Erin Mulvaney

August 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A wrongful termination suit filed in Manhattan federal district court tees up issues about how much information companies reveal to the public when an executive is fired. Barnes & Noble, responding to the suit, said former CEO Demos Parneros was terminated for sexual misconduct.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

August 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

Management-side lawyers were waiting and watching for new guidance from the U.S. Labor Department on compensation practices. One lawyer said the new directive is more a "technical revision" of Obama-era policies.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

August 23, 2018 | Law.com

Inside the playbook for law firms and companies managing #MeToo investigations. Plus: Will the turnover at the Labor Department's contract compliance office cause any changes? Scroll down for new moves, client work and a lot more. This is Labor of Law.

By Erin Mulvaney

9 minute read

August 21, 2018 | National Law Journal

A gender-pay case that management-side firms called a "wake-up call" for employers is expected soon to arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court after settlement talks stopped. The Ninth Circuit, ruling for the employee this year, declared: “Salaries speak louder than words.”

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

August 20, 2018 | The Recorder

Confronting two background check laws, the court was not moved to declare one unconstitutionally vague. "It seems to us that such a duality does not make legal compliance particularly difficult, much less impossible," the state Supreme Court said.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

August 16, 2018 | Law.com

See the big new ruling broadening the reach of Epic Systems to the Fair Labor Standards Act? Also: the U.S. Justice Department is weighing what to say in an EEOC-led transgender case at the Supreme Court. And scroll down for new client work. This is Labor of Law.

By Erin Mulvaney

10 minute read

August 15, 2018 | National Law Journal

Leading a federal appeals panel, Thapar said the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't "displace" the requirement that judges enforce arbitration agreements as they are written. The Supreme Court this term, confronting the National Labor Relations Act, ruled against workers.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

August 15, 2018 | National Law Journal

Administrative law judges and federal appeals judges are now grappling with the scope of the Supreme Court's ruling in 'Lucia,' which confronted the lawfulness of the appointment of federal in-house judges.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

August 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Labor and employment perspective on several recent "ban the box" state attorney general enforcement actions.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

August 13, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Labor and employment perspective on several recent "ban the box" state attorney general enforcement actions.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read