Associate General Counsel, Employment
Komodo Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $238,000 - $290,000 per year
About the role
- Advise on a variety of labor and employment law matters, including employee relations, wage and hour, compensation and benefits, performance management, disciplinary actions, leaves and accommodations, recruiting, restrictive covenants and contingent workers.
- Partner with our People Team to support day-to-day employee lifecycle matters.
- Draft, review and update employment related policies and agreements, including our employee handbook and our variable compensation plans.
- Support global employment matters in France, India, the United Kingdom, and manage contingent worker matters hired through PEOs with assistance from local counsel.
- Evaluate and scale current employment processes.
- Support workplace investigations and disputes.
- Actively monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities relating to employment issues and provide proactive, strategic advice to the relevant stakeholders as necessary.
- Support employment compliance matters.
- Prepare and provide training on various employment law matters to internal stakeholders.
- Provide employment law support for corporate transactions.
Requirements
- Must have a J.D. from an ABA-approved law school and be an active member in good standing with the state bar association (CA, NY preferred).
- 10+ years of labor and employment experience, including in-house experience.
- Deep expertise in CA labor and employment law, as well as demonstrated knowledge of other jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated judgment, personal integrity, discretion regarding confidential matters, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to independently research and advise on complex legal questions as the company’s sole labor and employment attorney.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to identify risk and simplify complex legal issues for the business in a clear and concise manner.
- Experience in advising on variable compensation plans, pay equity and pay transparency matters, and wage and hour compliance, including job classifications and payroll compliance.
- Experience in advising on workforce change strategies including reorganizations, reductions in team and WARN compliance.
- Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced environment with limited direction, balance competing priorities, and manage several time-sensitive projects at once.
Benefits
- comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- flexible time off and holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- disability insurance
- life insurance
- leaves of absence in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations and company policy
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
labor and employment lawemployee relationswage and hour compliancecompensation and benefitsperformance managementdisciplinary actionsemployment policiesworkplace investigationslegal researchvariable compensation plans
Soft skills
judgmentpersonal integritydiscretioninterpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationrisk identificationsimplifying complex issuesflexibilityproject management
Certifications
J.D.active member of state bar association