People & Employment Compliance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Serve as a first point of contact for recurring employment questions from People Support, studio leadership, and operations — wage-and-hour, meal and rest breaks, overtime, final pay, and PTO/sick-leave accrual.
• Apply federal, state, and local requirements that vary by work location, and help ensure consistency as employees transfer between studios.
• Support benefits-eligibility and classification questions, including ACA full-time determinations and measurement periods.
• Distinguish routine questions you can resolve independently from those that warrant escalation, and route the latter appropriately.
• Draft, revise, and reconcile handbook and policy language across jurisdictions (leave, benefits, scheduling, uniforms, and more), keeping state-specific addenda aligned with the master handbook.
• Prepare clear, accurate employee-facing letters and notices using neutral, legally sound language.
• Maintain organized records and acknowledgment trails so the company's policies and decisions are well documented.
• Support workplace investigations from intake through closeout: organizing timelines, identifying relevant documents, and keeping a clean, well-structured record.
• Draft neutral, professional communications to employees throughout a matter.
• Recognize sensitive situations early and partner with leadership and counsel on the right approach.
• Prepare concise internal summaries for leadership and outside counsel, and track open items and deadlines to closure.
• Provide research and administrative support on labor-relations matters, working under the direction of leadership and counsel.

Requirements

• 2–5 years in employment law, HR compliance, or employee relations — in-house, at a firm, or in a multi-location/retail/services environment.
• Working knowledge of federal and multi-state employment law (wage-and-hour, leave, ACA, anti-retaliation, anti-discrimination); California experience is a strong plus.
• Sound judgment about what to handle independently versus escalate, paired with strong organization and follow-through.
• Clear, neutral, precise writing across a range of registers — from a policy notice to an internal summary memo.
• Discretion and comfort handling confidential, high-stakes personnel matters.
• Familiarity with HRIS/payroll systems (Rippling a plus) and standard document tooling.

Pay

The Pay Range For This Role Is 80,000 - 120,000 USD per year(Corporate - Santa Monica Office)