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PRACTICE AREAS: Employment, Labor & Employment, Technology
JOB TYPE: In-House

Company: Choice Hotels
Position: Employment Counsel
Location: Bethesda, MD

Description: Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Employment Counsel in the Legal Department. The Legal Department provides legal advice and counsel on a variety of employment law matters including Benefits, Compensation, HR Compliance, Immigration and Employee Relations for our domestic and international workforce.

Are you curious, innovative, and a problem solver? We invite you to apply today for our Employment Counsel role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

  • Partner with the Managed Hotel Division on day-to-day employment needs including wage and hour issues, handbook policy updates and enforcement, employee relations matters, HR compliance (including ADA matters, leaves of absence, etc.), and investigations.

  • Partner with the corporate HR team on federal and state employment regulations (FLSA, FMLA, ADA), immigration matters, manage international employment law issues impacting our regional offices (with the assistance of local counsel), review and negotiate commercial agreements for HR related services and support other day-to-day employment needs.

  • Provide advice and counsel on benefits and compensation, including plans, incentives, stock awards and manage outside counsel as needed.

  • Assist the VP & Assistant General Counsel with employee relations and other employment law matters.

Contact: https://choicehotels.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/North-Bethesda-MD—Corporate-Headquarters/Employment-Counsel_R17368

Qualifications:

  • Law Degree and Bar Membership required.

  • At least 8 years’ relevant substantive experience with and specific knowledge in employment law, benefits, immigration, ERISA; at least 6+ years practicing in a law firm or medium/large in-house legal department.

  • Must have exceptional organizational skills and the ability to consistently prioritize, coordinate and satisfy numerous competing demands to effectively achieve business outcomes.

  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) and drafting skills.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and legal judgment.

  • Willingness and desire to learn and understand the Company’s various business departments and operations to build effective “business partnerships” with internal clients and drive results.

  • Must be able to uphold Choice’s Values & Performance Principles of collaboration, performance excellence, sense of urgency, openness to new ideas, inclusion & diversity, integrity, customer focus, and respect.

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