HR Benefits Administrator
Resume:
Ilene Savitt
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Residence: 818-***-**** Mobile: 818-***-**** E-mail: ********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Pacific Clinics July 2011 to August 2013
Benefits and Leave Administrator
• Administered all leaves of absence for 1200 employee agency including CFRA, FMLA, ADA and Workers Compensation per leave laws and agency policy.
• Communicated all pertinent benefit and leave information to employees verbally and in writing according to appropriate time frames.
• Made all database changes triggered by a leave of absence in HR and benefit systems and notified applicable departments of change in employee status.
• Prepared all time cards for employees on leave, entering payment hours per agency policy and coordination with SDI.
• Tracked allowable amounts of leave time and was responsible for all terminations related to the exhaustion of allowable leave including providing COBRA enrollment material.
• Handled all communication with employees on leave regarding general information, reinstatement rights and all benefit related information and open enrollment.
• Responsible for all workers compensation administration including reporting and documentation, follow up with employees, claims adjusters, and medical providers.
• Responsible for all OSHA logs and OSHA 300 reporting and quarterly workers compensation claim reviews.
• Conducted group and individual benefit meetings and assisted with benefit enrollment.
• Provided leave of absence legal, procedural and policy expertise and guidance to all levels of management.
• Recommended new approaches, policies and procedures based on changes in leave of absence legislation and to improve the efficiency of services provided.
Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. December 2001 to May 2010
Senior Benefit Administrator
• Managed health and welfare benefit administration for 200 onsite employees, consulted and supervised administration for 150 offsite employee.
• Responsible for all annual enrollment administration including: negotiation of benefit plan changes and premiums, development of employee deductions, employee communications, all applicable benefit system updates and reporting to carriers.
• Developed new hire orientation and conducted orientation for all levels of new hire.
• Coordinated all payroll deductions and benefit payment to carriers and as liaison with payroll department insured proper benefit employee deductions.
• Worked with broker to negotiate premium rates and requests for potential new benefit proposals.
• Administered all FMLA, PDL, Workers Compensation leaves, counseled employees and tracked allowable amounts of leave time. Responsible for all terminations related to the exhaustion of allowable leave time.
• Preformed benefit compliance reporting including annual 5500 and OSHA reports.
• Served as benefits “expert” to senior management providing up to date benefit information, counsel and advice for best practice benefits administration by tracking and analyzing appropriate benefit related legislation.
• Responsible for terminated benefits and all COBRA administration.
• Administered Workers Compensation including: initial accident reporting, medical management of ongoing cases and liaison with appropriate consultants for escalated/serious cases and annual OSHA reporting.
• Worked with Safety team doing training, risk management and ergonomic evaluations.
• Responsible for miscellaneous functions including: handling court orders, developing and administering company-wide suggestion/improvement program and preparing internal “time-off” management reports.
Employee Benefits Specialists January 2000 to April 2001
Account Manager/Administrator
• Dedicated responsibility for all activities related to the outsourced benefits call center for the Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc. 1700 employee flexible benefits program.
• Provided outsourced COBRA administration for Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc.
• Created operational/administrative procedures for call center, and provided all training for call center staff.
• Responsible for payment and billing reconciliation to benefit carriers.
• Administered Health Care and Dependent Care 125 FSA payment to participating employees.
• Developed call center related communication including: new hire kits, open enrollment material, conversion/COBRA kits.
• Served as liaison Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc. Human Resources/Benefits department for technical/operational guidance on flexible benefit administration and plan design working with the company broker, carrier representatives and systems support staff.
Independent Consultant January 1999 to January 2000
Employee Benefit Consultant/Administrator
• Provided employee benefits expertise for short-term assignments related to benefit system implementation and general benefits administration.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., February 1997 to June 1998
Northern California
Benefits Consultant
• Responsible for technical/operation guidance and interpretation for the benefits unit of the company’s Human Resource Service Center.
• Developed benefit plan rates based on carrier premiums
• Assisted in supporting payroll/personnel system for benefits processing through testing and system table updates.
• Developed various communication materials: new hire benefit booklets, COBRA open enrollment kits and domestic-partner enrollment kits.
• Implemented retiree cost sharing for union employees.
Transamerica Life Companies July 1981 to September 1996
Los Angeles
Employee Benefit positions of increasing responsibility.
EDUCATION
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist Program
Completed 7 courses
Adult Education Credential Coursework
California State University Northridge
B.A. Sociology
California State University Northridge
M.S. Gerontology
University of Southern California
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