Panoramica

Nina Markey represents and counsels employers in all aspects of employment and labor law, including:

  • Discrimination, retaliation and harassment
  • Representation elections
  • Protected activity under the NLRA
  • Unfair labor practice proceedings
  • Labor arbitrations
  • Wrongful termination

Nina practices before state and federal courts, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board.

Nina has first chaired dozens of jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations. Among her notable litigation successes, Nina has obtained defense verdicts in: a federal jury trial involving discrimination claims under the ADA; a federal jury trial involving race discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII and the PHRA; a federal jury trial involving customer claims of race discrimination under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act; and a state court bench trial involving a claim under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act. She has obtained awards of summary judgment in favor of employers in numerous cases, including:

  • A Title VII gender and pregnancy discrimination claim
  • A New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act claim
  • Claims brought under the False Claims Act (upheld by the Third Circuit in a precedential opinion)
  • Multiple cases involving Title VII race discrimination claims
  • Claims brought under the Family Medical Leave Act

Nina works closely with employers on their labor relations needs, including advising management on NLRA compliance; labor arbitrations; ULP litigation before the NLRB; and collective bargaining.

Nina also regularly conducts EEO, labor and other compliance training sessions for employers.

Nina currently serves on Littler’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and co-chairs the firm’s Parenting at Littler (PALs) Initiative; she has served on the firm's Board of Directors. Outside of the firm, Nina currently serves as President of The Wardrobe, a Philadelphia based nonprofit with the goal of helping eliminate clothing insecurity; she has also taught courses on employment law at Rutgers University School of Law.

Prior to joining Littler, Nina served as a law clerk to the Hon. Mary L. Cooper of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Hon. Jane Grall of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.

Affiliazioni professionali e istituzionali

President, Board of Directors

The Wardrobe

Member

Forum of Executive Women

Riconoscimenti

Named, The Best Lawyers in America®

2018-2025

News, Analysis & Press

2021 Diversity Roundtable Discussion

The Legal Intelligencer

October 18, 2021

Examining Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

American Staffing Association

September 11, 2020

Speaking Engagements

2024 Philadelphia Regional Employer Conference

Philadelphia, PA

October 25, 2024

2023 Philadelphia Regional Employer Conference

Philadelphia, PA

October 27, 2023

Pay Equity Roundtable: What Executives Should Know About Executive Compensation

The Forum of Executive Women

March 15, 2023

2022 Philadelphia Regional Employer Conference

Philadelphia, PA

October 28, 2022

Contingent Labor and Unionization

SIA CWS Summit

September 19, 2022

2022 Carolinas Regional Employer Conference

Charlotte, NC

September 8, 2022

Top-10 Predictions for the Future of Nontraditional Work Relationships

Littler Executive Employer Conference

May 6, 2022

[Virtual] Workplace Sponsorship: Enlisting the C-Suite to Get Diverse Talent to the Top

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

March 16, 2021

Formazione

  • J.D., Rutgers School of LawWith Honors
  • B.A., Dartmouth College

Foro di appartenenza

Pennsylvania
New Jersey

Abilitazioni

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey