(Korean Bilingual) HR Manager (Compliance and Employee Relations)
Job Description
Job Description
About the Role
A global logistics and supply chain company is seeking a Korean bilingual HR Manager for its Fontana, CA operation. This role owns California employment law compliance, with a strong emphasis on wage and hours practices and PAGA risk prevention. It suits a self-directed HR professional who can research legal requirements, assess exposure, and implement defensible solutions with minimal oversight while advising operational leadership.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Research, interpret, and apply California employment law, with emphasis on wage and hour compliance and PAGA risk prevention
- Conduct internal audits covering exempt and non-exempt classification, timekeeping and overtime practices, wage statement compliance, meal and rest break adherence, and payroll accuracy
- Identify potential PAGA exposure and recommend corrective action before risk escalates
- Review employee classifications under California duties test and salary basis standards
- Audit timekeeping systems for off-the-clock work risk
- Lead complex employee relations investigations and maintain legally defensible documentation
- Draft precise disciplinary and employment documentation
- Advise management on termination risk, retaliation exposure, and high-risk employment decisions
- Develop and revise HR policies in line with evolving California labor regulations
- Maintain HRIS data integrity and produce compliance reporting
- Monitor legal updates and evaluate operational impact independently
- Implement process improvements that reduce liability and improve efficiency
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience in California
- Bilingual in Korean and English
- Hands-on experience with California wage and hour compliance, including meal and rest break requirements
- Working knowledge of PAGA risk factors and preventative compliance strategy
- Experience reviewing payroll and timekeeping practices
- Experience conducting workplace investigations and drafting compliant documentation
- Proven ability to manage employee relations and compliance matters independently
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with Excel required
- Experience with HRIS systems
- Strong written grammar and professional drafting skills, with discretion handling confidential matters
Preferred Qualifications
- ADP Workforce Now experience
- Experience supporting multicultural workplace environments
Benefits
What We Offer
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- PTO and company holidays
- Service awards, savings and wellness programs
- Salary starting from $90,000