Adria Martinelli has practiced employment law in Delaware since joining Young Conaway in 2001 as a senior associate in the Employment Law Section.  Prior to joining Young Conaway, she was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of the national firm of Seyfarth Shaw.

She counsels and represents employers and management on a wide range of labor and employment matters.  She specializes in the defense of employment discrimination lawsuits, including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, and retaliation.  Her litigation experience includes state and federal lawsuits, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings involving discrimination and harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and common law claims.

 

In addition, Adria counsel employers on a broad spectrum of employment-related topics such as employee discipline and termination; internal complaints and investigations; employee leaves of absence and absenteeism; and employment applications, policies, and handbooks.

 

Adria is also a regular speaker on employment-related topics.  She also trains individual employers in various areas of employment law, including sexual harassment, performance evaluations and documentation, and exceptions to at-will employment.

 

Adria also serves as an editor of the Delaware Employment Law Letter, the only monthly newsletter in Delaware written exclusively for Delaware employers.

 

Adria and her husband, Jack, have one daughter, Gianna.

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