• NELA Applauds Rare Forced Arbitration Victory at U.S. Supreme Court & Urges Greater Employee Protections
• Work For NELA: Events Coordinator
• Work For NELA: Program Manager
• NELA Statement On The Confirmation Of Brett Kavanaugh To The U. S. Supreme Court
• The Confirmation Vote On Judge Kavanaugh's Nomination Must Be Delayed Until A Full FBI Investigation Of Dr. Blasey Ford's Allegations
• NELA Opposes The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh To The U.S. Supreme Court
• Statement Of NELA Executive Director Terry O’Neill On The United States Supreme Court Nomination
• NELA Opposes The Nomination Of David Porter To The U.S. Court of Appeals For The Third Circuit
• NELA Opposes The Nomination Of Ryan Bounds To The U.S. Court of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
• NELA Opposes The Nomination Of Andrew Oldham To The U.S. Court of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit
• NELA Applauds Introduction Of EMPOWER Act
• U.S. Supreme Court Turns Its Back On Workers In Murphy Oil/Epic Systems, Allowing Employers To Sidestep Federal Labor Laws Intended To Guarantee Workers’ Rights
• NELA Internships Offer Opportunities To Undergraduate and Law Students Interested In Equality & Justice In The American Workplace

PublicationsTweets by @NELA_HQ

• On The Hill: NELA's Washington Report
• The Employee Advocate, NELA's Quarterly Publication (Members Only)

On-Demand Library

• 2016 Annual Convention
• Reining In Retaliation & Winning Whistleblower Cases
• Advocating For The Rights Of LGBT Employees
• Trial Advocacy Webinar Series

The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) advances employee rights and serves lawyers who advocate for equality and justice in the American workplace.

Our Vision

Workers will be paid at least a living wage in an environment free of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and capricious employment decisions; employers will fulfill their promises to provide retirement, health, and other benefits; workers' safety and livelihood will not be compromised for the sake of corporate profit and interests; and individuals will have effective legal representation to enforce their rights to a fair and just workplace, adequate remedies, and a right to trial by jury.

NELA is the country's largest professional organization that is exclusively comprised of lawyers who represent individual employees in cases involving employment discrimination and other employment-related matters.

NELA and its 69 state and local affiliates have more than 4,000 members.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the National Employment Lawyers Association and essential to the achievement of our mission. When applied in unison, diversity, equity, and inclusion create meaningful representation and involvement of persons with varied backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities in every aspect of NELA, each with the opportunity to make robust contributions to the organization without discriminatory barriers. To express these values NELA promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational structure and policies, leadership, membership, programs and services, employment practices, and relationships with coalition partners and donors. NELA champions the culture of participation and equal opportunity that is woven into the fabric of our mission and vision for workers and workplaces nationwide.