Remote - California Labor and Employment Counsel

LAZ Parking; Coltville (CT); Remote; USD 140,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid parental leave

LAZ University training

Well Workplace Award

Remote work

Job summary

LAZ Parking seeks a California Labor & Employment Counsel to mitigate legal risk across the company’s California operations. You will advise on labor, wage and hour, and compliance matters, estimate reserves for pending litigation, and collaborate with HR and Operations to implement policies and training.

The role reports to Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment, and involves handling pre-litigation assessments, mediations, and occasional court appearances. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree required and CA Bar in good standing.
• 3+ years of CA employment law practice.
• Experience with employment litigation and wage/hour issues (PAGA).
• Remote role based in CA with up to 10% travel.

Responsibilities

• Advise on labor, wage and hour, leave and accommodation, and other employment matters.
• Estimate and set financial reserves for pending employment litigation.
• Develop templates, processes and best practices for the California Operations and Human Resources teams.
• Represent the company in California courts as needed.
• Maintain reports for the Executive Committee on pending employment litigation.
• Manage outside employment counsel.
• Prepare pre-litigation case assessments and exposure memos on pending litigation and other legal matters.
• Prepare responses and correspondence to state and federal administrative agencies.
• Handle pre-litigation matters, including mediations and settlement negotiations within authority.
• Conduct or oversee workplace investigators.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the company.
• Partner with Human Resources to develop and deliver legal compliance training.

Skills

Labor & Employment law

Employment litigation

California wage & hour

HR compliance knowledge

Communication skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Project management

Education

Juris Doctor Degree

California Bar Admission

Job description

Company Overview

At LAZ Parking, we exist to take care of people. Our mission is creating opportunity for our employees and value for our clients. If you've parked at a hospital, a stadium, an airport or a hotel, there's a good chance one of our 23,000+ team members was there to help.

We started with a single lot in Hartford, CT in 1981. Today we're the largest privately held parking and transportation company in North America, with 5,700 locations and services that include valet, shuttle and fleet operations. How people and vehicles move is changing fast. We believe that future should still have people at the center, and we're looking for team members who'll make sure it does.

We're growing quickly, so there's real room to take on new challenges, with internal promotions and training through LAZ University. The Wellness Alliance named LAZ a 2026 Platinum-Level Well Workplace Award winner, and eligible employees receive healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

Why This Role

No billable hours. Your time goes to solving problems, not tracking them.

Own matters from the first demand letter through resolution, including case assessments, mediations, and settlement negotiations.

Work directly with Operations and Human Resources leaders and report on litigation to the Executive Committee.

Partner with Compliance, Human Resources, and Operations to translate lessons from real employment disputes into practical recommendations for policies, SOPs, training, and operational controls.

Work closely with and learn from the Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment, with room to grow your responsibilities.

TheCaliforniaLabor & Employment Counselreports to the Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment, and is responsible for mitigating legal risk for the company's operations in California in areas such as labor relations, wage and hour compliance, and employee relations. As an integral part of the company's legal team, the California Labor & Employment Counsel provides advice on a wide variety of legal-related matters, including potential litigation; pre-litigation demands; agency charges; labor cases; wage and hour cases; and workplace investigations.

As guided by Senior Counsel, the Counsel develops litigation strategy, evaluates potential exposure, recommends and maintains appropriate financial reserves, manages outside employment counsel, and provides litigation reporting to executive leadership. The Counsel also analyzes claims and litigation outcomes to identify recurring factual, operational, and legal-risk trends.

Principal Job Duties:

• Advise on labor, wage and hour, leave and accommodation, and other employment matters.
• Estimate and set financial reserves for pending employment litigation, as guided by Senior Counsel.
• Develop templates, processes and best practices for the California Operations and Human Resources teams.
• Represent the company in California courts as needed.
• Maintain reports for the Executive Committee on pending employment litigation.
• Manage outside employment counsel.
• Prepare pre-litigation case assessments and exposure memos on pending litigation and other legal matters.
• Prepare responses and correspondence to state and federal administrative agencies.
• Handle pre-litigation matters, including mediations and settlement negotiations within authority.
• Conduct or oversee workplace investigators.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the company.
• Partner with Human Resources to develop and deliver legal compliance training.
• Other duties as needed.

Requirements

Travel

• Up to 10%, based on business needs.

Location:

Remote (California-based), with some in-person travel based on business needs

Education

• Juris Doctor Degree required.
• Active member in good standing with the State Bar of California.

Experience

• At least 3 years of California employment law practice.
• Employment litigation experience.
• California wage and hour experience (PAGA and class action).
• Experience with HR compliance laws, including leave and accommodation requirements.

Skills

• Ability to navigate competing priorities across Operations, HR, and clients.
• Ability to drive change in employee behavior and workplace culture.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to influence results in a multi-site, multi-state environment.
• Ability to effectively manage up.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Openness to adopting new technology, including AI tools, to improve the efficiency and quality of legal work.
• Coachable, open to feedback, and committed to continuous learning.

Physical Demands:

• Primarily sedentary work. Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, communicate by phone and videoconference, and travel to company sites, courts, and mediations as needed.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

Pay Scale:

• Base salary: $140k - $171k; eligible for 10% annual target bonus

FLSA Status: Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, protected veteran status, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

LAZ Parking will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable state and local laws. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you.

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