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Assistant General Counsel

  • Aqueduct (Ozone Park), New York
  • Legal
  • Regular Full Time

Title: Assistant General Counsel

Employee Status: Regular Full Time

Work From Home Option: Hybrid - 2 Days/Week (40% Remote)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Overview:

The Assistant General Counsel will play a vital and engaged role in the legal department of the New York Racing Association. Reporting to the General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel will be responsible for advancing the company’s strategies and objectives through advising the Human Resources and Risk departments as their primary internal clients. The successful candidate will advise on employment matters, labor matters and simple litigation.

Essential Functions:

  • Represents the company in collective bargaining agreement negotiations as well as all labor and employment litigation matters including but not limited to labor arbitrations, New York State Public Employment Relations Board mediations/hearings, New York State Division of Human Rights fact-finding/hearings, Equal Employment Opportunity Board hearings and small claims court proceedings.
  • Provides strategic legal counsel and guidance regarding labor and employment laws and their impact and application to NYRA.
  • Manages the work of outside counsel with respect to unemployment insurance claims, all other labor and employment litigation matters and simple litigation matters (e.g., slip & falls, demand notices, etc.)
  • Acts as a resource to the human resources department, including but not limited to: employee and union relations, subpoenas and union information requests, collective bargaining agreement interpretation, settlement of union grievances, recruitment, terminations, reductions in force, I-9 compliance, human resources policy development, compensation, and leave administration.
  • Advises Compliance department on investigations of discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment and other violations of NYRA policies.
  • Drafts employment, severance, non-disclosure, consultant services, vendor and settlement agreements.
  • Handles ADA and ADAAA workplace accommodation requests.
  • Provides a viewpoint on business opportunities and leads complex conversations, projects, and processes, developing strategies to drive successful execution.
  • Partners with the General Counsel to manage on-going relationships with union leadership, with continued efforts to improve productivity, quality and partnerships.
  • Manages shared legal administrative staff. 

Qualifications:

  • Education (minimum): J.D. required.
  • Experience: 3+ years experience in the Employment/Labor department of law firm or in-house at a company with union labor.
  • Experience handling grievances in the private sector.
  • Demonstrated experience in labor negotiations.
  • Extensive knowledge of labor and employment law.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to skillfully bring issues to resolution and suggest practical SOPs to avoid future pitfalls 
  • Excellent project management skills and the ability to multi-task.
  • Familiarity/expertise with FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADAAA, NYS UI, EEOC.
  • Familiarity with NY tort litigation procedures.

Summary of Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

This is an office job with no special physical requirements. 

Pay Range / Salary:  $145,000 - $180,000 

 

 

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Value Each Other: You are united with your teammates in delivering the best experience to all of NYRA’s employees, vendors, guests and horsemen.

Achieve Excellence: You possess a lively and keen interest in what you do; and display excitement and eagerness in doing your job well. You are passionate about NYRA and your role here; and seek additional responsibilities and opportunities that support organizational goals and stretch personal capabilities.

Self-management: You prioritize plans and schedules effectively; and allocate resources to meet objectives by specified target dates. You value time and work effectively and efficiently; and are able to balance changing priorities. You display role-model behavior at all times, keeping in mind that what say and do reflects on our team and on NYRA.

Effective Communications: You get to the point quickly and succinctly and make complicated concepts clear to others. You are an exceptional listener, even in stressful situations, and display an acute sense of the right thing to say in various scenarios.

About Us:

With a lineage of nearly 150 years, The New York Racing Association (NYRA) serves as the cornerstone of New York State's thoroughbred industry at three major tracks (Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course). The industry contributes more than $3 billion annually to its urban, suburban, and rural economy. NYRA also offers a variety of exciting career opportunities – on and off the track. From Finance to Facilities, Turf to Technology, in all departments we are stewards of our sport. Join our talented team of professionals.

NYRA is committed to equal employment opportunity and to compliance with federal, state, and local anti - discrimination laws. NYRA values diversity and complies with New York State and New York City law, which prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee, applicant for employment, or intern based on race, age, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, gender identity / expression and transgender status), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including predisposing genetic characteristics), age (18-years-of-age & up), veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, partnership status, unemployment status, certain arrest or conviction records and domestic or sexual violence victim status. NYRA does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on an employee’s membership in one or more of these protected categories, an employee’s known relationship or association with a member of one or more of these protected categories, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) holds the exclusive franchise to conduct thoroughbred racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of New York State’s horse racing industry, which is responsible for 19,000 jobs and more than $3 billion in annual economic impact.