Remote - California Labor and Employment Counsel

Remote - California Labor and Employment Counsel LAZ Parking

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.

The
California Labor & Employment Counsel
reports 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 investigations.
• 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
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Travel

• Up to 10%, based on business needs.

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

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