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Nivritha (“Nivi”) Ketty has both law firm and in-house experience in employment law for clients in a range of industries. Prior to joining NFC, Ms. Ketty was Associate General Counsel, Employment Law for a major medical center, and was responsible for providing legal advice and counsel regarding compliance with employment and labor laws, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA and USERRA. Ms. Ketty was also responsible for supervising outside counsel and representing her employer before state and federal regulatory agencies. At NFC Ms. Ketty regularly counsels human resource professionals, senior management, and business owners on a wide range of workplace issues, including leaves under federal and state law, reductions in force, and wage and hour issues. In addition, Ms. Ketty also defends single and multiple-plaintiff litigation on behalf of employers brought under federal employment discrimination statutes such as Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, the FMLA, and the state law equivalents.
Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars”, Employment & Labor, (2020)
Pro Bono Publico Award (2013), Legal Aid Society
Thurgood Marshall Award (2008), Legal Aid Society
University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey Associate General Counsel, Employment Law |
2016 - 2018 |
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, New York Associate Summer Associate |
2006 - 2015 |
The Honorable Michael A. Shipp, United States District Judge, District of New Jersey | 2015 - 2016 |
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D. Associate Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law Pro Bono Clinic American Constitution Society NYU High School Legal Clinic |
2007 |
Stanford University B.A., Political Science Honors Political Science |
2002 |
State of New Jersey | 2007 |
State of New York | 2008 |
United States District Court, Southern District of New York | 2009 |
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York | 2009 |
“Key COVID-19 Considerations and Challenges for Employers”, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar (November 2020)
“Clearing the Haze: What Does Weed in the Workplace Mean to Employers?”, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC, 2018 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar, (November 2018)
Author, “NJ Supreme Court Slims Down the Requirements for Enforceable Arbitration Agreements”, Nukk-Freeman&Cerra, L&E Blog, September 2020.
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