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1 Nancy Yaffe Partner Los Angeles, CA - Century City Tel: Fax: nyaffe@foxrothschild.com Nancyfocuses her practice on labor and employment law counseling and litigation withan emphasis on problem prevention. Nancydefends all types of businesses against employee claims and lawsuits involvingdiscrimination, harassment, retaliation and wage-and-hour violations. She defendsboth single plaintiff and class or collective action matters. Herclients include prominent southern California hotels, restaurants, retailers,as well as manufacturing, technology and all types of service providing companies. Withthe goal of helping clients prevent employment issues, she providespre-litigation counseling and advice to clients nationwide onemployment-related issues including harassment, discrimination, ADA/disabilitycompliance (including leaves of absences, reasonable accommodations, and theinteractive process), wage-and-hour issues (including exempt classification analysis, overtime/meal breakcompliance, and pay audits), reduction-in-force planning and WARN Actcompliance. Shealso conducts training presentations on sexual harassment prevention, employee relations, management training (and how to keep managers out oftrouble), new legal developments and other timely employment issues.additionally, Nancy drafts and reviews client policies, agreements andhandbooks to ensure legal compliance, and conducts preventive audits andinvestigations into alleged workplace misconduct and pay practices. Nancyalso proudly serves as Co-Chair for the firm s Women s Initiative. Before Fox Rothschild Prior to joining the firm, Nancy was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Folger Levin & Kahn LLP. Before attending law school, she worked in the entertainment and hospitality industries. Beyond Fox Rothschild Nancy is a dynamic and entertaining speaker who enjoys conducting management and employee training. She is also a frequent presenter on HR and employment law issues to various HR organizations including the Los Angeles Hotels Human Resources Association (LAHHRA). Client Resources e-book Doing Business in California: A Guide for Employers

2 California Employment Law Blog Nancy discusses a wide variety of legal challenges faced by California employers, including class actions, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment and privacy issues, on the firm's California Employment Law blog. View Blog Honors & Awards Los Angeles Business Journal's Women Making a Difference Award Nominee (2014, 2015) Named Contributor with the Most Popular Article in the United States by Mondaq (January 2014) and "Contributor with the Second Most Popular Article in the United States" by Mondaq (February 2014) for her article, "Want To Get Sued? Fire Someone and Say "You Aren't the Right Fit " Practice Areas Labor & Employment Employment and Wage and Hour Class Actions Employment Counseling, Policy Developments and Audits Employment Litigation Employment Training Hospitality Wage and Hour Law Bar Admissions California Court Admissions U.S. District Court, Central District of California U.S. District Court, Northern District of California U.S. District Court, Southern District of California U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Education University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D., 1995) University of Southern California Gould School of Law (Graduate Certificate in the Study of Women and Men in Society, 1995) University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., departmental honors, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1987) Memberships California State Bar, Labor and Employment Section Legal Liaison, Los Angeles Hotels Human Resources Association (LAHHRA) Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Step Up Women's Network Publications January 6, 2016 The Top 10 Things California Employers Can Expect in 2016

3 October 9, 2015 Making Sense of California s New Fair Pay Act May 22, 2015 Los Angeles Set To Raise Minimum Wage by July 2016 December 31, 2014 Top 10 Things for California Employers in 2015 November 4, 2014 Los Angeles Hotel Minimum Wage Is Much More Than Just a Living Wage January 8, 2014 Top 10 Lessons for California Employers From 2013 January 2014 How to YAS Up Your Life in 2014 WLALA E-Newsletter November 2013 Yoga Wellness Program WLALA E-Newsletter January 2013 Top 10 Things California Employers Need to Do For 2013 Labor and Employment Alert Issue 2, 2010 The Top Ten Things Corporate Attorneys Should Know About California Employment Law Business Law News May 22, 2009 You've Been Warned Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal August 1, 2008 Play Now or Pay Later Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal 1995 A Fathers' Rights Perspective on Custody in California: Would You Believe It If I Told You that the Law Is Fair to Fathers? 4 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 135

4 Events Top 10 Trending Issues for California HR August 29, 2016 at 1:30pm 4:45pm Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center Hosted by: Professionals In Human Resources Association National HR in Hospitality Conference & Expo March 16, 2016 at 9:00am 10:15am Talking Stick Resort Hosted by: Cornell University Top 10 Legal Issues Facing HR Hospitality Professionals in 2016 February 25, 2016 at 6:00pm The Hollywood Roosevelt Women in LAVA: Building your Team June 3, 2015 at 12:00pm 1:30pm Hosted by: Los Angeles Venture Association Lawyers Have Rights, Too: Pregnancy, Lactation and Related Accommodation Issues Female Attorneys Face in the Workplace May 8, 2015 DoubleTree by Hilton SF Airport Hosted by: California Women Lawyers 2015 Annual Conference 2015 Legal Update for California Restaurants Revisited April 15, 2015 Hosted by: Los Angeles Restaurant Human Resources Association 6th Annual Cornell University Executive Summit March 18, 2015 at 9:00am Caesars Palace Hosted by: National HR in Hospitality Conference and Expo 2015 Legal Update for California Restaurants February 18, 2015 Hosted by: Los Angeles Restaurant Human Resources Association New Developments in Wage-and-Hour for 2015 February 17, 2015 at 6:00pm Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Wage and Hour Update for 2015 January 28, 2015 Thousand Oaks Inn Hosted by: NHRA Ventura County Affiliate

