HR Operations & Employment Law Temp — Build Compliance Systems

Aleron; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Team culture

Career growth opportunities

People-first environment

Job summary

Acara Solutions in Buffalo, NY is seeking a hands-on temp to support HR operations, employment law compliance, and personnel file management. This role offers practical experience building HR systems for a fast-moving public company.

You will work with client HR and Legal teams on a major project and gain exposure to HR compliance, onboarding, and policy work while contributing to ongoing documentation and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in supporting documentation, records management, policy development, compliance reviews, or administrative processes.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with client HR and Legal teams on creating, organizing, storing, and maintaining employee personnel files.
• Assist with broader HR compliance, employee documentation, policy work, onboarding processes, and employment law research.
• Coordinate creation, storage, and maintenance of personnel files across the organization.
• Design a practical personnel file structure for physical and digital records.
• Evaluate storage systems and workflows for employee documentation.
• Develop a Standard Operating Procedure for personnel file storage, access, confidentiality, retention, and maintenance.
• Identify needed file contents and documentation gaps with HR stakeholders.
• Support compliance with internal personnel file management procedures.
• Help build a sustainable process for ongoing use after internship ends.
• Assist with updating employee handbook and state-specific supplements.
• Assist with employment law compliance audits or internal reviews.
• Research wage and hour compliance and multi-state employment law issues.
• Draft or update HR policies, procedures, templates, and employee-facing guidance.
• Assist with employee relations matters or workplace investigation support as appropriate.
• Support benefits administration, leave tracking, and related HR documentation.
• Organize HR compliance materials, trackers, and reporting tools.
• Participate in meetings with HR, Legal, and business stakeholders to learn employment issue handling in a corporate environment.

Skills

HR operations

Employment law

Records management

Policy development

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Acara Solutions in Buffalo, NY is seeking a hands-on temp to support HR operations, employment law compliance, and personnel file management. This role offers practical experience building HR systems for a fast-moving public company.

You will work with client HR and Legal teams on a major project and gain exposure to HR compliance, onboarding, and policy work while contributing to ongoing documentation and process improvements.