The Client Experience

What Happens After You Hire Fralick’s Benefit Consulting?

Hiring a benefits and leave consultant should not feel unclear. This walkthrough shows exactly how the FLARE™ process moves from discovery to document review, analysis, executive reporting, leadership presentation, and a practical 90-day roadmap.

Your FLARE™ Engagement Timeline

Every organization is different, but most engagements follow a clear path designed to uncover hidden gaps, organize findings, and give leadership a practical plan of action.

Day 1

Discovery Meeting

We discuss your current benefits, FMLA, leave management, payroll, vendor, communication, and compliance concerns. The goal is to understand where your team feels exposed, overwhelmed, or uncertain.

Week 1

Document & Process Review

We review available documents, workflows, notices, benefit processes, leave procedures, payroll coordination points, vendor reports, and communication practices to identify administrative gaps.

Week 2

FLARE™ Analysis

Findings are organized through the FLARE™ framework: Find, Locate, Analyze, Recommend, and Elevate. This turns scattered issues into clear risks, opportunities, and priorities.

Week 3

Executive Report

You receive a practical executive summary showing key risks, process gaps, hidden cost areas, compliance concerns, administrative weaknesses, and recommended improvements.

Week 4

Leadership Presentation

We walk leadership through the findings in plain language so HR, finance, operations, and executive leaders understand what was found, why it matters, and what should happen next.

Next 90 Days

90-Day Roadmap

You receive a prioritized roadmap that outlines what to fix first, what can wait, who should be involved, and how to improve leave, benefits, payroll, documentation, and communication workflows.

Ongoing

Ongoing Support

For employers who want continued guidance, Fralick’s Benefit Consulting can provide ongoing advisory support, process check-ins, documentation reviews, and benefits or leave administration guidance.

What You Actually Receive

This is not a vague review. The goal is to give your organization visible, usable deliverables that help leadership understand what is working, what is exposed, and what needs attention.

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FLARE™ Readiness Score

A clear score that helps leadership quickly understand the current strength of your benefits and leave administration processes.

Risk Heat Map

A visual snapshot of where risk may exist across FMLA, disability, payroll, benefits continuation, documentation, vendors, and communication.

Executive Summary

A leadership-friendly summary of the most important findings, written in plain English for HR, finance, and executive decision-makers.

Opportunity Matrix

A prioritized view of where process improvements may reduce administrative burden, improve consistency, and increase visibility.

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Potential Cost Impact

A practical look at areas where administrative gaps may create avoidable cost, premium leakage, payroll issues, or vendor coordination problems.

90-Day Action Roadmap

A clear improvement plan showing what to address first, what to monitor, and how to strengthen benefits and leave administration over time.

What This Experience Is Designed to Do

The purpose is not to overwhelm your team with a complicated report. The purpose is to create clarity, reduce uncertainty, and help leadership see where benefits and leave processes can be improved.

For HR Leaders

  • Understand where FMLA and leave workflows may be inconsistent
  • Identify documentation and communication gaps
  • Improve visibility into employee leave and benefits processes
  • Reduce administrative burden on internal teams

For Executives & Finance Leaders

  • See where hidden costs may exist
  • Understand potential payroll, premium, or vendor coordination issues
  • Prioritize improvements based on risk and business impact
  • Make decisions with a clear roadmap instead of assumptions

Ready to See What FLARE™ Could Find?

Start with a complimentary FLARE™ Discovery conversation. We’ll discuss your current benefits and leave administration challenges and determine whether a deeper assessment makes sense.

Request a Free FLARE™ Discovery