Independent FMLA & Leave Administration Consulting
Your Leave Administration Process May Be Costing More Than You Realize
These aren't isolated problems—they're signs of a leave administration process that hasn't been optimized.
Built from managing 10,000+ leave cases, the complimentary FLARE™ Assessment helps employers uncover hidden operational risks, strengthen compliance, and build more efficient leave administration processes.
Build more efficient leave administration processes with the FLARE™ Method
Independent FMLA administration consulting that helps employers reduce leave risk, uncover hidden costs, and create consistent leave processes.
Supporting Memphis, Oakland & The Mid-South
Local consulting support for employers that need clearer FMLA processes, better leave coordination, and practical compliance guidance.
10+ Years in Benefits & Leave Administration
We help employers improve FMLA administration with a structured process designed to reduce confusion, risk, and administrative burden.
Built From Real-World Leave Administration Experience
After managing more than 10,000 employee leave cases, we saw the same pattern again and again: most costly leave problems are not caused by one mistake. They are caused by unclear ownership, inconsistent workflows, poor communication, and processes that have not been reviewed in years.
Why We Built a Better Leave Administration Process
Fralick's Benefit Consulting works alongside your HR team, insurance broker, or PEO to strengthen leave administration, not replace them. We provide an independent review that helps improve workflows, uncover hidden costs, and create a more consistent leave experience while preserving your existing partnerships.
Mitchell Fralick
Founder & CEO
Fralick's Benefit Consulting
10+ Years Benefits & Leave Administration Experience
10,000+ Leave Cases Managed
Built from hands-on experience supporting employee leave, disability, benefits, and return-to-work administration.
Real-World Case Studies
Experience identifying process breakdowns that can create avoidable payroll costs, premium issues, and administrative risk.
Industry Recognition
2020 Workforce Leaders All-Star recognition for leadership and excellence in employee leave and benefits administration.
Enterprise Experience
Experience supporting high-volume FMLA and leave administration within a Fortune 500 environment.
Leave Administration Problems Rarely Fix Themselves
Every month an inefficient leave administration process remains unchanged can lead to payroll overpayments, delayed disability transitions, unreconciled premiums, compliance exposure, and hours of unnecessary administrative work.
Most employers don't realize these issues exist because they develop gradually over time — not from one major mistake, but from years of small process changes, manual workarounds, and responsibilities shifting between HR, payroll, managers, vendors, and employees.
The earlier these gaps are identified, the easier — and often less expensive — they are to correct.
A Structured Framework for Better FMLA Administration
Every service is built around the FLARE™ Method and designed to strengthen your existing FMLA administration process.
Hidden Leave Administration Problems Cost Employers Time, Money, and Confidence
We help employers identify hidden process gaps, improve FMLA and benefits administration, and reduce administrative burden before small issues become costly problems.
Why this matters: Leave administration issues often start small: a missed notice, a delayed certification, a payroll mistake, a premium tracking gap, or an unclear handoff. Left unresolved, those gaps can become costly compliance, financial, and employee experience problems.
FLARE™ Discovery
Identify hidden leave administration gaps before they become costly operational problems.
- Uncover hidden FMLA and leave process gaps
- Identify payroll, premium, and documentation risks
- Prioritize the issues that need attention first
- Create a practical improvement roadmap
Leave Administration Optimization
Improve how FMLA, leave, payroll, managers, and vendors work together so fewer issues fall through the cracks.
- Clarify leave workflows, ownership, and handoffs
- Improve FMLA notices, certifications, and tracking
- Strengthen benefits, billing, and premium coordination
- Create smoother communication and return-to-work steps
Fractional Leave & Benefits Advisor
Ongoing strategic leave administration guidance without hiring another full-time specialist.
- Support complex FMLA and benefits questions
- Keep leave administration consistent over time
- Provide ongoing guidance for HR and leadership
- Work alongside your broker, PEO, and vendors
Real Results from Real Employer Challenges
These examples are drawn from real operational challenges encountered through prior leave administration experience. They demonstrate how stronger processes can reduce unnecessary costs, improve compliance, and create more consistent outcomes for employers.
Delayed Leave Coordination
Delayed Short-Term Disability filing, delayed Long-Term Disability transition, continued payroll processing, and poor coordination between leave, payroll, and benefits created unnecessary employer cost exposure.
Explore the Case →Inconsistent FMLA Documentation
Improved leave workflows, documentation practices, certification tracking, and process consistency to reduce compliance risk and strengthen FMLA administration.
Explore the Case →Missed Leave Premium Tracking
Leave and COBRA premium obligations were not being consistently tracked, causing the employer to absorb benefit costs that should have been employee-paid.
Explore the Case →Why Fralick’s Benefit Consulting
A Different Approach to FMLA Administration Support
Fralick's Benefit Consulting helps employers improve FMLA processes through practical reviews, clear recommendations, and support that works alongside your existing HR team and broker.
Typical Approach
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Focuses on individual leave cases
instead of reviewing the larger process that may be creating repeat problems. -
Provides general guidance
Recommendations may be broad, leaving HR teams to figure out how to apply them inside their actual workflow. -
Works within one department
Leave, payroll, benefits, managers, and vendors may still operate from different information. -
Reacts after problems occur
Administrative gaps are usually noticed only after deadlines, costs, or employee issues have already surfaced. -
May disrupt existing relationships
Some solutions require replacing vendors, brokers, or internal systems before meaningful progress can begin.
Fralick's Approach
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Evaluates the full FMLA process
We review how leave moves through intake, documentation, communication, payroll, benefits, and return-to-work steps. -
Delivers practical recommendations
Employers receive clear, actionable next steps designed around their current team, process, and administrative reality. -
Connects HR, payroll, benefits, and vendors
We help identify where handoffs, communication gaps, or disconnected information may be creating avoidable issues. -
Identifies gaps before they repeat
The goal is to improve consistency, reduce administrative burden, and prevent the same problems from resurfacing. -
Works without replacing your broker
Our role is to support your existing relationships while helping your organization improve how FMLA is managed.
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Get quick answers to common employer questions about working with Fralick’s Benefit Consulting, the FLARE™ Method, FMLA administration, and leave process improvement.
View the Complete FAQ →Do you replace our broker? +
No. Fralick’s Benefit Consulting works alongside your existing broker, vendors, HR team, and leadership to strengthen FMLA and leave administration without disrupting current relationships.
Who do you typically work with? +
We typically support small to mid-sized employers, HR leaders, benefits managers, finance leaders, payroll teams, and business owners who need clearer leave processes and stronger administrative controls.
What is the FLARE™ Method? +
FLARE™ stands for Find, Locate, Analyze, Recommend, and Elevate. It is the structured framework used to identify hidden leave administration gaps and recommend practical process improvements.
Do you work outside of Memphis & Oakland, TN? +
Yes. We are based in Tennessee and support employers in Memphis, Oakland, the Mid-South, and remotely across the United States.
What Does an Unoptimized Leave Process Really Cost?
Every organization is different, but employers often lose time, money, and confidence through payroll overpayments, delayed disability transitions, unreconciled premiums, manual administrative work, manager inconsistency, and compliance documentation gaps.
Most aren't isolated mistakes. They're symptoms of processes that haven't been reviewed in years.
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