In-House Counsel

Integrity Staffing Solutions; California; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental and vision

Paid time off

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Integrity Staffing Solutions in California seeks an in-house Employment Attorney to support legal and compliance across HR, payroll, safety, operations, and client teams, focusing on California wage-and-hour, PAGA, and related claims. The role will translate complex CA requirements into practical guidance for leaders, review staffing agreements, policies, and drive training and corrective actions.

This role can work remotely in any state where we do business, with collaboration across functions

Qualifications

• CA employment law expertise and wage-and-hour compliance
• Ability to translate CA statutes into actionable guidance for leaders
• Experience with PAGA notices, investigations, and wage claims
• Strong research, writing, and contract-review skills
• Ability to advise HR, payroll, safety, and operations in fast-paced settings

Responsibilities

• Advise internal teams on California employment and labor law requirements.
• Provide guidance on temporary staff, contingent workers, and joint-employer risks.
• Support CA wage-and-hour compliance, including meal/rest periods and overtime pay.
• Investigate wage-and-hour issues, PAGA notices, and representative actions.
• Review payroll, timekeeping and wage statements to identify exposure.
• Draft and review employment policies, handbooks, and notices.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on litigation and PAGA matters.

Skills

California employment law

Wage-and-hour compliance

PAGA experience

Policy training

Workplace investigations

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

We are seeking a California-licensed Employment Attorney to support the legal and compliance needs for our team. This in-house role will partner with Human Resources, payroll, recruiting, safety, operations, and client teams to provide practical legal guidance related to California employment law and contingent workforce operations.

The attorney will focus heavily on wage-and-hour compliance, PAGA matters, wage claims, employee relations, workplace investigations, and risk prevention. The ideal candidate can translate complex California legal requirements into clear, business-focused guidance for operational leaders.

This role can work remotely in any state in which we are currently doing business.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise internal teams on California employment and labor law requirements.
• Provide guidance involving temporary employees, contingent workers, onsite staffing programs, and joint-employer risks.
• Support compliance with California wage-and-hour laws, including:
• Meal and rest periods, regular and overtime pay, Timekeeping and off-the-clock work
• Wage statements, final pay requirements, expense reimbursement
• Reporting-time and split-shift payments, Pay transparency requirements
• Investigate, evaluate, and respond to PAGA notices and representative actions.
• Assist with individual wage claims, class-action matters, settlement demands, and California Labor Commissioner proceedings.
• Review payroll, timekeeping, wage statement, meal-period, and reimbursement records to identify potential exposure.
• Recommend corrective actions, policy updates, training, and operational improvements.
• Advise HR and operations on employee complaints, performance management, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Conduct or support workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage-and-hour complaints, and policy violations.
• Draft and review employment policies, handbooks, agreements, notices, separation documents, and internal procedures.
• Review staffing agreements, client contracts, vendor agreements, indemnification provisions, and confidentiality agreements.
• Assist with administrative charges, demand letters, subpoenas, audits, and government agency inquiries.
• Support matters involving the California Labor Commissioner, Civil Rights Department, Employment Development Department, and other regulatory agencies.
• Provide guidance on leaves of absence, accommodations, background checks, workplace safety, and workers’ compensation matters.
• Monitor California legislative and regulatory developments and communicate their impact to business leaders.
• Develop and deliver employment-law training for HR, recruiters, payroll teams, and onsite operations leaders.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on litigation, PAGA matters, wage claims, and other specialized legal issues.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• At least 2 years of California employment law, wage-and-hour, litigation, or in-house legal experience preferred.
• Knowledge of California wage-and-hour laws, PAGA, and Labor Commissioner procedures.
• Experience handling wage claims, PAGA notices, workplace investigations, or employment-related demand letters strongly preferred.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and contract-review skills.
• Ability to provide practical legal guidance in a fast-paced, operational environment.
• Staffing, contingent workforce, warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, or other high-volume hourly workforce experience is strongly preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting a staffing agency or contingent workforce provider.
• Evaluating joint-employer and co-employment risks.
• Reviewing timekeeping and payroll records for wage-and-hour compliance.
• Working with large, multi-location hourly workforces.

Full medical, dental and vision benefits package

Paid time off, holidays and personal days