Remote Employee Relations & Policy Specialist

Macmillan Publishers; New York (NY); Remote; USD 68,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Publishers is seeking an experienced Employee Relations & Policy Specialist (Legal) to manage workplace investigations, oversee policy compliance, and support employment legal matters across a distributed workforce. This role sits within the Legal department and reports to Employment Counsel.

You will lead investigations, maintain multi-state policies, draft agreements, and support pre-litigation risk mitigation while collaborating with HR and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• 2–3 years of progressive experience in Employee Relations, Workplace Investigations, or Employment Law.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws (FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA).
• Ability to conduct neutral, sensitive workplace interviews and synthesize facts into reports.
• Excellent legal/policy writing, editing and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with legal research databases (Westlaw/LexisNexis) and document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct objective internal investigations into policy violations and workplace concerns under guidance of Employment Counsel.
• Draft comprehensive investigation summaries, findings, and remediation recommendations.
• Maintain policy handbooks and multi-state employment policies for compliance with laws.
• Draft, tailor, and track employment agreements and severance documents in compliance with applicable law.
• Serve as primary contact for agency inquiries, employment record requests and subpoenas.
• Coordinate document collection, litigation holds, and evidence with outside defense counsel.
• Review engagements to assess proper worker classification (W‑2 vs. 1099).
• Monitor regulatory changes and support pre-litigation risk mitigation.

Skills

Policy governance

Workplace investigations

Employment law

Legal writing

Legal research

Westlaw/LexisNexis

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related field

Paralegal Certificate (ABA-approved)

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Document management systems

Job description

Macmillan Publishers is seeking an experienced Employee Relations & Policy Specialist (Legal) to manage workplace investigations, oversee policy compliance, and support employment legal matters across a distributed workforce. This role sits within the Legal department and reports to Employment Counsel.

You will lead investigations, maintain multi-state policies, draft agreements, and support pre-litigation risk mitigation while collaborating with HR and leadership teams.