Remote Compliance Specialist – Workers’ Comp (Hybrid)

United Trading Group; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

12 paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Utah Labor Commission in Salt Lake City seeks a Compliance Specialist to join the WCCW Compliance Team, supporting employers seeking waivers and exclusions under Utah’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Hybrid work model, 8 AM–5 PM, with on-site needs and training period required.

Responsibilities include reviewing applications, gathering documents, applying policy, and conducting audits while distinguishing employer-employee relationships and pursuing enforcement actions when needed.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience responding to public inquiries clearly and professionally.
• Ability to produce clear, concise written documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing WCCW and corporate exclusion applications for completeness.
• Gathering required documentation.
• Confirming the applicants' eligibility for a waiver or exclusion.
• Interpreting, clarifying, explaining, and applying agency policy and procedures, business practices, federal and state laws, and regulations, etc.
• Managing case files and maintaining accurate records.
• Conducting compliance audits on active waivers.
• Distinguishing between employer-employee relationships and independent contractor status as outlined in the Workers’ Compensation Act.
• Enforcement actions, including issuing denials and revocations of active waivers, managing any appeals.
• Identifying and referring uninsured employers for investigation and issuance of penalties.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Utah Labor Commission in Salt Lake City seeks a Compliance Specialist to join the WCCW Compliance Team, supporting employers seeking waivers and exclusions under Utah’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Hybrid work model, 8 AM–5 PM, with on-site needs and training period required.

Responsibilities include reviewing applications, gathering documents, applying policy, and conducting audits while distinguishing employer-employee relationships and pursuing enforcement actions when needed.