Assistant Labor Counsel (Whistleblower Investigations)

Posting number: 60028501-191032

Department: Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation

Division: Division of Labor

Job classification: Attorney III

Posting type: Open

Categories: Attorney

Summary

Come join our team at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) where you will experience work-life balance, great benefits, and an exciting career that supports the Agency’s mission to make South Carolina a safe place to work and live.  

Responsibilities 

• You will serve as an Assistant Labor Counsel, providing professional legal work, advice and support for the Division of Labor (SC OSHA, Child Labor/Wages, and Immigration Compliance).
• You will oversee the 11c whistleblower program, including supervising whistleblower investigators to ensure that job duties are performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• You may conduct whistleblower investigations by locating and interviewing witnesses, analyzing information, preparing reports, making recommendations regarding disposition, and/or preparing settlement documentation.
• You will serve as litigation counsel for OSHA and other labor entities in matters before the Administrative Law Court (ALC), State circuit courts, State Court of Appeals, and/or State Supreme Court.
• You will research routine and complex topics and issues for OSHA and other labor entities, including providing policy, regulatory, and statutory legal guidance.  
  

Examples of duties

Minimum Qualifications 

• A juris doctor degree or its equivalent form an accredited law school and experience and five (5) years’ experience as a practicing attorney.  
• Member of the SC Bar.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: OSHA law, retaliation and/or discrimination laws, labor and employment law, and/or regulatory law.
• Considerable knowledge of general cases, statutory and common law, judicial and quasi-judicial procedures, and rules of guidance. 
• Ability to interpret and apply laws in court decisions.  
• Ability to analyze facts, evidence and legal documents. 
• Ability to express conclusions and arguments clearly and logically. 
• Ability to perform research and to understand aspects of professional practice as they relate to hearings and other judicial and/or quasi-judicial proceedings in-house, at the Administrative Law Court, and other local and state courts.  
• Ability to lead and advise subordinate staff members, as well as establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, law officers, professional and nonprofessional individuals, and the general public.  
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.  
• Ability to evaluate evidence and conduct investigations. 

Other Requirements

• Position is located in an office environment with long periods of sitting. 
• Occasional overnight travel and weekend assignments. 
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Contacts: Federal and state government officials, hearing officers and judges, practicing attorneys, general public, LLR Staff including administrators and compliance personnel. 

Supplemental information

Benefits Offered

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance for employee, spouse, and children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs