Job:Â Labor & Employment Counsel in house
Location: Hurley, NY
Salary:Â $160,000.00 - $200,000.00 BOE
Job Type:Â Full Time, Permanent
Schedule:Â Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
Position Description:
Our client operates over 150 trips per day to more than 140 destinations in New York, New Jersey, and Canada. The largest, and longest continuously operating, privately held, intercity bus carrier in New York State, our client boasts an unmatched legacy of service in the region. Gateway cities include Albany,
Binghamton, Buffalo, Montreal, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Toronto. Our client is able to connect millions of passengers to thousands of destinations throughout North America each year. Position Summary:
Our client seeks a Labor & Employment attorney to join its team as in-house counsel. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, this pivotal role will provide
strategic direction and counsel for the company’s labor relations, employee relations, and human resource policy functions. The selected candidate will be responsible for (informal) mediation,negotiation, and dispute resolution; human resources oversight; personnel management; and administration of matters consistent with terms and conditions of procedures set forth in collectively
bargained agreements and within the federal and State regulatory framework to which the company is subject as an interstate motor carrier. Key Responsiblities:
This position will provide counsel, support, and oversight in the following areas:
Negotiation, interpretation, and application of eight collective bargaining agreements
 Oversight and administration of human resource policies including:
 Annual sexual harassment and other mandatory trainings
 Agency submissions (EEOC/AA, SSPP/PTASP, Emergency Response Plans, etc.)
 Hiring, onboarding, and orientation materials
 Drafting disciplinary, discharge, and counseling letters
 Drafting, reviewing, and revising record retention and other company/departmental policies and memos
 Federally regulated drug and alcohol testing procedures and related programs
 Management of outside legal counsel including litigation management and managing Canadian outside counsel related to operations in Montreal and Ontario
 Legal counsel and drafting/reviewing all correspondence related to Operations, Safety, Fleet Maintenance, and Customer Care Departments
 Triennial submissions and federal and state triennial audits
 Regulatory waivers (i.e. FMCSA, FTA)
 Contract review including insurance indemnification clauses
 Collaboration on cybersecurity and technology/data privacy requirements
 Insurance litigation and management of insurance company-appointed counsel
 Drafting various correspondence as needed
Position Requirements:
Legal Expertise: Candidates with at least three years of relevant Labor & Employment Law
experience will be considered. Prior experience negotiating and administering collective bargaining
agreements preferred. Training will be provided.
Familiarity with New York City, New York State and federal labor and employment laws,
including: NLRA and NLRB, FMLA, ADA, Civil Rights Act Titles III, VI and VII and NYS PFL
required.
Interpersonal: Qualified candidates will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills,
excellent written and verbal communication abilities, a high degree of attention to detail, and will be
highly organized, resourceful, and self-sufficient. The ideal candidate will be collaborative and
strongly disposed towards conflict resolution rather than confrontation.
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