MELA Members Practice in the Following Areas

Member
Age Discrimination
Disability Discrimination
Employment Contracts
Employment Benefits
Equal Pay Issues
Failure to Pay Wages
Family and Medical Leave Issues
Marital Status Discrimination
National Origin Discrimination
Overtime and Minimum Wage
Pension Benefits
Race Discrimination
Religious Discrimination
Rights of Returning Service Members
Severance Agreements
Sex Discrimination
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Unemployment Benefits
Union Members’ Rights
Workplace Defamation
Wrongful Termination

MELA members are practicing Maryland attorneys who dedicate at least 60% of their employment law practice to the representation of employees.

 

Some of our members have elected to list their contact information above, by the category of cases that they accept.

 

 

To become a member, fill out the membership application.  You must certify that at least 60% of your employment practice is devoted to representing employees.  

MARYLAND EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION*

MEMBERSHIP FORM

First Name ________________________ Last Name ____________________________

Job Title _______________________________________________________________

Business/Organization ____________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________ State ______________ Zip _____________

E-Mail ________________________________________________________________

Website  _______________________________________________________________

Telephone _____________________________ Fax _____________________________

PAYMENT:

___ $50 – one-year MELA membership only (through 12/31/12)

___$125 – joint MELA/MWELA** membership (through 12/31/12)

*MELA is a local affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association, NELA.  MELA members get a $25 discount on NELA membership.  We encourage all MELA members to join NELA.  For more information, please contact Colleen Goodin, Membership Director, NELA, (415) 227-4655 (cgoodin@nelahq.org), or go to www.nela.org for an application.

**MWELA is the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, another local NELA affiliate and MELA’s sister organization.  MWELA also offers Sustaining and President’s Club memberships that include MELA membership for those meeting MELA eligibility requirements.  For more information, please contact Carol Montoya, Manager (info@mwela.org) or go to http://www.mwela.org/JoinUs.html for an application.

MELA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED CERTIFICATION 

I certify that I represent employees in 60% or more of the employment matters I handle.  

Signature _________________________________________ Date __________________

Please make checks payable to the Maryland Employment Lawyers Association and return application by (a) mail to MELA, 7836 Rydal Terrace, Rockville, Md 20855, or (b) e-mail to membership@marylandemploymentlawyers.org.

Thank you.