Erin Mulvaney

June 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on Wednesday promoted apprenticeship programs as key to closing the skills gap in a speech to a friendly audience of the National Association of Manufacturers, the powerful trade group that participated in many lawsuits against the U.S. Labor Department during the Obama administration.

By Erin Mulvaney

7 minute read

June 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

Long-time public sector attorney Marvin Kaplan was tapped Monday by President Donald Trump for a vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board, moving the agency tasked with ruling on major disputes between businesses and unions one step closer to a Republican majority for the first time in nearly a decade.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

June 15, 2017 | National Law Journal

A JPMorgan Chase specialist alleges the company is discriminating against new fathers over paid-leave policy. In the charge, Derek Rotondo is seeking changes to the company's parental leave policy to make it equitable between mothers and fathers, as well as monetary relief for him and other fathers who have lost out on paid leave. He is represented by the ACLU and Outten & Golden.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

June 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

Company policies such as mandatory retirement—a common practice adopted in partnership deals at major law and accounting firms—should be scrutinized as a possible violation of age discrimination laws, an AARP in-house lawyer told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

June 12, 2017 | National Law Journal

An appeals court ruled Monday that a West Virginia coal mining company interfered with a worker's religious beliefs after the evangelical Christian likened the company's biometric hand scanners to clock in and out to the "Mark of the Beast," as described in the Book of Revelation.

By Erin Mulvaney

8 minute read

June 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

KPMG agreed this week to pay $420,000 to resolve a federal investigation that found the company discriminated against Asian job applicants at a New Jersey…

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

June 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

KPMG agreed this week to pay $420,000 to resolve a federal investigation that found the company discriminated against Asian job applicants at a New Jersey facility, part of the years-long scrutiny over the accounting firm's practices for alleged discrimination in separate cases.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

June 09, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Carmen Alvarez said she was crushed when her employer, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., reversed its decision to pay her and her fellow workers overtime late…

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

June 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called “fair share” fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year.

By Marcia Coyle and Erin Mulvaney

8 minute read

June 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called "fair share" fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year. Here are six key questions.

By Marcia Coyle and Erin Mulvaney

15 minute read