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Deputy General Counsel, Employment Law

General CounselGeneral CounselFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 1,001-5,000H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Alabama + 4 moreAll locations: Alabama | California | Idaho | Massachusetts | South Carolina

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

$235K - $280K / year

Seniority

Lead

Postgraduate Degree12 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Deputy General Counsel, Employment Law

Fuze Health

• Serve as the primary legal leader and strategic advisor supporting Fuze Health’s workforce strategy, employment operations, and labor compliance functions • Act as a leader in developing and implementing enterprise employment strategies • Advise executive leadership on workforce architecture, organizational growth, and labor risk management • Provide strategic counsel on complex employment matters, workforce design, compensation and retention programs, regulatory compliance, and healthcare-specific employment issues • Oversee employment litigation, employee relations, and critical workforce-related vendor partnerships • Assist in the creation of Global employment practices and strategies • Architect and advise on complex workforce models combining corporate employees, W-2 staff (telehealth and on-site), independent contractors (1099), and multi-state staffing partnerships • Evaluate the employment and labor law implications of corporate expansions, mergers and acquisitions, and new state market entries • Ensure alignment between multi-state employment practices, clinical licensing boards, and healthcare-specific workplace regulations • Drive enterprise-wide strategy for executive compensation agreements, restrictive covenants (non-competes/solicitations), and specialized retention or separation programs • Function as the internal strategic gatekeeper, ensuring compliance and defensibility under state and federal frameworks • Oversee outside counsel in employment litigation, administrative charges (EEOC, DOL, state analogs), and arbitrations

Job Requirements

  • J.D. from an accredited law school and an active license in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • 12–14 years of legal experience specializing in labor and employment law (a combination of top-tier law firm and in-house experience in a high-growth environment is highly preferred)
  • Deep subject matter expertise in managing employment matters within the healthcare, telehealth, or digital health ecosystem, including specific experience with clinical/physician workforce nuances
  • Demonstrated history of operating as a lead advisor to executive leadership and HR executives on high-stakes, enterprise-wide employment strategies and organizational restructurings
  • Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state employment laws (Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ERISA) and healthcare-adjacent workplace risks (whistleblower laws, CPOM alignment, clinical credentialing overlap)
  • Proven management skills with experience leading internal attorneys, directing outside counsel budgets, and driving enterprise-level labor strategy across cross-functional executive teams.
  • Exceptional communication and judgment, with the ability to provide rapid-turn analysis on urgent employee relations matters and assess broader strategic, reputational, and cultural risk beyond black-letter labor statutes.

Benefits

  • dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from
  • a 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • group life insurance
  • accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
  • flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
  • commuter benefits
  • employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
  • additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
  • flexible vacation time
  • accrued paid sick time
  • 10 paid holidays
  • 2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees
  • eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees
  • additional paid weeks for the birthing parent
  • 4 weeks paid caregiver leave
  • Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month

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