Erin Mulvaney

July 05, 2018 | The Recorder

"This court concludes that plaintiff failed to satisfy the commonality requirement necessary to certify the proposed class," San Francisco Judge Mary Wiss wrote.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

July 05, 2018 | Law.com

You've seen the photo of a Virginia employee giving Trump the middle finger—let's explore some of the issues raised in her lawsuit. Also: a boutique plaintiffs firm picks up the U.S. Chamber's top appellate lawyer, and a judge rules for Twitter in rejecting class certification in a gender discrimination case. Thanks for reading Labor of Law!

By Erin Mulvaney

8 minute read

July 03, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

“Passivity in the face of this kind of abuse is certainly enough for an employer to be held accountable, but the participation by supervisors in the mean-spirited degradation of an employee's ethnic heritage and faith is unconscion­able as well as unlawful,” the EEOC said in its complaint.

By Erin Mulvaney

3 minute read

July 03, 2018 | Daily Report Online

An Eleventh Circuit case figures prominently in a new push in the U.S. Supreme Court to end discrimination against gay workers.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

July 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

Here are early takeaways and predictions from employment attorneys on the impact of the court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

June 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

The photo of Juli Briskman giving the president the bird rocketed around the web and late-night TV. Attorneys for Akima LLC and Briskman argued Friday in Virginia court over whether the company's termination violated the public policy exception of Virginia's at-will employment scheme.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

June 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

An Eleventh Circuit case figures prominently in a new push in the U.S. Supreme Court to end discrimination against gay workers.

By Erin Mulvaney

2 minute read

June 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

“It's not a right versus left, conservative versus liberal issue,” Seyfarth Shaw's Sam Schwartz-Fenwick said. “It will be about the specific question that is presented.”

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

June 28, 2018 | Law.com

New LGBT workplace cases are arriving at the U.S. Supreme Court now, just as Anthony Kennedy is leaving the bench. We've got early labor-and-management reaction to thinking about the post-Kennedy court. Plus: Scroll down for the latest moves, and a quick word on a big new age-discrimination case.

By Erin Mulvaney

9 minute read

June 25, 2018 | National Law Journal

"Akima is not a governmental entity—it is a private company," the company's lawyers at Virginia-based IslerDare wrote in court papers asking a judge to dismiss the claims. "Therefore, Akima's termination of plaintiff's employment cannot possibly violate free speech clauses in the U.S. or Virginia Constitution."

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read