Manager, Employment Counsel
Position Summary
The Manager is responsible for providing legal advice and guidance related to Crewmember relations, employment matters, and workplace compliance.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide support on employment-related legal matters, including compliance with wage and hour laws, employee discipline issues, Title VII, RLA, ADA, ADEA, ERISA, USERRA, and FMLA and related state leave and disability statutes
- Counsel internal teams on a wide-range of employment matters, including People Team, Finance, and operational groups
- Manage employment disputes with outside counsel, including administrative EEO/discrimination charges, court litigation, mediation and arbitration
- Supervise non-lawyer staff on case management, subpoenas and government agency inquiries
- Draft, review, and revise people-related company policies and procedures
- Prepare and conduct trainings on various employment law topics
- Negotiate, review and interpret employment agreements
- Play a key role in monitoring relevant industry trends, regulatory enforcement and court precedent
- Active member of trade associations Labor & Employment Council
- Provides legal support on large scale transactions and other projects as necessary
- Perform legal research and analysis
- Take a significant role in the development of crewmembers to support their engagement, growth, and goal achievement
- Other duties as assigned
