Human Resources Manager

Monte Christo Communities is seeking an experienced HR Manager to serve as a key resource for employees and leaders across our multi-state organization.

This is a hands-on HR role with primary responsibility for employment compliance, employee documentation, benefits administration, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, and workers’ compensation. The HR Manager will help ensure HR practices are accurate, consistent, well-documented, and compliant with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

The ideal candidate has strong working knowledge of employment laws and HR practices in California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington, is comfortable navigating sensitive employee matters, and can translate complex HR requirements into practical solutions for employees and managers.

The HR Manager will work closely with the Chief People Officer, employees, managers, benefits brokers and vendors, workers’ compensation partners, and other internal stakeholders. This individual must be highly organized, detail-oriented, discreet, and able to work independently while exercising sound judgment and escalating matters when appropriate.

• Monitor and support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, with particular focus on California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington
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• Monitor changes in employment laws and assist with implementing required changes to policies, procedures, forms, and HR practices.
• Conduct periodic audits of employee records, HRIS data, personnel files, and compliance documentation.
• Ensure employee documentation, required notices, records, and forms are accurate, complete, timely, and properly maintained.
• Support the development and maintenance of HR policies, procedures, forms, and process documentation.
• Identify potential compliance risks and partner with the Chief People Officer and/or legal counsel on complex or high-risk matters.

• Partner with the company’s benefits broker, carriers, and vendors to administer health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, and other benefit programs.
• Coordinate annual open enrollment, including employee communications, system updates, vendor coordination, and issue resolution.
• Monitor benefit eligibility, enrollments, qualifying life events, status changes, and terminations.
• Assist with benefits audits, reconciliations, invoices, eligibility files, and required reporting.
• Resolve employee benefit issues in coordination with brokers, carriers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

• Administer and coordinate leaves of absence in accordance with applicable federal and state requirements and company policies.
• Manage leave documentation, required notices, certifications, tracking, communications, extensions, and return-to-work processes.
• Coordinate applicable FMLA, CFRA, Pregnancy Disability Leave, state-specific leaves, military leave, disability-related leaves, and other protected leaves as applicable.
• Support the interactive process and reasonable accommodation process for employees with disabilities or medical restrictions.
• Coordinate with employees, healthcare providers, managers, vendors, and other appropriate parties to obtain and maintain required documentation.
• Maintain confidential leave and accommodation records and ensure applicable deadlines are met.
• Escalate complex or potentially high-risk leave and accommodation matters appropriately.

• Coordinate workers’ compensation claims from initial report through resolution, working with employees, managers, claims administrators, carriers, and medical providers as appropriate.
• Ensure workplace injuries are documented and reported timely and accurately.
• Monitor claims, work restrictions, modified duty, and return-to-work status.
• Maintain workers’ compensation records and support claims reviews, audits, and renewal activities.
• Support workplace safety programs, required training, employee communications, and safety initiatives.
• Maintain applicable OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and other required workplace safety records and documentation.