FLARE™ Method Assessment

Find and Fix Hidden Gaps in Your FMLA Administration Process

The FLARE™ Leave Administration Assessment is Fralick’s Benefit Consulting’s signature process for helping employers review FMLA workflows, identify administrative risks, and build a stronger leave management system.

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What Is the FLARE™ Method?

FLARE™ is a structured leave administration framework designed to help employers move from reactive problem-solving to a more consistent, documented, and manageable FMLA process.

F

Find

Find hidden issues in your current FMLA and leave administration process.

L

Locate

Locate where breakdowns occur between HR, managers, payroll, benefits, and vendors.

A

Analyze

Analyze the operational, compliance, communication, and cost impact of those gaps.

R

Resolve

Resolve process issues with practical recommendations and stronger workflows.

E

Elevate

Elevate your leave program with better controls, communication, and consistency.

What the Assessment Reviews

The FLARE™ Assessment focuses on the areas where FMLA and leave administration problems often begin.

  • Current FMLA intake and approval workflows
  • Certification tracking and documentation practices
  • Employee and manager communication gaps
  • ADA, STD, LTD, payroll, and benefits coordination
  • Return-to-work procedures and restrictions handling
  • Vendor handoffs and internal ownership
  • Premium tracking during leave
  • Administrative controls and consistency

What Clients Receive

The goal is to give your organization a clear, practical roadmap for improving FMLA administration.

Current-State Review

A review of how your organization currently manages FMLA, leave intake, tracking, communication, documentation, and coordination.

Gap Analysis

A clear summary of where the leave process may be inconsistent, delayed, unclear, or difficult to manage.

Risk Report

Identification of administrative, communication, documentation, payroll, benefits, and compliance-related process risks.

Prioritized Recommendations

Practical recommendations ranked by importance so your team knows what to address first.

Improvement Roadmap

A step-by-step plan to strengthen workflows, improve accountability, and create a better leave administration experience.

Next-Step Strategy

A discussion of what can be improved internally and where outside support may help your team move faster.

Why Employers Use the FLARE™ Assessment

Most FMLA problems are not caused by one single mistake. They are usually caused by small process gaps that build over time.

Reduce Administrative Confusion

Clarify roles, responsibilities, communication steps, and handoffs between HR, managers, payroll, vendors, and employees.

Improve Leave Consistency

Create a more reliable process for documentation, tracking, follow-up, approvals, and return-to-work coordination.

Identify Costly Breakdowns

Spot process gaps that may contribute to avoidable wage continuation, unrecovered premiums, vendor issues, or administrative rework.

Support Better Employee Experiences

Improve clarity for employees navigating leave, disability, benefits, documentation, and return-to-work expectations.

Ready to Strengthen Your Leave Administration Process?

If your organization is dealing with FMLA delays, inconsistent documentation, manager confusion, disability coordination problems, or unclear leave workflows, the FLARE™ Assessment can help identify where the process is breaking down.

Schedule a Complimentary FLARE™ Assessment