Specialist / Sr Specialist, Absence Management

Specialist / Sr Specialist, Absence Management

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why You'll Love This Job

This role is a member of the Absence Management team within the People / HR Division. Take ownership of end-to-end leave processes across federal, state, and local levels ensuring regulatory compliance, partnering with key stakeholders such as Case Managers, Operations, HR, and Legal, and guiding employees through their leave journey. Play a key role in enhancing leave management systems and processes, maintaining up-to-date policies and documentation, and driving clear, proactive communication across the organization. Assist with implementing new leave-related policies and processes aimed at driving companywide efficiencies and streamlining team member experience during the leave process.

What You'll Do

Collaborate with cross-functional partners to enhance leave management systems and drive continuous improvement in leave-related processes, ensuring alignment with business needs and compliance requirements. Lead training initiatives on FMLA, state, and local leave policies and processes ensuring consistent understanding and application across the organization. Oversee FMLA administration in alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements, serving as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders on complex leave matters. Provide clear, actionable guidance to operations teams on employee leave rights, responsibilities, documentation, and deadlines. Maintain accurate, compliant records of all FMLA cases, and conduct periodic audits of FMLA files to ensure compliance with legal standards. Stay current on evolving federal, state, and local leave regulations, providing updates to stakeholders as necessary. Partner with HR, Payroll, and Operations to coordinate leave of absence processes and resolve any issues related to leave and benefits. Review and verify medical documentation for complex leave requests to determine eligibility and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Support additional leave processes as needed, including short-term and long-term disability, ADA accommodations and other company leave policies. Analyze leave data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvement.

All You'll Need For Success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in HR, FMLA administration, or absence management
• Strong presentation and writing skills with ability to explain complex leave policies and understand how to adjust communications to the audience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience :

Skills, Licenses & Certifications :

What You'll Get

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