Legal Analyst, Benefits and Employment

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Job description

The Legal Analyst, Benefits & Employment will be primarily responsible for supporting senior attorneys in both the Benefits, Payroll, and Compensation function, as well as the Employment Affair function, with a wide range of research, drafting, projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities

Benefits, Payroll and Compensation Function

• Respond to participant, agency, and plan provider record requests received via regular mail and email.
• Provide support to payroll function and benefits team in legal matters, including paid leave compliance and enforcement of court orders (garnishments, QDROs)
• Coordinate, oversee, and facilitate annual benefit plan filings and review annual updates to summary plan descriptions.
• Assist with preparation of materials and minutes for benefit plan committees, including drafting memoranda for committee decision.
• Draft adverse benefit determination letters in connection with benefit claims.
• Research basic tax and ERISA matters.
• Assist with investment-related document production and filings required for international investments.
• Opportunity to learn and assist with stock administration matters requiring in-person attendance.
• Progressively acquire and increase knowledge of ERISA, tax law and corresponding legal concepts and terminology through work assignments, committee meetings, in-person working groups, and face-to-face trainings and meetings.

Employment Law Function

• Stay abreast of new local, state, and federal legislation impacting workplace policies or processes, including paid sick leave, pay disclosure, background checks, required notices, etc.
• Draft notices to HR clients to make them aware of legal development.
• Draft, edit and revise workplace policies.
• Perform legal research on a variety of employment law topics, including arbitration, harassment/discrimination, medical and religious accommodations, and summarize findings.
• Assist senior attorneys and employee relations team in audits, policy reviews and other efforts to ensure compliance with applicable law.
• Draft educational / informational updates for HR clients
• Conduct research on background check issues including, FCRA obligations, as well as state and local fair chance/background screening laws.
• Support senior attorneys in Employment Affairs group as needed, primarily in conducting legal research, drafting or revising notices/communications to HR, and assisting in other projects or initiatives as required.

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