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The Wendy's Company · 9 hours ago

Sr Legal Counsel - Employment

Dublin, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $236K/yr

6+ years exp

The Wendy's Company is a renowned global restaurant brand known for its unique square burgers and commitment to quality. The Senior Legal Counsel – Employment will lead the employment law function, managing a variety of legal matters related to employment disputes, compliance, and advising HR and business leaders on legal strategies.

Food and BeverageRestaurantsSnack Food

Responsibilities

Employment Law Compliance: Responsible for the Company’s employment law function, including advising on federal and state employment or labor laws on a wide variety of issues, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws, joint-employer issues, wage and hour matters, employee relations issues, restructuring/severance, and benefits and compensation matters, and hiring/onboarding

Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Oversee all phases of employment-related legal disputes while mitigating the financial or reputation impact on the Company. Manage claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and/or wrongful termination and oversee the Company’s response to EEOC, DOL, ICE or state agency charges

Legal Advisor: Senior legal advisor to HR, including HR sub-functions like Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management, and Operations, including Company-operated restaurants and franchisee-related employment law matters

Policy Development and Training: Advise on employee or HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal requirements. Develop and deliver training programs for important employment and labor topics to drive understanding and compliance throughout the organization

Labor Law: Advise on strategies to maintain strong employee relations and to effectively respond to organizing activities as appropriate

Actively participate in Legal department initiatives and provide leadership within the department, including as a member of the Legal Leadership Team