Specialist, HR Compliance (Predictive Scheduling)

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>GENERAL PURPOSE:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">The HR Compliance Specialist is primarily responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with predictive scheduling laws across all impacted Stores. This role monitors weekly scheduling activity, investigates changes that may trigger compliance requirements, and partners closely with field leadership to ensure premium pay, documentation, and communication standards are met. In addition to predictive scheduling responsibilities, the Specialist supports broader HR Compliance initiatives and projects as needed to ensure ongoing adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;">The base salary range for this role is $70,310 – $97,450. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Predictive Scheduling Compliance (Primary Responsibility)</strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Review weekly predictive scheduling and labor compliance reports to identify schedule changes, missed notice requirements, and potential premium pay triggers.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Contact Store Managers to validate the reason for schedule changes (associate requested vs. manager initiated), ensuring accurate documentation in all cases.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    When changes are manager initiated, follow up to verify premium pay was issued correctly and determine appropriate corrective action when needed.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Track and escalate recurring concerns or trends to the Director of HR Compliance. Recommend compliance enhancements. </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Maintain accurate, audit ready documentation of all scheduling investigations, outcomes, and follow up actions.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Monitor newly hired and newly promoted managers; assign predictive scheduling training modules and follow up until completion.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Develop a subject matter expertise on predictive scheduling requirements and support managers with questions on compliance, documentation, and system processes; work with managers to recommend overall compliance strategies and improvements to processes.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Compliance Training Development </strong> </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Manage compliance related training assignments and system testing.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Review weekly training completion reports and send reminders to individuals or leaders with outstanding requirements.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    partner with HRIS to resolve reporting or system issues.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Develop and oversee compliance training communications for Corporate, DCs, and Stores, coordinating with Communications teams as needed.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Maintain the compliance training calendar and ensure timely, accurate deployment of required training modules.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Legal Notices & Regulatory Updates </strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Manage and track all compliance related notices distributed to Stores, including any required Store Manager responses.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Review regulatory updates, alerts, and posting requirements from systems such as Poster Guard and research tools and recommended compliance enhancements, as feasible.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Notify the Director of upcoming legal changes and recommend next steps.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Maintain an internal compliance tracker to ensure annual and recurring deadlines are met.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Provide onboarding related compliance notices to HRIS and verify completion.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Handbooks & Policies </strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Support updates to employee handbooks and HR policies, partnering with the Director to incorporate legal changes.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Ensure internal websites, systems, and onboarding materials are updated appropriately once final documents are approved.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Compliance Projects </strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Independently manage project components, including timelines, deliverables, and cross functional coordination.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Conduct research using tools such as XpertHR and Poster Guard to support project and compliance needs.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">Perform Other Duties as Assigned</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>COMPETENCIES:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Collaboration    </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Leading by Example</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Communicates Effectively     </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Ensures Accountability & Execution</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Manages Conflict</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Business Acumen</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Plans, Aligns & Prioritizes    </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•     Organizational Agility</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Four (4) years’ experience in Human Resources or related function</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively elicit information from, and provide information to others </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to critically evaluate complex information and articulate recommendations</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Must perform efficiently in a high-volume environment, both independently and as part of a team, while maintaining organization and attention to detail, with ability to multi-task and meet competing priorities</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Ability to communicate well in writing and verbally </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">•    Ability to adjust to changing priorities and deadlines</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ADA:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">This position may be performed remotely in any U.S. State.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc. </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.  </span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.</span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">This position may be performed remotely anywhere within the United States. </span><span style="color:white;font-size:14px;">#LI_Remote</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">None</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><u>DISCLAIMER:</u></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:14px;">This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position.  It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities.  Contents are subject to change at management’s discretion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;">Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company’s overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.</span></p>

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