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Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Lawyer), Wage and Hour Practical Law US is looking for a Senior Specialist Legal Editor (lawyer) who has a passion for legal research and writing to create attorney-specific wage and hour resources for our Labor & Employment Service. We are looking for someone who has focused their legal career on wage and hour litigation defense, as well as wage and hour advice and counsel work for employers. Our culture is dynamic, energetic, and intellectual. Our hours are regular and vacations are never interrupted. We work collaboratively on resources and interesting projects that integrate with Thomson Reuters's other offerings, particularly in the legal technology space. The focus of the Senior Specialist Legal Editor is to expand the scope of our legal know-how materials in the following areas, as well as to keep the existing materials in these areas up to date: * Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA regulations, and DOL/WHD guidance. * State and local wage and hour standards, including: * pay disclosure in job postings and salary history bans; * predictive scheduling/fair workweek requirements; * meal and rest periods; * methods of pay, wage statements, and pay on termination; and * business expense reimbursement. * Minimum wage and overtime pay, including: * exemption requirements; * the fluctuating workweek method; * the regular rate of pay; and * compensable time, the Portal-to-Portal Act, and de minimis time. * Tipped employee issues, including tip credits, tip pooling, and the "80/20 rule." * Independent contractor classification and agreements. * Payroll policies, timekeeping, and recordkeeping requirements. * Wage and hour litigation, including collective and class actions, opt-in issues, defenses, settlement, and arbitration. * DOL rulemaking, emerging trends such as earned wage access (EWA), and new developments such as the impact of AI on wage and hour. * Other topics, including: * child labor; * interns, trainees, and volunteers; * commissioned sales agreements; and * garnishment. About the Role In the Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Lawyer), Wage and Hour role, you will: Conceptualize, draft, and edit original legal know-how materials, including practice notes, annotated standard-form documents, and checklists for online and print publication. Monitor and analyze federal, state, and local wage and hour developments as well as current trends in wage and hour standards and legal practice. Focus and shape the future of Practical Law's wage and hour content. Support Labor & Employment teammates and colleagues on other teams through collaboration, peer review, special projects, and more. Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to assist with marketing initiatives, sales demonstrations, the creation of video content, webinars, and more for current and potential subscribers. Assist with the development of special projects undertaken by Thomson Reuters and Practical Law. Develop and use existing relationships with in-house counsel and legal practitioners to ensure that the wage and hour content is topical and meets their needs. About You You're a fit for the role of Senior Specialist Legal Editor, if you have the following skills and experience: At least eight years of labor and employment experience specializing in defense-side wage and hour litigation and advice and counsel. Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services. A solid understanding of the needs of law firm attorneys and corporate counsel with respect to all areas of labor and employment law practice. Ability to understand and interpret complex wage and hour concepts, statutory and regulatory language and case law. A passion for writing and excellent editing skills, including: very close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply. Candidates selected for a second interview will be requ red to provide a writing sample. A Word on Diversity "As a global business we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law." "We also welcome diversity based on differences in backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, thoughts, interests, and ideas. We strive for an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, heard, engaged, and involved at work and have full opportunities to collaborate, contribute, and grow professionally." #LI-DS4 What's in it For You? You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through: Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking. Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact. Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world. In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws.... For full info follow application link. As a global business we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.