Advocacy Coordination Team Specialist

By joining Sedgwick , you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies Certified as a Great Place to Work® Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance Advocacy Coordination Team Specialist PRIMARY PURPOSE: Actively researches, resolves, and administers escalated inquires for all lines of business, including but not limited to Family Medical Leave (FMLA), complex paid and unpaid state, military, and company-specific leaves, accommodations, disability and statutory claims. Provides excellent customer service displaying care and empathy to callers regarding claims and executes technical and jurisdictional requirements for accurate claims processing, benefit review and interpretation of regulations, financial payment processing, and error correction of complex or high exposure claims. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES Makes independent claim determinations, based on the information received, to approve complex claims or make a recommendation to team lead to deny claims based on the requirements. Analyzes and authorizes leave, accommodation, disability, and statutory claims and determines benefits due pursuant to client plans