Aerie Nandi

Aerie Nandi has over 20 years of experience practicing employment law and nearly a decade of experience directly representing and counseling employers. Aerie routinely counsels clients on all facets of federal and state employment law matters with a focus on discrimination laws, including Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). She also has expertise guiding clients on compliance with:

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA)
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Aerie is passionate about building strong relationships and helping employers create extraordinary workplaces through sound counsel, training and support. She is known for building strong relationships with her clients.

Prior to joining Quarles, Aerie most recently worked for a boutique nonprofit organization that partners with employers to maintain effective employer/employee relationships by providing training, counsel and representation.  

• Counsels on various aspects of employment law, from the beginning of the employment relationship to separation.
• Provides case analysis and risk assessment.
• Provides representation in discrimination charges, including drafting position statements, representation in mediation and administrative hearings, and discovery.
• Represents on unemployment claims, including response review and hearings.
• Counsels employers on wage and hour compliance and risk analysis.
• Advises employers on issues related to performance documentation, discipline, layoffs and terminations.
• Drafts and reviews employment agreements, including waiver and release agreements, noncompete agreements, confidentiality agreements and nonsolicitation agreements.
• Drafts and reviews employee handbooks.

• Successfully achieved summary judgment in over 40 discrimination cases.
• Secured dismissal of multiple state administrative charges.
• Achieved resolution in 95 percent of cases represented in mediation.
• Reached favorable settlement in multiple OSHA citations.
• Achieved dismissal in OSHA citation.