NELA empowers workers' rights attorneys through training, promoting a fair judiciary & advocating for laws and policies that level the playing field for workers Empowering workers' rights attorneys through legal training, promoting a fair judiciary, and advocating for laws and policies that level the playing field for workers. THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION'S (NELA) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER WORKERS' RIGHTS ATTORNEYS THROUGH LEGAL TRAINING, PROMOTING A FAIR JUDICIARY, AND ADVOCATING FOR LAWS AND POLICIES THAT LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR WORKERS. WE ASPIRE TO A FUTURE IN WHICH ALL WORKERS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT; WORKPLACES ARE EQUITABLE, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE; AND THE WELL-BEING OF WORKERS IS A PRIORITY IN BUSINESS PRACTICES.