How HR can help Employees when life happens.
by Katie Waddell (Pierce)
Things come up, and life happens. Whether it’s an unexpected illness or injury, a family member who needs care, or the arrival of a new baby, needing a leave of absence can be stressful enough for employees without having to figure out all the complexities and paperwork involved. Many employees don’t realize that they may have multiple leave options available to them, some of which may overlap.
This is where Human Resources can make a meaningful difference. HR isn’t just there to administer policies or ensure paperwork is completed. HR can also be a resource for employees during life’s challenging moments. The goal is to help employees understand their options, navigate the process, and know what to expect.
Understanding leave options and leave laws can be complicated, especially
when employees may qualify for more than one type
of leave or benefit at the same time. The options available depend on where an employee lives and works. Employees may have access to
state-provided paid family and medical leave programs, paid sick leave, and other benefits. Fourteen states and counting have paid family and medical
leave programs that can provide wage replacement while an employee is on leave. Other options may include the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), short-term disability, paid time off (PTO), and more.
It’s understandable why employees may find the process confusing. One of the most common sources of confusion is the concept of concurrent leave. For example, an employee may be approved for both FMLA and a state paid leave program for the same period of time, rather than taking one leave period after another.
It’s also important for employees to understand the difference between paid benefits and job-protected leave, as they are not necessarily the same thing. One program may provide income replacement, while another provides job protection. An employee may have multiple rights and benefits that apply to the same period of absence. Without help from HR to explain how these pieces fit together, it can be difficult for employees to understand how their leave options work.
HR can help employees understand the different types of leave that may apply to their situations and determine what steps they need to take. The goal isn’t simply to process paperwork; it’s to help employees understand their options and feel comfortable throughout the process by guiding, educating, and supporting them during some of the most important and challenging times in their lives.
Employees don’t have to navigate the process alone.
Logisolve Joins the V-Soft Consulting Family
After more than 27 years of building Logisolve, we’re excited to share that we have
joined V-Soft Consulting Group, creating new opportunities for our clients, consultants,
and partners. Our clients will continue 
working with the same trusted teams,
now supported by V-Soft’s expanded global capabilities in platform engineering,
Data & AI, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. For our consultants, this next chapter
brings broader opportunities, stronger support, and access to a larger network
to help grow their careers.
Together with our partners, we look forward to delivering even more scalable, comprehensive solutions. We’re excited for what’s ahead!
Explore Career Opportunities with Logisolve!
Looking for your next opportunity? At Logisolve, we have a variety of contract and contract-to-hire roles available across all our capabilities. If you’re interested or know someone who is, please reach out to us at referrals@logisolve.com. We’d love to connect! Logisolve offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.
Sr. Data Cloud Engineer
-
-
- 5+ years of experience in business operations, project/portfolio management, PMO, business analysis, financial analysis, or a related role.
- Strong data and reporting expertise, including managing, analyzing, reconciling, and maintaining large volumes of operational, financial, or portfolio data.
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft 365 skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, reporting, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Experience supporting financial and portfolio operations, including budgeting, forecasting, project financials, governance, and operational reporting.
- Hybrid, Maple Grove or Arden Hills, MN
- Contract
- W2: $55.00-$60.00/hr. W2, dependent on qualifications and experience
-
Project Manager
-
-
- Business side Project Manager
- Process improvement (Lean / Six Sigma
- Hybrid, Eagan, MN
- Contract
- W2: $64.52 hr. W2, dependent on qualifications and experience
-
Integration Developer
-
-
- 3-5 years of experience, preferably in Integration Development
- Must have experience scripting in Python
- Working knowledge of common integration design patterns
- Experience working with 3rd Party REST APIs and working with JSON payloads
- Hands-on experience working with a cloud platform (Azure and/or AWS).
- Hybrid, Hopkins or Stillwater, MN
- Contract-open to contract to hire
- W2: $60.00-$65.00 hr. W2, dependent on qualifications and experience
-
Principal Software Engineer
-
-
- 10+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years developing software for regulated medical devices, with strong technical leadership, architecture, and system design expertise.
- Deep hands-on expertise with IEC 62304 and ISO 14971, including software lifecycle compliance, design controls, software safety classification, risk management, DFMEA, and regulatory requirements.
- Proven experience authoring and owning regulatory-quality software documentation, including SDP, SRS, Software Architecture Descriptions, traceability matrices, risk documentation, and verification/validation documentation
- Hybrid, Plymouth, MN
- Salary: $150.000-$175,000+benefits
-