Nita Parikh is a principal in the Los Angeles, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice is focused on advising management on various issues ranging from wage and hour laws, harassment and discrimination issues and leaves of absence under Family Medical Leave Act and state laws. Nita also conducts training seminars on employment related issues, including sexual harassment prevention training. Nita practices and appears before such tribunals as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Civil Rights Department and the California Department of Industrial Relations – Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. In addition, Nita has spent a number of years litigating employment law cases in state and federal courts as well as briefing and arguing matters before the California Courts of Appeal. She has tried cases before juries, arbitrators and administrative agencies.