MELISSA E. PIERRE-LOUIS is an associate at Outten & Golden LLP, where she represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including individual and class discrimination cases and wage and hour class actions. Ms. Pierre-Louis is Co-Chair of O&G’s Family Responsibilities and Disability Discrimination Practice Group. Prior to joining Outten & Golden, Ms. Pierre-Louis worked as a public interest fellow at Beldock, Levine & Hoffman LLP, where she worked primarily on labor and employment matters.
Ms. Pierre-Louis is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and its New York affiliate; the American Bar Association; and the New York City and State Bar Associations. She is also the former Chair of the National Employment Lawyers Association's Lawyers of Color Committee.
Ms. Pierre-Louis lectures and has written articles on a variety of employment law-related topics. She is admitted to the state bar of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
MELISSA E. PIERRE-LOUIS is an associate at Outten & Golden LLP, where she represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including individual and class discrimination cases and wage and hour class actions. Ms. Pierre-Louis is Co-Chair of O&G’s Family Responsibilities and Disability Discrimination Practice Group. Prior to joining Outten & Golden, Ms. Pierre-Louis worked as a public interest fellow at Beldock, Levine & Hoffman LLP, where she worked primarily on labor and employment matters.
Ms. Pierre-Louis is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and its New York affiliate; the American Bar Association; and the New York City and State Bar Associations. She is also the former Chair of the National Employment Lawyers Association's Lawyers of Color Committee.
Ms. Pierre-Louis lectures and has written articles on a variety of employment law-related topics. She is admitted to the state bar of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
MELISSA E. PIERRE-LOUIS is an associate at Outten & Golden LLP, where she represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including individual and class discrimination cases and wage and hour class actions. Ms. Pierre-Louis is Co-Chair of O&G’s Family Responsibilities and Disability Discrimination Practice Group. Prior to joining Outten & Golden, Ms. Pierre-Louis worked as a public interest fellow at Beldock, Levine & Hoffman LLP, where she worked primarily on labor and employment matters.
Ms. Pierre-Louis is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and its New York affiliate; the American Bar Association; and the New York City and State Bar Associations. She is also the former Chair of the National Employment Lawyers Association's Lawyers of Color Committee.
Ms. Pierre-Louis lectures and has written articles on a variety of employment law-related topics. She is admitted to the state bar of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Bar/Professional Activity
- Chair, National Employment Lawyers Association's (NELA) Lawyers of Color Committee
- American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section
- New York State Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
2013
- Panelist: “Let's Be Reasonable: “ Questions, Concerns and Practical Considerations of Accommodating Employees with Mental Disabilities, The Association of Black Women Attorneys and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association
2012
- Speaker: "Mixed-Motive Defense in Employment Discrimination Cases," CLE Webinar, Strafford Publications
- Lecturer: "Litigating Disability Discrimination Claims under the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008" at Cordozo School of Law
2010
- Speaker: “Representing People with Conviction Histories in Employment Matters” at The New York City Conference on Representing Employees
Publications
- Author: “The Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act: Redefining What it Means to Be 'Disabled' Under the Act,” Employment Law Strategist, 2011.
- Author: “Recruiting Talent without Liability: Avoiding Conflicts and Disqualification in Lateral Hiring,” American Bar Association Midwinter Meeting, 2011.
- Author: “Impact Matters: How Lewis v. City of Chicago Saved the Timeliness of Disparate Impact Claims,” NELA Employee Advocate, 2010.
- Author: “The Disparate Impact of Criminal Screening Policies,” New York City Conference on Representing Employees, 2010.
