Elizabeth P. Hernandez

Elizabeth Hernandez is an Associate in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She represents management in all areas of employment law, focusing on equal employment opportunity and affirmative action compliance, and statistical analyses of potential discrimination in employment practices. She assists clients in developing sensible affirmative action plans and complying with regulations enforced by the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). She also defends clients during OFCCP investigations and audits. Ms. Hernandez is a member of the firm's Pay Equity Resource Group and assists clients in conducting pay equity analyses.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Ms. Hernandez practiced as an Associate at an Austin, Texas-based firm focusing on management-side employment and general litigation matters. Her experience includes advising private and governmental employers on interviewing, hiring, discipline, and terminations; defending employers in EEOC charges of discrimination; reviewing and drafting personnel policies and contracts; and conducting employee trainings on harassment, social media, and other workplace policies.

During law school, Ms. Hernandez served as a legal intern at the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals, and at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. She was a staff writer for The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues. Ms. Hernandez was awarded First Place in the 2011 San Antonio Federal Bar Association Moot Court Competition and was a Regional Finalist in the 2010 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition.

Prior to law school, Ms. Hernandez was a professional journalist in Texas and Colorado.

Pro Bono and Community Involvement

•Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

Speeches

•“Difficult Conversations: Talking to Employees Without Digging Legal Holes,” 43rd Annual Texas Chief Probation Officers Conference (Galveston, TX, October 2015) (presenter)
•“Domestic Partner Benefits, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination, and Navigating the Obergefell v. Hodges Ruling,” Texas City Attorneys Association (San Antonio, TX, September 2015) (presenter)
•“Difficult Conversations: Talking to Employees Without Digging Legal Holes,” Central Texas Chapter of the American Payroll Association (Austin, TX, June 2015) (presenter)
•“Trending in Employment Law: 2015 Forecast,” Austin Human Resources Management Association (Austin, TX February 2015) (presenter)
•“Trending in Employment Law: 2015 Forecast,” Capital Hotel Human Resources Management Association (Austin, TX November 2014) (presenter)
•“Winning Unemployment Claims at the Workforce Commission,” 42nd Annual Texas Chief Probation Officers Conference (Galveston, TX October 2014) (presenter)
•“Effective Policy Development,” Texas State Human Resources Association (Austin, TX November 2013) (presenter)

Elizabeth P. Hernandez In the News

Laura Mitchell and Elizabeth Hernandez Discuss the Value of Corporate Pay Equity Analyses

September 25, 2019 • Missouri In-House Counsel

Elizabeth P. Hernandez Publications

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Number of Contingent Workers Inches Higher, DOL Survey Finds

June 7, 2018

Elizabeth P. Hernandez Blog Posts

Affirmative Action & OFCCP Law Advisor

OFCCP Creates New Online “School” for Federal Contractors

February 21, 2020
Affirmative Action & OFCCP Law Advisor

Details about OFCCP’s Technical Assistance Guide for Educational Institutions

November 4, 2019
Affirmative Action & OFCCP Law Advisor

OFCCP Proposes New Rule to “Ensure Religious Employers are Protected”

August 16, 2019