What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Labor Compliance position at Adaptive Home Health?
Position Overview
The Director of Labor Compliance is responsible for owning, leading, and continuously strengthening labor and employment compliance across a multi-state home health organization operating in 15 states. This role exists because labor compliance has reached a scale and complexity that requires full-time, specialized leadership.
This individual will serve as the organization’s subject-matter expert on federal, state, and local employment laws, ensuring policies, pay practices, classifications, onboarding, terminations, and day-to-day employment decisions remain compliant at all times. The role partners closely with HR, Payroll, Operations, Legal Counsel, and Executive Leadership and operates with a proactive, audit-ready mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Multi-State Labor Law Compliance
Required
The Director of Labor Compliance is responsible for owning, leading, and continuously strengthening labor and employment compliance across a multi-state home health organization operating in 15 states. This role exists because labor compliance has reached a scale and complexity that requires full-time, specialized leadership.
This individual will serve as the organization’s subject-matter expert on federal, state, and local employment laws, ensuring policies, pay practices, classifications, onboarding, terminations, and day-to-day employment decisions remain compliant at all times. The role partners closely with HR, Payroll, Operations, Legal Counsel, and Executive Leadership and operates with a proactive, audit-ready mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Multi-State Labor Law Compliance
- Own compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including but not limited to:
- FLSA, wage and hour, overtime, minimum wage
- Employee classification (exempt vs. non-exempt; employee vs. contractor)
- State-specific leave laws (paid sick leave, family leave, pregnancy leave, military leave)
- Meal and rest break requirements
- Final pay, pay frequency, and pay statement requirements
- Maintain an active compliance framework for 15 states, tracking differences and changes by jurisdiction.
- Partner with Payroll and HRIS teams to ensure:
- Accurate pay practices across states
- Proper overtime calculations and pay codes
- Correct handling of on-call time, travel time, training time, and missed breaks
- Lead internal wage and hour audits and corrective actions as needed.
- Draft, maintain, and update:
- Employee handbooks (state-specific addenda)
- Labor-related HR policies and SOPs
- Compliance matrices and state law trackers
- Ensure policies are consistently implemented across all locations and teams.
- Proactively identify compliance risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Prepare the organization for:
- DOL audits
- State labor agency audits
- Internal and external compliance reviews
- Lead responses to labor-related investigations, claims, and agency inquiries in partnership with legal counsel.
- Serve as the internal authority for labor compliance guidance.
- Train HR, Payroll, Operations leaders, and managers on:
- State-specific labor law requirements
- Proper timekeeping and pay practices
- Compliant hiring, discipline, and termination processes
- Translate complex labor laws into clear, actionable guidance for the business.
- Support acquisitions, mergers, and new state expansion by:
- Conducting labor compliance due diligence
- Identifying gaps, risks, and remediation plans
- Aligning acquired entities with company compliance standards
- Partner closely with:
- HR & Talent Acquisition
- Payroll & Finance
- Operations & Clinical Leadership
- Legal Counsel
- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on labor-related decisions and strategy.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Legal Studies, or related field
- 7 years of progressive labor and employment compliance experience
- Demonstrated multi-state compliance experience (10 states strongly preferred)
- Deep working knowledge of:
- FLSA and wage & hour laws
- State and local labor law variations
- Employment classifications and pay practices
- Experience supporting audits, investigations, or agency inquiries
- Strong ability to interpret laws and apply them in real-world operational settings
- Experience in home health, healthcare, or highly regulated industries
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or similar certification
- Experience supporting M&A activity and rapid growth
- Familiarity with HRIS and payroll systems in multi-state environments
- Expert-level labor law knowledge
- Exceptionally detail-oriented and risk-aware
- Proactive, not reactive
- Comfortable operating independently and owning a critical function
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence without authority and partner across departments
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000