Senior Labor & Employment Counsel

🕒 September 21

🌲 North Carolina, Ohio – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🏈 Ohio – Remote

💵 $191.3k - $306.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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ABB

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🚗 Transport

💰 $545.9M Post-IPO Debt - ABB on 2023-11

Consulting • Logistics • Transport

<ABB> ABB is a global technology company specializing in electrification, industrial automation, robotics, motion, and power products and services. It designs, manufactures and services hardware such as motors, drives, medium- and low-voltage equipment, transformers, EV charging infrastructure, and robotic systems, and provides software and lifecycle services to utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure customers to improve efficiency and enable a low-carbon, digitally connected future.

📋 Description

• Manage all employment-related litigation, including litigation and settlement strategy, settlement negotiations, outside counsel selection, fees and costs, and liaison activities with ABB business units. • Formulate strategies for union contracts and participate in union negotiations as needed. • Manage union-related issues, including union avoidance, union organizing campaigns, and labor arbitrations. • Provide HR professionals and company management with legal advice on employment issues, agreements, restrictive covenants, state and federal employment laws, and employment decisions. • Perform labor and employment due diligence related to acquisitions. • Advise on internal investigations into code of conduct and human resources compliance issues. • Review and provide legal guidance on employment policies and procedures and update them as laws develop. • Keep HR professionals and company management informed about legal and legislative developments relating to employment and labor relations. • Oversee fiduciary activities for Benefit and Investment Committee matters to ensure conformity with ERISA standards. • Advise on emerging HR and L&E technologies, including digital and behavioral assessments, while mitigating organizational, reputational, and litigation risk. • Oversee legal administrative charges from external federal or state agencies, such as the EEOC and NLRB. • Manage and conduct mediations arising from external claims. • Provide employment-related compliance training and develop and present training programs. • Develop and execute “train the trainer” workplace compliance programs. • Identify potential risk or exposure and take actions to minimize it through audits, training, and policy reviews. • Ensure good corporate governance within the country, including structuring, drafting, and negotiation for M&A and divestiture transactions. • Act as a strategic business partner across all Business Areas and support regional strategy for Motion.

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor Degree • At least 10+ years’ experience in US Employment and Labor Law • Additional Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Human Resources preferred • Prior litigation experience or extensive experience in managing litigation as an inhouse attorney • Technical ability to research, review and understand local, state and federal employment laws and how they relate to Company’s business operations • Strong people skills, including negotiations • Superior communication skills (both verbal and written) with all levels of internal and external stakeholders • Successful ability to multi-task • Strong organizational, collaborative and follow up skills • Work experience in a multinational environment and providing advice in relation to multi-jurisdictional/cross-border projects, including exposure to strategic business decisions • Willing to work flexible hours when necessary to connect with colleagues abroad • Ability to travel as needed • Candidates must already possess authorization to work for ABB in the US

🏖️ Benefits

• Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan. • Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus • Vision benefit • Company paid life insurance (2X base pay) • Company paid AD&D (1X base pay) • Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums • Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid • Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay. • Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance) • Paid Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program • Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption • Employee discount program • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP) • ABB provides 11 paid holidays. • Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy. • Short-term incentive plan/annual bonus