Job Title: Labor & Employment Counsel - Lawyer
Job Code: 20733
Job Location: Melbourne, FL; Rochester, NY; Plano, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Herndon, VA; Camden, NJ; Huntsville, AL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are looking for a labor and employment law specialist to join our centralized Global Labor & Employment practice group, reporting to the Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Labor Employment, Benefits, Privacy and Immigration.
Essential Functions:
- Investigate, negotiate and resolve pre-litigation claims and administrative charges to drive results consistent with the company’s labor and employment claims strategy and make recommendations to Human Resources and senior management on corrective action.
- Whenever outside counsel is approved for US court litigation and international claims, manage and drive outside counsel in alignment with company employment litigation strategy.
- Actively monitor employment law changes, to ensure policies and practices are compliant
- Provide practical and business-oriented legal advice and counseling on a all aspects of labor and employment law, including: hiring, performance management, employee relations, terminations, leaves of absence and accommodations, and wage and hour.
- Develop, draft and implement a variety of workplace policies, employee training and employment-related templates and agreements in collaboration with Human Resources and other functions as appropriate
- Advise the Ethics and Compliance team and privilege investigations where appropriate in all matters involving alleged discrimination, harassment and retaliation or violation of labor and employment laws.
Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited law school and a minimum of 7 years’ practiscing law, focused primarily on employment law, including the last 5 years.
- Member in good standing of a state bar.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- California experience in law
- Significant experience personally handling claims and administrative complaints without the use of outside counsel.
- Strong client-relations and interpersonal skills, as well as excellent judgment and superior written and oral communication and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented, and an ability to work effectively and collaboratively.
- Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple time-sensitive tasks effectively and independently.
- California wage and hour experience a plus.
- Top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience in a publicly traded company.
- Experience working on international labor and employment law matters.
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In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont, Florida, and New York State is $130,500 - $242,500. For Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $150,000 - $278,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.