Overblik

James A. Paretti, Jr. is an experienced management-side employment and labor relations attorney with in-depth political and policy knowledge of labor, pension, healthcare and employment law, regulations and legislation. Jim is well versed in all aspects of legislative and political processes with demonstrated knowledge in the substance of federal labor and employment policy. He has over two decades of experience working with federal legislators and policymakers, including former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairmen of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and senior level administration officials. 

Prior to joining Littler, Jim was chief of staff and senior counsel to the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He provided legal and political counsel with respect to all aspects of agency business, administered and managed the Office of the Chair where he was responsible for over 2,200 employees and a 375 million dollar annual budget, and served as primary liaison to regulated stakeholders and Capitol Hill.

His extensive experience includes developing policy and providing legal counsel on the Committee on Education and Labor in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as coordinating external communications and media relations for a senior member of Congress. Jim represented corporate and nonprofit clients in employment litigation in federal and state court, before administrative agencies and in private arbitration while with two Boston firms. 

During law school, he held positions as editor as well as note and comment editor for the New York University Law Review. 

Genkendelse

Recipient, John J. Galgay Fellowship in Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law

New York University School of Law

1995

Dean's List

Harvard College

all semesters

News, Analysis & Press

Policy Week in Review – March 14, 2025

WPI Report

March 14, 2025

Policy Week in Review – March 7, 2025

WPI Report

March 7, 2025

Policy Week in Review - February 28, 2025

WPI Report

February 28, 2025

Policy Week in Review - February 14, 2025

WPI Report

February 14, 2025

Policy Week in Review - February 7, 2025

WPI Report

February 7, 2025

Speaking Engagements

2024 Florida Regional Employer Conference

Orlando, FL

November 14, 2024

2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Employer Conference

Washington, DC

June 21, 2024

An Insider's View of the EEOC: Recent and Current Strategies, Litigation, Settlements and What's on the Horizon

Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 10, 2024

My Rights Versus Yours: Human Rights Protection in Tension with Religious Freedoms

Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 8, 2024

Uddannelse

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1997cum laude
  • A.B., Harvard College, 1990

Møderet

District of Columbia
New York
Massachusetts