Director, Healthcare Labor & Employment Counsel

El Camino Hospital; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

El Camino Health is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment to guide a complex unionized healthcare environment. You will advise Human Resources, leadership, and operations on accommodation, leave, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution, and manage employment litigation through insurers and outside counsel.

The role collaborates with executive leadership on high-risk matters, supports labor relations, and helps shape policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of labor and employment law experience.
• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited school.
• Strong knowledge of federal and California labor laws including ADA, FEHA, FMLA/CFRA, wage-and-hour, PAGA, NLRA, and healthcare regulations.
• Experience managing employment litigation through insurers and outside counsel.
• Experience advising unionized organizations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary legal advisor to Human Resources on labor and employment matters.
• Advise on leave and accommodation requests, including ADA/FEHA processes and related regulatory compliance.
• Provide guidance on leave-related issues (FMLA, CFRA, pregnancy disability leave) and requirements.
• Manage employment litigation and claims through insurers and outside counsel.
• Coordinate with executive leadership on escalated or high-risk labor and employment matters.
• Support labor relations activities in a unionized environment and advise on bargaining strategy.

Skills

Labor and employment law

Litigation management

Regulatory compliance

Union relations

Business-oriented advice

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited)

Job description

El Camino Health is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment to guide a complex unionized healthcare environment. You will advise Human Resources, leadership, and operations on accommodation, leave, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution, and manage employment litigation through insurers and outside counsel.

The role collaborates with executive leadership on high-risk matters, supports labor relations, and helps shape policies and procedures.