This includes communicating with employees to gather the required documentation and information to support their leave and/or accommodation requests, providing information about benefit premium responsibilities and interaction with PTO and/or other paid leave programs, following up on status updates, documentation, and return-to-work expectations and paperwork, completing leave workbooks, tracking leave and accommodation requests, and interactive process documentation. The specialist oversees accurate pay and benefits during leave, verifies that leave usage matches medical documentation and requests updates when it doesn't, and coordinates across teams to manage disability benefits, workers' compensation related leave issues, ergonomic assessments, and any approved accommodation equipment needs.