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LAURA A. RAIA

Oconomowoc, WI *****

262-***-**** ad3zo9@r.postjobfree.com

HUMAN RESOURCES

Generalist / Leave Specialist / Benefits / Recruitment / HRIS HR, HRIS, Payroll, Recruitment, Benefits administration experience with problem solving and reporting skills. 20+ years of progressive career growth gained in fast-paced, large multi-site, manufacturing and distribution industries while under continuous confidentiality, accuracy, cost-control, and deadline pressure.

Strong knowledge of HR functions including recruitment, payroll, compensation, & benefits administration. In-depth knowledge of Regulatory compliance (FMLA, LOA, ADA/ADAAA, ADEA, ERISA, EEOC) experience including HR policies and Business Code-of-Conduct. MS OFFICE SUITE: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook user skills and plus Business Data Management

/ HRIS systems used to manage HR compliance record keeping, payrolls, and onboarding. EXPERIENCE

REVGROUP, INC (NYSE: REVG) www.revgroup.com; Brookfield, WI 11/2020 to 01/2024 (Job Elimination)

REV Group Companies design and manufacture industry-leading specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services in three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. The Company was founded in 2010 and currently has approximately 7,000 workers in 15 locations throughout the United States. n and Leave of Absence Representative

COE for all company leave of absence programs.

• Serve as a primary point of contact and oversee administration of Leave of Absence Programs and policies including the associated work of the third part leave administrator. a. Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external clients, colleagues, and vendors.

b. Drive the implementation, communication, and administration of leave programs. Revises internal documents, policies, and communications necessary to ensure company compliance.

c. Ensure efficient support of the operations transactions related to leave of absence company policies and procedures.

d. Track leave expiration/exhaustion ensuring appropriate notifications are sent. e. Maintain appropriate contact with all employees on leave and coordinate all aspects of return to work for associates on leave.

f. Authorize termination of employees who exceed the leave limits and cannot return to work.

• Discuss with third party administrator investigations of alleged fraudulent activity of all leave cases. Works closely with HR and Legal to identify, research, and resolve matters.

• Crete and/or streamline processes and tools for the leave of absence program.

• Ensure compliance and understanding with leave policies. Laura A. Raia

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a. Conduct training

b. Primary point of contact for Business Unit Managers and employees to answer leave related questions.

• Collaborate with the HRIS team to ensure successful vendor interfaces are in place for accurate date recording and reporting.

• Preserve confidentiality of employee medical documentation and files. QUAD (NYSE: QUAD) www.quad.com Int’l HQ; Sussex, WI 11/2008 to 02/2020 (Companywide restructuring)

A $4.5B sales/global provider of multichannel solutions including consumer magazines, special interest publications, catalogs, retails insets/circulars, direct mail, books, directories, and commercial specialty products including in-store signage/displays to digital marketing and product packaging with 50-plus production/distribution facilities on three continents.

Leave Specialist III

Key team member and company subject matter expert for all company leave of absence programs.

• Responsible for managing all administrative aspects of leave and Workers’ Compensation claims, including tracking hours used/taken and working closely with Payroll to ensure that pay for associates is accurate and correct.

• Ensure leave requests are processed timely and accurately.

• Provide extensive case management services and coordinate administrative aspect of cases and claims.

• Meet regularly with HR Business Partners to review claims’ status and develop strategies for resolution.

• Coordinated work across team members.

• Researched, interpreted, and provided direction to team on complex issues escalated for review.

• Identified, developed and defined standard operating procedures and other continuous improvement projects.

• Coordinated with various internal and external partners including disability vendors, medical community, payroll, and legal.

• Developed a flow chart of the entire workforce to check for redundancies, errors, and more efficient ways to work.

GRAYHILL, INC. www.grayhill.com, LaGrange, IL 02/1998 to 11/2008 (job advancement) A manufacturer of electronic components. The company offers human interface products such as optical encoders, keypads, rotary switches, and joystick controls used in agriculture, aerospace, construction, automotive, medical, and defense industry.

Human Resources Coordinator/Generalist

Assisted in successfully defending the company against sexual harassment complaint.

Assisted in maintaining company’s union-free status.

Streamlines orientation process.

• Principal employee contact with accountability for positive employee-relations plus, recruitment, screening, interviewing, reference-checks, internal job postings & applications and new hire orientation plus tracking and maintaining applicant-flow and promotion logs and Separation/Termination documentation and processing.

• Maintain confidentiality – apply principled and ethical HR practices.

• Counsel employees and promptly address employee concerns regarding benefits, conflicts, safety, leave of absence, worker’s compensation, uniforms, safety-shoes, credit-union, tuition- reimbursement, and team member referrals.

Laura A. Raia

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• New Hire Onboarding program development targeting Employee Engagement and retention.

• Employee benefits administration, new hires, and open enrollment.

• Assist at unemployment benefit claim hearings and coordinate third party administration. EDUCATION & TRAINING

Education: Bachelor of Arts; Communications, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL High School Diploma, Harlem High School, Machesney Park, IL Leadership: Continuous professional training/seminars (internal & external) including strategic development

& planning, cost control, team building, communications, and leadership skills, continuous process improvement, change management, S.O.P.’s and measuring success. Compliance: Applied knowledge of HIPAA, Corporate Policies & Procedures compliance including Code of Business Ethics/Conduct, and internet & E-Communications risk-avoidance, business-security and HR Policies & Procedures, Labor Law regulatory compliance including Workplace/Sexual Harassment awareness and prevention, Understanding diversity, etc. Process

Improvement: Continuous process improvement and Lean Methodologies (six Sigma), Kaizen, KANBAN, and Just- in-Time Inventory control. Quality Assurance Training.

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