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Optis

Can a legacy HR-data specialist remain the system of record for enterprise leave management as state paid-leave laws proliferate?

Founded1984
HQEnglewood, Colorado, United States
IndustryVertical SaaS / HR Leave Management
The story

Optis (dba of Options & Choices Inc.) is a Colorado-based HR software company founded in 1984, focused on leave management (LeaveXpert), ADA accommodations (ADAInteract), and people-data warehousing/analytics (Insights). It is not a fintech and does not operate any embedded finance products; its scope is purely HR data services and compliance workflows around FMLA, ADA, and state leave laws.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2013
Optis obtains ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System.· compliance
2016
Mike Quast becomes Director of Client Operations; company focused on leave management and people-data software.· pivot
The stack
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