Nicky Jatana

Nicky Jatana is a Principal in the Los Angeles, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on employment litigation, as well as on advising employers regarding daily workplace issues.

Ms. Jatana is an experienced litigator involving complex and class action litigation in wage and hour and FCRA and state background check laws. She also litigates wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, wage and hour and other labor and employment-related matters. Ms. Jatana has trial and arbitration experience and has litigated nearly 100 wage and hour class and multi-plaintiff actions. She also provides day-to-day counseling and conducts various employment related training for clients. Ms. Jatana also frequently speaks publicly on a multitude of employment law topics.

Her experience includes handling employment matters from both in-house counsel and outside counsel perspectives. She practices in both state and federal courts and also before such tribunals as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the California Department of Industrial Relations - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. She has represented employers in the retail, real estate, media and entertainment, restaurant, manufacturing, life sciences, transportation and banking industries, among others

Honors and Recognitions

•Los Angeles Business Journal, “Most Influential Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles” (2019)
•Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), Rising Star (2015)
•InsideCounsel magazine's Transformational Leadership Awards Western Conference, Sharing the Power Award (2012)

Published Works

•“The Impact of Employees Left to Their Own Devices: Top Ten BYOD Considerations,” Association of Corporate Counsel onlineLegal Resources (July 14, 2014) [Co-Author]
• Advising Employers on the Use of Social Media in the Workplace, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (February 2012) [Co-Author]
•“The Attorney-Client Privilege May Not Protect Emails to Your Attorney From the Company Computer,” Association of California Defense Counsel’s Verdict Magazine (2011)

Speeches

•“Surveillance, Perception of Surveillance and the Challenges of Work in the Age of Scanners, Electronic Communication and Social Media,” American Bar Association Labor and Employment Section 13th Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA, November 2019) (presenter)
•“Key Employment Issues Part II: When Trouble Arises,” Association of Corporate Counsel - Corporate Counsel University, (Minneapolis, MN, June 2019) (presenter)

Nicky Jatana In the News

Nicky Jatana Named Among Most Influential Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles

February 1, 2019 • Jackson Lewis

Nicky Jatana is Spotlighted on Most Influential Attorneys in Los Angeles List

January 28, 2019 • Los Angeles Business Journal

Nicky Jatana Publications

newsletter

Class Action Trends Report Summer 2019

September 17, 2019

Webinars

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What's a Reasonable Accommodation During COVID-19?

10 - 11:00 AM PST
Archived

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Understanding California's New Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Requirements and Other Anti-Harassment Provisions

1 - 2:00 PM PST
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Nicky Jatana Blog Posts

Workplace Privacy

San Francisco implements “ban the box” legislation

March 5, 2014
California Workplace Law

San Francisco implements ‘ban the box’ legislation

February 28, 2014