MDpanel is a healthcare technology and services company that connects organizations with independent medical professionals for evaluations, expert opinions, and related medico-legal work across the United States and Canada. Its services include IME, QME, and AME examinations, medical expert witness engagements, fitness-for-duty and disability evaluations, peer review, and other clinical assessments. Through its AI-powered MDpanel OASIS platform, the company coordinates appointments, clinician workflows, and HIPAA-compliant case administration for carriers, third-party administrators, attorneys, government organizations, and other stakeholders. MDpanel also provides physician education through MDpanel University and Studio, with a focus on producing quality, defensible medical opinions while reducing administrative work for clinicians.
Employee Relations Specialist, Leave Compliance (Remote, United States)
Manage employee relations, leave administration, and multi-state compliance for MDpanel’s medical-opinion marketplace. Support HRIS workflows, reporting, accommodations, and employee operations across more than 24 states and Canada.
Description
- Handle initial employee relations inquiries
- Assess routine cases and investigations, document findings, and escalate complex or high-risk matters to the Director of People Operations
- Guide managers on performance discussions, attendance, accommodations, and policy interpretation
- Administer end-to-end leave programs, including FMLA, CFRA, PDL, and state paid leave requirements
- Coordinate leave administration with payroll and benefits providers
- Lead the interactive process for workplace accommodations
- Manage the multi-state compliance calendar covering postings, registrations, new-hire reporting, wage and hour obligations, EEO-1, and California pay data reporting
- Track legislative and regulatory developments and convert them into policy and process changes
- Keep I-9 records and personnel files audit-ready
- Manage onboarding and offboarding activities
- Provide backup support to the payroll administrator
- Maintain accurate HRIS data and produce headcount, turnover, and compliance reports
- Run, test, and maintain automated people workflows across the HRIS and connected tools
- Help build new workflows and identify manual tasks suitable for automation
- Maintain the employee handbook and policy library and coordinate updates and rollouts with the Director
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- At least four years of progressive HR generalist experience, including direct ownership of employee relations intake and leave administration
- Multi-state HR experience with strong working knowledge of California employment law, including wage and hour, protected leave, and accommodation requirements
- Experience administering HRIS platforms and creating reports from HRIS data
- Comfort working with configured workflows, rules, and integrations, with the ability to learn new systems quickly
- Demonstrated success improving a manual or repetitive process through more effective use of systems
- Ability to manage highly sensitive matters with discretion, sound judgment, and thorough documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage overlapping deadlines across compliance, leave, and employee relations workstreams
- Valid work authorization for the country of application
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification preferred
- Experience in healthcare, medical-legal services, or another regulated multi-state environment preferred
- Experience with Rippling or workflow automation tools beyond core HRIS functionality preferred
Benefits
- Remote work
- Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace
- Accommodations available during the application or interview process
- Opportunity for exposure to benefits administration and open enrollment support