Erin Mulvaney

November 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

“There is a lot of confusion on what the law requires that has been going on for a long time,” said Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, a partner at Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago. “More uncertainty is negatively perceived by many employers, who prefer to work in black and white, not shades of gray.”

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

November 10, 2017 | The Recorder

Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in the United Kingdom should be considered employees and have rights to minimum wage and holiday pay, a tribunal said in a ruling against the ride-hailing company.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

November 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

Jones Day lawyers are seeking hundreds of thousands in legal fees from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying federal regulators unfairly targeted CVS Pharmacy Inc. for alleged employment abuses that no judge sustained. Eric Dreiband, the lead partner for CVS in the litigation, is the Trump administration's pick to lead the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. The dispute provides a peek into the billing practices of Jones Day.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

November 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Virginia-based government contractor fired a marketing executive after a photo of her flipping off a Donald Trump motorcade went viral on social media, raising questions about corporate social media policies and the rights of employees to express views off-duty that instantly can be seen by millions.

By Erin Mulvaney

7 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

The fate of the Obama-era regulation that made millions of more workers eligible for overtime pay remains unresolved after the U.S. Labor Department on Monday moved to defend the agency's power to set such a rule. “There is a great deal of uncertainty and anxiety and ambiguity,” one lawyer said. “This might be the biggest mess I've ever seen. There are a lot of complicated issues."

By Erin Mulvaney

7 minute read

October 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Greg Nevins, the workplace fairness program strategist at Lambda Legal, is involved in three high-profile appeals court cases that consider whether LGBT employees can sue under federal civil rights law for alleged workplace discrimination.

By Erin Mulvaney

10 minute read

October 26, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

More than 100 human resources chiefs and dozens of the world's largest businesses on Thursday ramped up support for undocumented workers, signaling their opposition to the Trump administration's move to scuttle an immigration program that allows hundreds of thousands workers to be employed.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

October 24, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Joshua Ditelberg in Chicago and William Dritsas in San Francisco represent the Cowboys in the National Labor Relations Board case.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

October 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

O'Scannlain would serve in the No. 3 post at the Labor Department, overseeing major cases. DOL has gender-pay suits pending against JPMorgan Chase and Oracle Corp. The department's investigation of Google is ongoing.

By Erin Mulvaney

3 minute read

October 17, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Observations from panelists at the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting.The big questions and cases in employment law right now flow from…

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read