Valerie Cinkovic Email & Phone Number

Newtown, Ct, Us

Glastonbury, Connecticut, Us

Newtown, Connecticut, Us

• Prepares and reviews Human Resources policies and procedures to enable clients with expanding businesses to mitigate risk and comply with various federal and state laws and regulations. • Provides guidance regarding Organization Development, Succession Planning, and staff training.• Provides consultation for employee relations issues, including creation and review of various agreements.• Provides guidance related to employment law, including the FLSA, NLRA, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and the interplay between them.

• Directly reporting to Long Term Solutions Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President of Risk & Compliance focused on providing comprehensive and strategic benefits plans, and strategic partnerships between Long Term Solutions (LTS) and Almost Family, Inc. (AFAM) following organizational changes. • Direct oversight of 5 managers, encompassing Administrative, Quality Improvement, and Accounting departments.• Partnered with senior leadership to achieve organizational and management transformation for Long Term Solutions and its sister company, in Jacksonville, Florida while transitioning healthcare and retirement plans.• Drafted Human Resources policies & procedures to encompass LTS and its sister company.• Provided consultation to managerial staff at LTS and its sister company to manage employee performance, increase employee retention, and reduce turnover.• Designated as point-person for due diligence process pre-acquisition, leading to approximately $100,000 in savings for LTS

• Drafted and scaled corporate policies & procedures, such as corporate handbook provisions and internal policies, e.g. Written Information Security Procedure (WISP), Disaster Recovery& Business Continuity, Information Security, Affirmative Action, Social Media, and Emergency Action for a company that realized 20% year over year growth until its acquisition.• Conducted training sessions for over 100 employees and management in all pertinent areas of HR.• Transitioned payroll and time/attendance systems to a more robust and efficient platform, and transitioned 401(k) to reduce employee fees and provide for greater fund selection, altogether leading to total savings of $30,000 for the company.• Advised management on employee relations/policy issues, including disciplinary measures and terminations.• Negotiated, wrote, and revised corporate contracts, including: Independent Contractor Agreements, website Terms of Service, Vendor Agreements, Business Associate Agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements.

• Wrote motions and briefs, including two appellate briefs directly to the Supreme Court of Florida, and agreements for discipline by offending attorneys.• Actively participated in all phases of pre-trial discovery, including: propounding and answering Interrogatories & Requests for Admission, interviewing witnesses/claimants, and writing deposition questions.

Assisted in-house general counsel and governmental affairs principal with advocacy efforts to members of the United States Congress and to universities across the country to save the School as Lender Program

Juris Doctor

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science