Nivritha (“Nivi”) Ketty has both law firm and in-house experience in employment law for clients spanning a range of industries. Before joining NFC, Nivi 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, and for supervising workplace investigations. She was also responsible for supervising outside litigation counsel and representing her employer before state and federal regulatory agencies.

At NFC, Nivi works closely with senior management, human resource professionals, and business owners to provide advice and risk analysis on all aspects of employment law from hiring to termination. She has particular expertise in counseling clients on restructures/reductions in force, leaves/accommodations, and wage and hour compliance issues, and in creating compliant and effective initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In addition, Nivi provides training to managers and supervisors on compliance with state and federal harassment/discrimination laws and on various diversity and inclusion topics.

Nivi also regularly conducts both privileged and nonprivileged workplace investigations into allegations of harassment, misconduct, compliance, and discrimination. In addition to routinely providing privileged advice and counsel to human resource, Nivi has served as an independent investigator on dozens of investigations, which covered a variety of topics including sexual harassment and workplace bullying. Nivi has also assisted clients in developing internal investigation policies, processes, and in training investigators.