Martha M. Royston

Martha M. Royston is an Associate in the Litigation Department and the Labor and Employment Practice Group of Murtha Cullina LLP.  She represents employers in a wide variety of cases, including claims of discrimination and retaliation; breach of non-compete and restrictive covenants; and wage and hour violations.  Client industries currently include education, health care, long-term care, and retail.

Martha has extensive experience litigating matters before the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) and in state and federal court.  She also assists employers with audits and investigations by governmental agencies such as the Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 

In addition, Martha counsels employers on best practices and helps management and human resources professionals navigate personnel issues, including employee discipline; termination and separation; employee leave; and reasonable accommodations.  She regularly drafts employee handbooks and assists employers with crafting personnel policies that suit their particular needs.   

• Education
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation

• Secretary, Connecticut Bar Association Labor & Employment Section
• Executive Committee, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Human Resource Council
• Executive Committee, New Haven County Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee, New Haven County Bar Association
• Member, New Haven Inn of Court

• 2020 New Leader in the Law, Connecticut Law Tribune
• Listed in New England Super Lawyers Magazine® as a Connecticut Rising Star® for Employment Law (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® as "One to Watch" (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• Founding Organizer, DisruptHR, Hartford Chapter   
• Board of Governors, New Haven Lawn Club

• August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• March 5, 2020 - Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Recognized as New Leaders in the Law by Connecticut Law Tribune
• July 18, 2019 - Matthew K. Curtin and Martha M. Royston Appointed as Chair and Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association
• September 13, 2018 - After Recent Attorney Additions, Murtha Cullina LLP Labor and Employment Practice Group Prepares for Fall Seminars
• July 12, 2018 - Martha M. Royston Joins Labor & Employment Practice Group

• October 22, 2021 - Workplace Harassment Prevention Training Webinar
• April 9, 2021 - Workplace Harassment Prevention Training Webinar
• POSTPONED - April 24, 2020 - Workplace Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors- Webinar
• February 15, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar: Handbook Policies-Have New Laws Made Your Company's Handbook Out-of-Date?

• May 19, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Gains Steam, Passing House of Representatives - What Do CT, MA and NY Employers Need to Know?
• March 12, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Prohibits Hair Discrimination

• September 10, 2018 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Court Provides Additional Clarification Concerning the Scope of Connecticut's Medical Marijuana Protections in the Workplace

• September 22, 2021 - 2021 Labor and Employment Update Webinar Recording
• December 11, 2020 - Annual Labor & Employment Update Webinar Recording: Session 2
• January 17, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Best Practices for Hiring

• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

• Boston College Law School (J.D., 2014)
• Bowdoin College (B.A., 2008)