Shannon Sorbara
HR Generalist / Benefits Specialist
HR Generalist / Benefits Specialist Shannon Sorbara serves as the firm’s subject matter expert in the areas on Affordable Care Act Reporting and Employee Benefits. Providing high level HR support on both a short and long-term basis, Shannon’s expertise also extends into employee relations, policy and procedure development, and HR compliance.
Beginning her HR career in the northwestern United States, Shannon first served as a Benefits Coordinator for the Seattle Fur Exchange. There, she supported a mix of seasonal and full-time employees, processing payroll, coordinating benefits, and managing the recruiting function.
She then joined System Food Services, where she provided benefits support to 650 union and non-union employees in numerous states throughout the country. Shannon then moved to the east coast when she joined Internet.com, working for the Darien, CT-based firm as a Human Resources / Payroll Coordinator. There, she supported the firm’s employee benefits, payroll, recruiting, new hire onboarding, and HR administrative functions.
Prior to serving as an HR Generalist / Benefits Specialist, Shannon was a Jr. HR Generalist for the Human Resources Consulting division at OperationsInc.
Shannon earned a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources Management from the University of Washington.
She resides with her family in New Canaan, CT.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- 401k Management & Compliance
- Affordable Care Act
- Audit Preparations
- Benefits Administration
- Benefits Consultation
- COBRA Administration
- Compensation / Salary Benchmarking
- Compliance
- Database Management
- EEO-1
- Employee Communications
- Employee Engagement / Satisfaction Survey Development
- Employee Handbook Development
- Employee Relations
- Exit Interviews
- Federal & State Tax Registrations
- File Maintenance
- FMLA Administration
- HR Administration
- HR Best Practices & Compliance Assessments
- HRIS Implementations
- HRMS Management
- Human Resources Information Systems
- I-9 Compliance
- Job Description Development
- Leave of Absence Management
- Multi-Jurisdictional Payrolls
- On-boarding
- Paycheck Calculations
- Payroll Administration
- Payroll Implementations
- Payroll Procedural Audits
- Payroll Training
- Payroll Vendor Transitions
- Performance Management
- Policy & Procedure Development
- Project Management
- Records & Retention
- Recruiting
- Reductions in Force
- Relocation
- Retention Analysis
- Rewards & Recognition Plan Development
- Staff Management
- State & Federal Law Compliance
- Tax Amendments
- Tax Compliance
- Tax Notice Research
- Tax Return Preparations
- Team Effectiveness
- Technology Integration
- Termination Process & Administration
- Time & Attendance Implementations
- Timeclock Management
- Training
- W-2 Reconciliations
- Workers Compensation
- Workflow & Process Design
- Workplace Effectiveness
INDUSTRIES SUPPORTED
- Advertising
- Aviation
- Banking
- Catering
- Chemicals
- Commodities Trading
- Construction
- Consulting
- Consumer Goods
- Consumer Services
- Education
- Electrician
- Electronics
- Energy
- Entertainment
- Environmental
- Financial Services
- Fitness
- Food & Beverage
- Government
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Insurance
- Investment Management
- Landscape Architecture
- Logistics
- Luxury Goods
- Manufacturing
- Medical Supply
- Music
- Non-Profit
- PEO
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plumbing
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
- Recreation
- Reinsurance
- Retail
- Security Services
- Shipping
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Television
- Transportation
- Travel
- Waste Management
- Water Treatment