(Boston, MA) Represent international & dom. public co’s & private co’s in conn. w/ labor and employment-related matters relating to M&A, regulatory compliance, workforce mgmt., workplace disputes. Negotiate, prepare, revise relevant terms in primary transactional documentation, incl. merger agr’s & purchase agr’s. Advise on compliance w/ federal, state, local laws & regs., incl laws & regs. rel. to worker classification, wage & hour compliance, restrictive covenants, mass layoffs, facility closings, collective bargaining, labor relations, employment eligibility verification, harassment, discrimination, protected leaves. Negotiate & prepare employment agr’s, consulting agr’s, restrictive covenant agr’s, individual & group separation documentation, settlement agr’s, related documentation. Address & resolve workplace disputes, incl. harassment & discrimination claims, administrative charges, internal investig., restrictive covenant violations. Prepare & revise employee handbooks, workplace policies, internal compliance programs to reflect evolving lgl reqs. & best practices. $260,000 per year. Req’mts: JD or foreign equiv., MA Bar, 2 yrs of exp. in position or 2 yrs. of alternate occupational exp. performing complex transactional labor & employment legal duties. Email resume/ref’s toMatthew.Bly@lw.com, referencing position ATLE1. Latham & Watkins LLP.
