The Atlanta Regional office of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of the Solicitor (SOL) is hiring a Trial Attorney. The position involves providing litigation and legal advisory services to Regional Department of Labor agencies in representing the Secretary of Labor. The work includes assignments to important legal cases, sometimes involving complex and difficult factual, procedural, substantive, and administrative issues, that potentially influence positions taken on program enforcement in the following practice areas:

• Labor standards designed to protect worker rights for wages and working conditions under laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, and McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act
• Mine Safety and Health Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Fiduciary provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
• Civil Rights and Whistleblower Protection statutes covering over 20 federal laws, including anti-retaliation provisions
• Legal advice on numerous other Department of Labor programs