L'Oréal · 20 hours ago
Director, Employment Law
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$137K/yr - $195K/yr
7+ years expL’Oréal USA is seeking an experienced employment lawyer to join the in-house legal department in its New York City offices. The primary responsibility will be to provide preventive, proactive and strategic legal advice on a broad range of human resources, employment law, and compliance topics.
BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmetics
Responsibilities
Provide preventive, practical, and proactive legal advice on a broad range of employment law and complex employee relations issues, including but not limited to wage and hour compliance, worker classification, performance management, disciplinary actions, leave management, reasonable accommodations, discrimination, and harassment prevention, with a specialized understanding of the unique challenges impacting non-exempt and hourly workers in fast-paced retail and operations environments
Advise on employment law matters impacting operations-based employees, including those in manufacturing, supply chain, and distribution centers, covering areas such as safety regulations, shift differentials, and workplace conduct unique to operational environments
Advise on employment law matters specific to a dynamic retail environment, including scheduling, store operations, commission plans, bonus plans, and customer service-related employment issues
Conduct, advise and support investigations of complaints of unfair or inappropriate treatment of employees
Prepare and deliver training materials regarding various employment law topics, including wage and hour compliance for managers and HR professionals
Monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities relating to U.S. employees, and provide proactive, strategic advice to the Employment Law Group and relevant stakeholders, ensuring L'Oréal's policies and practices remain in full compliance with evolving legal requirements
Manage all aspects of employment litigation and administrative charges, including risk assessment, development of case strategy, and management of outside counsel
Lead the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of employment-related policies, programs, and initiatives, ensuring they are legally sound, practical, and align with L'Oréal's values and compliance framework
Provide legal advice concerning immigration-related compliance and mobility issues
Qualification
Required
J.D. degree from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials
Member in good standing with the New York State bar
Minimum of 7 years as a practicing attorney with employment law experience
Strong understanding of California and New York employment law, and comfortable advising on the law of other states and localities within the United States
Demonstrated strong experience and expertise in employment law compliance for non-exempt/hourly workers, including wage and hour laws (FLSA and state-specific equivalents), meal and rest breaks, overtime, and timekeeping practices
Proven experience advising on employment law issues specific to operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or distribution center environments
Proven experience advising on employment law issues within a retail or similar customer-facing, multi-location environment
Extensive experience in developing, updating, and implementing comprehensive employment policies and ensuring enterprise-wide compliance with all relevant labor and employment laws
Ability to recognize when to elevate certain matters to the attention of the Vice President, Employment Law and/or the General Counsel and other senior management
Establish and maintain relationships, credibility and trust with clients, stakeholders, legal team members, and other colleagues
Strong communication and writing skills
Willingness to travel periodically to locations within the United States and Europe
High level of organization, attention to detail, with a collaborative and positive attitude
Ability to work on-site at L'Oréal's New York City (Hudson Yards) office three (3) days per week
Preferred
Corporate in-house experience is preferred, though not required if applicant has strong counseling experience
Company
L'Oréal
No.1 Beauty Group Worldwide. No.1 most innovative company in Europe (Fortune's ranking).
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
David Greenberg
CEO L’Oréal USA and President, North America Zone
Haley Cohen
Chief of Staff to the CEO of L’Oréal USA
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