Senior Attorney Job

Responsibilities

Employment Law:

Provides day to day counseling in all areas of state and federal employment law including counseling on discipline terminations antidiscrimination and antiharassment disability law leaves and reductionsinforce
Provides assistance with Global Business Conduct cases regarding employee investigations and discipline arising out of violations of company policy
Creates and delivers employment lawbased training programs to management and general employee audiences
Manages litigation arising out of employment law claims
Manages statistical analyses for pay equity compensation review variable compensation and reductionsinforce
Advises on use of temporary and contract employees and prepares/negotiates service agreements with temporary labor providers
Addresses all employment law issues in divestitures and acquisition
Advises on employment contracts noncompetition agreements confidentiality clauses (in collaboration with Intellectual Property attorneys) and enforcement of the same
Advises on workers compensation cases
Advises on Human Resource workplace policies (drug/alcohol security/workplace violence)
Advises on workplace closing staffing reductions redeployments severances issue and required WARN notifications
Advises on HIPAA and statebased privacy issues
Provides legal support for Department of Labor reviews of plans information requests and correction procedures

Labor Law:

Provides day to day counseling in areas of U.S. labor law
Provides counsel in the interpretation and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements; assist in interim bargaining
Defends charges under the National Labor Relations Act: unfair labor practices grievances and arbitrations
Provides training for management on unionfree workplaces and defense of charges under the National Labor Relations Act
Drafts workplace policies consistent with labor law and protected activities

Employees Benefits Law (preferred but not required):

Provides daytoday counsel regarding the administration and interpretation of Eastmans ERISA welfare and tax qualified plans
Provides support to Compensation/Benefits organization and to Treasury organization (when applicable) regarding plan amendments new plan features annuity liftouts discontinuation of benefits and plan terminations
Collaborates on and reviews all communications to plan participants including yearend election materials
Serves as counsel to Eastmans fiduciary committees assisting in agenda preparation parliamentary conduct of meetings composition of minutes decisions regarding adequacy of fiduciary review
Provides training and periodic legal updates to Eastmans fiduciary committees
Manages benefitsbased litigation and plan appeal process
Drafts reviews and assists in negotiation of administrative services agreements
Advises Company employee service center regarding employee and participant requests
Advises on benefit interpretations and benefits offered in collective bargaining agreements

The Senior Attorney in the Eastman Chemical Company Labor and Employment practice will report to the Senior Counsel in the Labor and Employment practice. The Senior Attorney in this practice is responsible for providing legal advice and services in the areas of employment law and litigation and traditional labor law. The ability to provide legal advice concerning employee benefits matters is desirable but not required. This position also plays a key role in managing outside counsel and their costs.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from accredited law school
• Bar admission
• At least six years of relevant law firm and/or corporate law department experience
• Collaborative style accustomed to working on teams excellent communication and writing skills pragmatic approach and problemsolving skills