Jennifer
Klein

Service Areas

Employment Services
• Classification/Compensation
• Talent Acquisition
• Employee Relations
• Learning and Organizational Development

Employee Records and Compliance
• Administration of personnel records for faculty, staff, student and non-permanent employees. Ensure compliance with state and federal requirements including I-9 processing
• Provide oversight of time, leave and absence processes   

Labor Relations
• Negotiation and administration of WSU’s Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Responsible for ensuring program compliance with state and federal labor relations laws and rules

Administration
• Responsible for triaging all general HRS inquiries
• Internal HRS Operations; personnel actions, contract management, purchasing and inventory
• WSU Employee Recognition Program

Disability Services
• Oversee Disability and Leave related programs and services
• Responsible for ensuring program compliance with state and federal laws and rules for associated programs.

Benefit Services
• Implement and oversee system-wide benefits
• Ensure WSU benefits and retirement programs are in compliance with State and Federal Regulations
• Establish and maintain business processes and relationships with benefit vendors, for both services and transactional processes  

HCM Modernization
• Streamlines university functions through the implementation of enterprise software (Workday) for human resources, payroll, and finance. Core Human Resource functions include: absence management, benefits administration, compensation, position descriptions, recruitment management, position management, employee performance reviews and time and leave administration