Ryan Nelson

Ryan H. Nelson is an associate in the Long Island office of Jackson Lewis LLP, a national law firm dedicated to representing employers in all aspects of workplace law. He is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling practice group where he prepares employers’ affirmative action plans and defends employers against allegations of discrimination in connection with audits initiated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). He also defends employers against charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and analog state and local agencies. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of employment law and LGBT rights in the areas of employment discrimination, employee benefits, leave time, and workplace policies. He is a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s Legal Industry Counsel and was recently named one of the National LGBT Bar Association’s Best 40 Lawyers Under 40, Class of 2013.