Melanie Ronen discusses her views on the labor and employment legal landscape with the Business Journal.
May 6, 2025
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Melanie Ronen is chair of the employment practice at Philadelphia-based Stradley Ronon, which opened an office in Long Beach last year with a 10-attorney team that included Ronen.
Her practice involves working with employers to ensure compliance with employment law and identifying potential exposure risks for them. Additionally, Ronen also assists companies in the creation of their employee manuals, company policies and handling mergers and acquisitions. She also conducts workplace investigations regarding alleged harassment, discrimination and retaliation at the workplace.
Tell me about your labor and employment practice and how you built it.
My employment practice is focused on helping employers of all sizes and across industries navigate employment issues, including litigation of those issues, in a way that seeks to harmonize legal responsibilities, business needs, company culture and strategic goals as much as possible. I built this practice from a foundation of litigating employment disputes which provided a valuable education about the various ways an employment relationship can become irreparable and emotional. This litigation background led me to expand my advice and counseling practice with a particular emphasis on helping employers navigate employment issues before litigation arises. Today, my practice is split between defending against...
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