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Nancy Yaffe is a partner in FLK's Los Angeles office, focusing her practice on labor and employment law counseling and litigation.
Ms. Yaffe joined FLK first as a summer associate in 1993 and 1994, then as an associate in 1995, and has been a partner since 2004. Before law school, Ms. Yaffe worked in the entertainment and hospitality industries.
Representative Matters
Defending prominent southern California hotels, manufacturing and service providing companies, and high tech enterprises, against employee claims and lawsuits involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in violation of state and federal laws.
Defending all types of businesses against employee claims and lawsuits involving wage-and-hour violations.
Providing pre-litigation counseling and advice to clients nationwide on employment-related issues including harassment, discrimination, ADA/disability compliance, wage-and-hour issues, WARN Act compliance, labor and employee relations.
Conducting training presentations for clients on sexual harassment prevention, new legal developments, and other timely employment issues.
Reviewing client policies and handbooks to ensure legal compliance.
Conducting preventative audits and investigations into alleged workplace misconduct.
Publications
A Fathers' Rights Perspective on Custody in California: Would You Believe It If I Told You that the Law Is Fair to Fathers?, 4 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 135, 1995. (Winner, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Annual Writing Contest, 1994.)
Presentations
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, for all types of companies, businesses, and hotels throughout California.
HR Audits: Pay or Play, PIHRA (Professionals in Human Resources Association) Legal Update, various PIHRA district meetings, and LAHHRA (Los Angeles Hotels Human Resources Association).
Retaliation and Whistleblowing: Don't Fire the Fink!, PIHRA Annual Conference.
The Nuts and Bolts of Documentation, PIHRA Annual Conference.
Exempt/Non-Exempt Made Easy, various PIHRA district meetings.
New Developments and Other Hot Topics in Employment Law, LAHHRA.
Education
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 1995; Graduate Certificate in the Study of Women and Men in Society, 1995)
University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., departmental honors, magna cum laude, 1987; Phi Beta Kappa)
Memberships
Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Program Chair, PIHRA District 5
Member, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, and volunteer for WLALA Sojourn Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Member, USC Law Publications Advisory Board
Member, Step Up Women's Network.
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