Overview
Senior Counsel – Labor and Employment Jobs in Schenectady, USA at The Shield Co Management, LLC
Position Summary
Senior Counsel – Labor & Employment reports directly to Shield’s General Counsel and serves as legal advisor on employment, labor, workplace, and HR matters across multiple jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Advise Human Resources, Executive Leadership, and business leaders on federal, state, and local employment laws, including wage and hour, discrimination, leave, accommodations, retaliation, and workplace investigations.
- Manage and respond to employment‑related claims, including EEOC/DOL charges, audits, investigations, demand letters, administrative proceedings, and litigation matters.
- Provide legal guidance on employee discipline, terminations, reductions in force, reorganization, severance, restrictive covenants, and workforce management strategies.
- Conduct legal analysis and draft memoranda, agreements, policies, communications, and responses to regulatory agencies.
- Supervise and provide oversight to Paralegals and Legal Assistants on employment matters.
- Serve as primary point of contact for internal teams and Executive Leadership on labor and employment matters.
- Coordinate and manage external counsel, including scoping work, reviewing deliverables, and tracking timelines and budgets.
- Support internal workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, ethics concerns, and other employee‑relations issues.
- Develop, review, and audit employee handbooks, workplace policies, management training programs, and compliance procedures.
- Identify and elevate material employment and workplace risks to the General Counsel and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Monitor changes in employment and labor laws and drive implementation of policy and operational updates across the organization.
Qualifications And Requirements
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school with an active bar license in Arizona in good standing.
- Minimum of 5+years of labor and employment law experience, including counseling employers and managing employment‑law disputes.
- Excellent legal research and writing skills.
- Highly organized, detail‑oriented, efficient problem‑solver with strong communication skills.
- Preferred experience advising multi‑state employers and managing employment‑law compliance programs.
- Preferred experience handling EEOC, U.S. Department of Labor, state labor agencies, unemployment, and workers’ compensation matters.
- Preferred ability to design and implement employment compliance, workplace training, and risk‑management programs.
Benefits
- Competitive pay with a base salary range of $160,000–$180,000, commensurate with experience.
- Annual discretionary bonus potential and additional executive compensation.
- Paid sick and vacation time with 10 paid holidays.
- Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, and vision.
- 401(k) with competitive company match.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Discounted pest control services for employees and their families.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
- Short‑ and long‑term disability and life insurance options.
- Virtual care and wellness resources.
Physical Demands and Working Requirements
Requires prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, frequent use of hands for typing and mouse use, occasional lifting of office materials up to 25lb, clear vision for reading documents and screens, and work within a climate‑controlled office with quiet to moderate noise levels. Reasonable accommodations are available for disabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Eco Shield is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, without discrimination on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The Shield Co. Management, LLC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process and throughout employment in accordance with applicable laws.
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Title: Senior Counsel – Labor and Employment
Company: The Shield Co Management, LLC
Location: Schenectady, USA
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