination and execution

Responsible for all day to day Human Resource functions for a mental health facility with three locations in Northern California and about 100 employees. Their facilities were staffed 24 hours a day. My day to day activities consisted of the following:Full cycle recruiting for every position at each location. Onboarding and offboardingEmployee relations and conflict resolution managementWorkplace investigations including workers compensation accident investigationsConflict resolution between all levels of employment. Benefits administration, reconciliation of health insurance bills for the company from the carriers and auditing the bills to ensure the correct premiums were being charged401(k) coordination for all employees managers and ownersLeave of absence administration, tracking and communications with the employees and managers for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), pregnancy leave, and all other personal leave of absence Employee reasonable accommodation request processing, tracking and communicationEmployee and manager trainingCareer developmentWorkers compensation claims coordination, processing paperwork, opening workers compensation claims with the carriers, all communications between the company, carrier and employees on the status of the claim and assisted with job modifications for the employees return to workPolicy implementation for all employees and managersEmployee file managementCompany event planning and coordination Ordering and distributing office supplies for all 3 locationsAssisting the finance department with payroll processing and AP as needed The HRIS system they implemented was ADP Workforce Now but before that took place we were required to use Excel spreadsheets and Outlook calendar reminders to keep track of employee data.

I was responsible for all Human Resource functions. The company is a small sized business at the time with 186 employees. This is a supported living agency for adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness requiring 24 hour a day scheduling and staffing needs for every client. My day to day duties and responsibilities included:Full cycle recruitingOnboarding and offboardingEmployee relations and Conflict resolution managementWorkplace investigations including workers compensation accident investigationsBenefits administration401(k) administrationLeave of absence administration, tracking and communications with the employees and managers for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), pregnancy leave, and all other personal leave of absenceEmployee and manager training, ProACT on-site 20 hour training for all employees and managers, recertification training once every two yearsWorkers compensation claims coordination, processing paperwork, opening workers compensation claims with the carriers, all communications between the company, carrier and employees on the status of the claim and assisted with job modifications for the employees return to workCompany event planning and coordinationOn-call duties every weekEmployee file managementDuring my time here I assisted in the recruitment for the Crisis Home in Lakeport, CA and doubled the client base in both counties. I became a ProACT Instructor to train employees on proper interactions with clients. This 20 hour long training reduced workers compensation claims by 40% and simultaneously allowed the Crisis Home to open which double revenue in the first year. I implemented the company's first 401(k) retirement plan and assisted our Insurance Broker in preparing the company for ACA Compliance. The company did not have an HRIS system in place so I utilized Excel spreadsheets and Outlook calendar reminders.