What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment position at The Hershey Company?
Position Title: Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment
Job Location: Hershey, PA
This Senior Counsel role will provide sound legal advice, review policies, and work within the matrix organization to support global functions. The successful candidate must have a broad knowledge of labor and employment matters to identify risks, provide legal advice and recommendations, manage administrative litigation and support civil litigation, and assist with global employment and mobility matters. The successful candidate will be a motivated, business-oriented legal professional with exceptional judgment who is customer-focused and can successfully interact with the Company's human resources and related teams. The successful candidate can think and work independently and manage a significant client base and be able to work through all levels of leadership from the c-suite to production.
Role Responsibilities:
Job Location: Hershey, PA
- Note this position requires in office 2-3 days a week.
This Senior Counsel role will provide sound legal advice, review policies, and work within the matrix organization to support global functions. The successful candidate must have a broad knowledge of labor and employment matters to identify risks, provide legal advice and recommendations, manage administrative litigation and support civil litigation, and assist with global employment and mobility matters. The successful candidate will be a motivated, business-oriented legal professional with exceptional judgment who is customer-focused and can successfully interact with the Company's human resources and related teams. The successful candidate can think and work independently and manage a significant client base and be able to work through all levels of leadership from the c-suite to production.
Role Responsibilities:
- Employment Law – Provide legal advice and recommendations with respect to all areas of employment law, including knowledge or ability to handle employment matters under foreign law; Manage and provide advice regarding terminations, discipline, restructures, reductions, selection processes, diversity, equity and inclusion; affirmative action (OFCCP) and safety compliance (OSHA).
- Labor Law – Provide legal advice and recommendations with respect to all areas of labor law, including knowledge or ability to handle labor matters under domestic and foreign law; experience advising on union organizing activities and related strategy; advise on bargaining strategy and proposals; ,manage grievances, unfair labor practices issues and other union activities; provide flexible thought-leadership to develop and implement strategy and tactics in high pressure, high stakes and compressed time line
- Litigation – Manage labor and employment administrative litigation, arbitrations and other legal investigations or proceedings.
- Employee Compensation and Benefits – Provide support with respect to benefits and compensation-related matters (including pay equity, FLSA, executive compensation).
- International and Global Mobility – Provide support with regard to the movement of employees between countries. Advise management and HR across various countries. Understand the related implications of operating outside of the US in conjunction with Tax and other stakeholders.
- Previous in-house experience as a corporate employment law attorney
- Counseling experience and strong knowledge of state and federal compliance, including FLSA, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII, and WARN.
- Experience in risk mitigation related to employee relations, hiring, terminations, and workforce reductions.
- Experience with state and local government administrative employment agencies.
- Experience with HR policy and procedure creation and implementation.
- Experience with confidentiality and non-compete issues.
- Experience with compensation and benefits and global mobility preferred.
- Experience in both union and non-union work environments.
- Accomplished, business-oriented, client-service oriented with proven track record for developing working relationships and cross-functionality.
- Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and strong abilities in relationship management.
- Previous in-house experience as a corporate employment law attorney
- Counseling experience and strong knowledge of state and federal compliance, including FLSA, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII, and WARN.
- Experience in risk mitigation related to employee relations, hiring, terminations, and workforce reductions.
- Experience with state and local government administrative employment agencies.
- Experience with HR policy and procedure creation and implementation.
- Experience with confidentiality and non-compete issues.
- Experience with compensation and benefits and global mobility preferred.
- Experience in both union and non-union work environments.
- Accomplished, business-oriented, client-service oriented with proven track record for developing working relationships and cross-functionality.
- Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and strong abilities in relationship management.
- Minimum Seven (7) years of experience in the field of Labor and Employment Law.
- J.D. degree
- Member in good standing of a state bar
- Must be licensed, or capable of securing the applicable license, to engage in the practice of law as in-house counsel in Pennsylvania.