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Nicole Allen Cerrito is a member of the firm's Business Department and
concentrates her practices in labor and employment law including compliance
and litigation.
Nicole routinely counsels employers on a wide array of employment issues
including employment policies and procedures, sexual harassment, wage
and hour, leaves of absence, accommodation requests, employee discipline
and discharge, and equal employment opportunity. She also counsels employers
regarding employment contracts, severance agreements, workplace investigations,
employee use of social media, and COBRA compliance.
In addition, Nicole represents employers in federal and state courts
and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the New York
State Division of Human Rights. Her experience includes claims under Title
VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, the New York Human Rights Law, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Nicole also assists businesses in securing state and federal certification
with the Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise.
Nicole has published articles and presented at seminars on various employment
related topics including sexual harassment, hiring and discharge practices,
wage and hour laws, the Family Medical Leave Act, employment discrimination,
social media policies, severance agreements, COBRA compliance, and the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Nicole received her B.A. from Ithaca College and her J.D. from City University
of New York School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and
Connecticut and before the United States Districts Courts for the Northern
and Southern districts of New York, district of Connecticut and the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Nicole is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations
and the Onondaga County Bar Association. She also volunteers with the
Onondaga County Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Project, the Women's
Fund of Central New York, and the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.
Prior to joining Mackenzie Hughes, Nicole practiced ERISA litigation
with a law firm in New York City.
In her spare time, Nicole enjoys traveling, swimming and spending time
with her family.
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