Jennifer Nix Capozzola
Pronounced: CAP-uh-zola
Jennifer Nix Capozzola counsels and represents employers in a broad range of employment matters arising under state and federal law. Her litigation practice focuses primarily on employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and their state counterparts. She also routinely represents employers in investigations initiated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Jen has represented clients in religious discrimination cases related to COVID-19 vaccination policies.
Jen also litigates complex wage and hour litigation, with an emphasis on class, collective, and hybrid actions. She has experience representing employers in a variety of wage and hour lawsuits involving off-the-clock claims in federal courts.
Jen is also a devoted volunteer, advocating on behalf of children and youth in the foster care system. In that capacity, Jen is a Child Advocate Attorney with the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In that role, she represents her child clients in the Philadelphia Family Court to assure their safety and well-being.