Law Office of Steven A. Morelli

Specialties

Discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Illegal to discriminate against someone due to race, color, religion, national origin, or sex

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Illegal to discriminate against a woman because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical conditions

The Equal Pay Act of 1963

Illegal to pay different wages to men and women

The Age Discrimination and Employment Act of 1967

Protects people 40 or older from discrimination because of age

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Illegal to discriminate against a person with a disability

Sexual Harassment

Harassment due to gender. Includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, verbal/​physical harassment of a sexual nature

Labor Law Compliance

Fair Labor Standards Act

Prescribes standards for the basic minimum wage and overtime pay

New York Wage Theft Prevention Act

Requires employers to notify employees of their pay rate, pay days, overtime eligibility, and rate

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988

Requires most employers with 100 or more employees to provide advance notice of closings and mass layoffs of employees

The Occupational and Health and Safety Act of 1970

Set standards and conduct inspections to ensure safe and healthful workplaces

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Sets minimum standards for most pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans

Business Law

History

Established in 2006.

The Law Office of Steven A. Morelli provides quality, affordable legal representation to individuals across a broad spectrum of legal areas, including labor and employment law, education law, civil rights, criminal law, and all matters of business interest.

Our firm represents individuals in all phases of litigation, in all forums, including New York State and Federal courts, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We also represent clients in Alternative Dispute Resolution proceedings, including negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations.

We pride ourselves on protecting the rights of individual employees, and fighting against injustice in the workplace. We provide a voice to those who have no voice. Let us fight for you.

Meet the Business Owner

Steven M.

Business Owner

As the founding partner of this law firm, the Law Office of Steven A. Morelli, and his predecessor firms, including Leeds Morelli & Brown, Steven A. Morelli has long been recognized as a leading proponent of equal rights, particularly in the employment discrimination and education fields.

A graduate of Hamilton College and New York Law School, Steven began his legal career as a Law Clerk to a Supreme Court Judge in New York City, where he authored numerous precedential decisions and law review articles. As a litigator over the past thirty years, he has represented countless clients before both State and Federal Courts, as well as in various mediation processes.

Steven has resolved well over a thousand cases using alternative dispute resolution programs with many companies all over the United States. He has been recognized in the National Law Journal and the New York Law Journal for some of his leading jury verdicts, including an award of $ 1,500,000 to a single plaintiff in a racial d