Employment Attorney

Goosmann Law is seeking a highly skilled strategic Employment Attorney to join our legal team. This role will focus on advising and representing our clients on a broad range of employment-and-labor matters including discrimination/compliance (EEOC) union/labor relations employee handbook & policy development internal conflict resolution executive separations terminations and ADA/FMLA/leave issues.

Candidates may be based in any of our three office locations - Omaha Nebraska; Sioux Falls South Dakota; or Sioux City Iowa.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist clients with internal investigations of client employment complaints (discrimination harassment retaliation) and respond to EEOC charges/ NLRB responses
• Provide legal representation/counsel on a variety of labor/union matters including collective bargaining agreements grievance and arbitration proceedings allegations of unfair labor practices
• Develop draft update and implement employee handbooks HR policies disciplinary procedures and training materials
• Advise on termination and separation processes including executive and senior leadership separations and associated severance and release agreements
• Experience drafting/negotiating executive separation packages exit agreements and releases
• Partner with clients on resolution of employee relations issues - conflict resolution performance management workplace investigations corrective action plans
• Provide guidance on leave and accommodation issues (ADA FMLA state and federal employment laws) and monitor risk exposure
• Work with internal or external litigation teams in employment-law disputes mediations and litigation
  

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

• Active license to practice law
• Minimum 5-7 years of employment-law experience with strong emphasis on EEOC ADA union/labor matters employee-handbook/policy work separations/terminations
• Proven experience working on labor-union or collective-bargaining issues is highly preferred. Litigation experience a plus but not required
  
• Demonstrated ability to draft and interpret employment policies handbooks severance agreements/releases and advise on employee-relations processes
  

Required Experience:

Senior IC