5 Update on Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance October 29, 2014 at 6:00pm SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills Labor Pains: Expanding Developments in Pregnancy, Lactation and Related Disability Accommodation Issues October 28, 2014 Biltmore Hotel Hosted by: Employment Round Table of Southern California 2014 Annual Conference 5th Annual Cornell University Executive Summit April 30, 2014 ARIA Resort & Casino Hosted by: 8th Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference & Expo Labor Pains: Expanding Developments in Pregnancy, Lactation, and Related Disability Accommodation Issues February 26, 2014 Millennium Biltmore Hotel Hosted by: Los Angeles County Bar Association s 34th Annual Labor and Employment Law Symposium What to Expect When Your Employee is Expecting and Other New Developments for Hotels in 2014 February 21, 2014 What s New for Restaurant Employers in 2014 February 19, 2014 Hosted by: Los Angeles Restaurant Human Resources Association Managing Employee Leaves of Absence October 1, 2013 Hosted by: Fox Rothschild LLP Hot Topics Jeopardy and the Employment Law Category Is April 25, 2013 at 6:00pm SLS Hotel Hosted by: Los Angeles Hotels Human Resources Association Seventh Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference Expo March 12, 2013 Caesars Palace Hosted by: Fox Rothschild LLP Women in LAVA: Hiring for StartUps February 13, 2013 ROC Hosted by: Fox Rothschild LLP 2013 Laws Affecting California Employers January 29, 2013

6 Nossaman LLP Hosted by: GLA ALA Ask the Labor Lawyer: Best HR Practices for Small Firms May 24, 2012 Valensi Rose, PLC Hosted by: GLA ALA Sixth Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference & Expo February 27, 2012 Hyatt Regency Hosted by: Human Resource Executive Magazine, Cornell University ILR School and Cornell University School of Hotel Administration New California Legislation Affecting Hotels: What You Need to Know About California's New Pay Notice and Related Pay Issues February 15, 2012 Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Breakfast Meeting: Legal Update and Best Practices Potpourri November 16, 2011 Olympic Collection Hosted by: Professionals In Human Resources Association Tipping Tips: Avoiding Lawsuits from N.Y. to CA October 6, 2011 Hosted by: Hospitality Lawyer Webinar Labor Law Reform and the EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act): What s Next? June 16, 2010 at 7:15am The Olympic Collection Regency Ballroom Hosted by: PIHRA An Evening Celebrating the Downtown Women s Center March 11, 2010 Upstairs 2 (above the Wine House) Hosted by: Fox Rothschild LLP EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act): What You Need to Know January 12, 2010 Hosted by: PIHRA Legal Update From Hiring to Firing: The Nuts & Bolts of Employment Law December 5, 2009 Southwestern Law School Hosted by: LACBA Labor & Employment Law Section

7 Stop! You Can't Take That! How to Protect Your Confidential Information August 1, 2008 Hosted by: PIHRA HR Audits: Play or Pay Revisited February 3, 2008 Hosted by: PIHRA Annual Conference HR Audits: Pay or Play February 1, 2008 Inland Empire Society for Human Resources Management (IESHRM) Hosted by: PIHRA Legal Update Exempt/Non-Exempt Made Easy May 1, 2007 Hosted by: Personnel Management Association of Aztlan/PIHRA Retaliation and Whistleblowing: Don't Fire the Fink! January 1, 2007 Hosted by: PIHRA Annual Conference The Nuts and Bolts of Documentation February 1, 2006 Hosted by: PIHRA Annual Conference Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (AB 1825) April 7, 2005 News May 5, 2015 Four Fox Partners Nominated for 2015 Women Making a Difference Award by LA Business Journal April 27, 2015 Blogging a Case of Advertising? Los Angeles Business Journal April 13, Women Making a Difference: Symposium & Awards Los Angeles Business Journal December 30, 2014 Fox Rothschild Partner Nancy Yaffe Still Thinks of Her Mentor When Decisions Must Be Made L.A. Biz December 24, 2014 L.A. Biz Honors Nancy Yaffe with Women of Influence Award

8 December 16, 2014 Colleges and Conferences Making Major Strides On Student-Athlete Compensation, But Is It Enough? The Lexblog Network December 11, 2014 L.A. Biz's Women of Influence Winners Announced L.A. Biz October 29, 2014 The Slippery Glass Floor Human Resource Executive Online October 8, 2014 Battles Over Hospitality Wages May Turn On Technicalities Law360 April 15, 2014 Two Fox Partners Recognized as Women Making a Difference by the LA Business Journal Los Angeles Business Journal January 9, 2014 Calif. s 10-Hour Workday Bill Fails In Committee Law360 April 1, 2013 Q&A With Fox Rothschild's Nancy Yaffe Law 360 August 9, 2012 Corporate Counsel Q&A Daily Journal March 1, 2012 More Legal Tips for Hotel HR Professionals Hotel News Now February 29, Legal Tips for Hotel HR Professionals Hotel News Now June 16, 2010 Nancy Yaffe of Fox Rothschild Presents on Labor Law Reform and the Employee Free Choice Act for PIHRA January 12, 2010 Nancy Yaffe of Fox Rothschild To Present on EFCA at PIHRA Legal Update December 7, 2009 Nancy Yaffe of Fox Rothschild Presents on Basics of Employment Law for LA County Bar Association

9 November 16, 2009 On the Move: Former Folger Partners Find New Homes The Daily Journal October 26, 2009 Nancy Yaffe Joins Fox Rothschild's Los Angeles Office