Sr. Integrated Absence & Accommodation Consultant

　　Location: Remote Available, US

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　　Date: Jan 23, 2024

　　Company: E. & J. Gallo

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　　Why Gallo?

　　With a global portfolio of over 100 unique wine and spirits brands, we are the largest family-owned winery in the world. Apply Today! Our Brands. Your Future.

　　As the Sr. Absence & Accommodation Consultant, leads the interactive process that may involve work from each of the program lines managed by the department, including leave, disability, medical accommodations, workers’ compensation, return to work, and working with vendors across the program lines. Provides deep expertise pertaining to federal and state laws company policies and collective bargaining agreements’ interaction with practical application in the integrated disability and absence management program. Leads and collaborates with staff, internal partners, and vendors for service delivery. Assists with review of proposed terminations to ensure application of regulatory requirements at a federal, state, and municipal level were applied, or if missing, defines and implements course correction to avoid mistaken terminations. Partners closely with legal, human resources, and employee relations team members.

　　This position can be remote.

　　WHAT YOU WILL DO:

　　Serves as consultant to managers/supervisors regarding absence, leaves, short- and long-term disability plans, statutory disability and paid family leave plans, workers’ compensation, return to work, and reasonable accommodation.

　　Creates, establishes and drives standard work, workflow, automation, system configuration, and custom correspondence, to support operational delivery in integrated absence, leave, disability and workers’ compensation management for workforce productivity.

　　Responsible to lead with a process improvement mindset and constantly looks for ways to automate and create efficiencies while empowering the team to cut non-value-added work.

　　Defines, develops and approves reports, metrics, and measurements of program delivery and leads continuous improvement activities.

　　Develops and maintains communications to engage applicable accountability and ownership within the products and with customers, stakeholders, process owners and vendors.

　　Works with vendors or SaaS systems to create, generate and distribute a variety of standard and customized reports and summaries for the business. Leads or acts as the subject matter expert or Business Lead for the installation and testing of new systems and/or upgrades.

　　Provides expert knowledge in the field of leave law including Family Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

　　Requires knowledge of federal, state, and municipal laws related to leaves of absence, paid family leave and other paid time off, rules for integration of paid and unpaid benefits and protected time.

　　Prepares Legal Termination Review content for Legal advisor and Employee Relations for involuntary end of employment.

　　Works closely with internal and external legal counsel, Employee Relations, People Operations, Analytics and IT, Payroll and Timekeepers, influences and advises Human Resources Leaders, Business Partners and other case or program matters.

　　Performs and oversees vendors for claim review and stewardship reports/meetings for internal business groups.

　　Manages vendor budget and relationships.

　　Performs interactive process with autonomy and guides department team leads and HR on activities to ensure compliance, reduce risk and create a positive experience for employees in the work environment on both a temporary and permanent basis.

　　Triages work and helps others for seamless daily operations of leave, disability, and accommodation staff to meet service level agreements and compliance timelines.

　　WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

　　Bachelor of Business Administration degree plus 5 years of experience in human resources to include performing the interactive process for temporary and long term accommodations and leave management.; OR High school diploma or state-issued equivalency certificate plus 9 years of experience in human resources to include performing the interactive process for temporary and long term accommodations and leave management.

　　2 years of experience conducting and managing leave of absence, return to work, the accommodation interactive process, short- and long-term disability management, and workers’ compensation claim and case management support.

　　Experience with HRIS and Payroll systems (i.e., ADP, PeopleSoft, etc.)

　　Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

　　Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

　　WHAT WILL SET YOU APART:

　　Bachelor of Business Administration degree plus 5 years of a combination of experience in human resources, project management, or compliance functions, reflecting increasing levels of responsibility directly performing work and supporting leave of absence, return to work, the interactive process for accommodations, and workers’ compensation claim and case management support.

　　MBA

　　Certification, such as CPDM, CLMS, or SPHR.

　　Experience with systems implementations that support employees across the organization.

　　Compensation

　　Hiring Salary Range Posted: $98,100 -$147,000

　　Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

　　Perks & Benefits

　　This position includes a competitive benefits package.

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　　Anticipated close date: Jan. 28 2024.

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　　Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

　　Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibit discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

　　We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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