Erin Mulvaney

April 09, 2018 | The Recorder

"To hold otherwise—to allow employers to capitalize on the persistence of the wage gap and perpetuate that gap ad infinitum—would be contrary to the text and history of the Equal Pay Act," Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for the majority.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

April 06, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Nearly 65 percent of workplaces where the average wage is less than $13 an hour also require mandatory arbitration agreements for their employees, according to the Economic Policy Institute report. The U.S. Supreme Court this term is looking at these agreements in action that involves the NLRB and private companies.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

April 06, 2018 | Law.com

Gender bias class actions are moving forward on Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and upcoming action at the National Labor Relations Board could telegraph the agency's new priorities.

By Erin Mulvaney |

7 minute read

April 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

The hazards, for employers, are all around: recruiting, employee handbooks, HR manuals.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

April 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I filed this lawsuit against my former employer today because I believe that Americans should not be forced to choose between their principles and their paychecks,” Juli Briskman, the plaintiff, said in a statement.

By Erin Mulvaney

3 minute read

April 03, 2018 | National Law Journal

“Surprisingly, while commentators, journalists, lawyers, etc., post-Weinstein have talked about the dangers of overly broad NDAs there is a total paucity of case law,” Debra Katz, who filed the new lawsuit, said. “This will be one of the first cases filed to strike such a provision."

By Erin Mulvaney

3 minute read

April 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

Sharon Fast Gustafson, who runs a solo law office in Virginia, has long represented employees and employers in discrimination and benefits disputes. She reported earning more than $1 million in law firm income, according to a financial disclosure released Monday.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

March 30, 2018 | The Recorder

A San Francisco judge finds the allegations sufficient for class claims alleging intentional discrimination. Management-side lawyers fear the ruling could be a "blueprint" for plaintiffs to build broad class complaints.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

March 30, 2018 | The Recorder

The Obama-era labor board ruled for a group of employees who were fired after staging a demonstration inside a Walmart. A coalition of major business groups, backing Walmart in the appeal, call the NLRB decision a “dangerous precedent that seriously upsets" labor law.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

March 29, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

“The programs you choose need to be socialized so that the employees feel their privacy will be protected and they have the opportunity to see and understand the application of the program,” said Erika Brown Lee, assistant general counsel for privacy and data protection at MasterCard.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read