What are the KSAOC’s (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics) required in managing an employee leave of absence? While numerous requirements come to mind, the Leave of Absence Specialist should be a leader and innovator for his or her organization in regards to FMLA compliance, maximization of RTW efforts, and understanding and reducing disability and workers’ compensation costs and utilization.
Are your Leave Specialist KSAOC’s Enhanced by your HR Technology?
Leave Management Software, No Really, Where Do I Start?! - Part I
***By Scott Lenox, National Sales Representative at OCI***
This seems to be a question I continue to hear across a variety of different sized companies and at all different levels of HR leaders who are interested in moving from a manual leave tracking environment to a more automated system.
Solving the Puzzle of Leave Management
Putting together a leave management program can feel like putting together the pieces of a difficult puzzle. It’s hard to see the whole picture when the pieces are scattered.
Your leave management team has to coordinate and comply with company policies, federal and state leave laws, and multiple types of leave.
Ch-ch-ch-Changes....in FMLA
Recently, the state of Tennessee amended *TCA, Title 8, Chapter 33, Part 1* regarding employees in military service. This may mean absolutely nothing to you. But, if you have employees in the state of Tennessee, you need to know what the amendment was and how it affects your employees’ leave eligibility.
In a time of frequent legislative changes, varying court rulings, and ever-evolving state and federal leave laws, it can be confusing for a Leave Specialist or HR Manager to keep track of which laws apply their employees.
Looking for Answers: OCI Leave Survey
At the annual SHRM conference in Atlanta, GA, OCI hosted our first-ever survey focusing on leave management. We set out to understand some of the issues facing employers with regard to absence, how important technology is to our human resources clients, and gain some insights into the issues on the mind of leave specialists.
The response at SHRM was very strong! We had several hundred booth visitors, many of whom took the survey.
Manage Leave Smarter (Not Harder)
We recently came across [an article](http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/why_hr_still_isnt_a_strategic_partner.html) that declared that many HR professionals still aren’t a part of the strategic leadership team at most organizations.
Leverage Technology to Manage & Track FMLA at DMEC
Are you faced with compliance concerns, extended leave durations, and administrative overload? Uncover industry best practices and learn how to track multiple leave types in a cloud based system during the session, "*Leveraging Technology to Manage & Track FMLA efficiently*" at the DMEC Conference.
[The DMEC International Conference](http://www.dmec.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=460) will be held in Denver this year from August 12 – 15th at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.