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Erin Mulvaney

Erin Mulvaney

November 29, 2018 | Law.com

Labor of Law: SCOTUS Postpones Title VII Cases | Acosta Faces New Scrutiny | More Law Firm Arbitration Moves | Who Got the Work

We're all watching what the US Supreme Court will do—at a date uncertain now—on a trio of cases confronting the scope of Title VII protections for gay and transgender workers. Plus: US Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's facing new scrutiny over his time as Miami's top prosecutor. Scroll down for Who Got the Work and our moves roundup. Thanks for reading!

By Erin Mulvaney

8 minute read

November 26, 2018 | The Recorder

US Labor Regulators Fight Oracle's Push to End Pay-Equity Case

U.S. Labor attorneys contend in a new filing that the agency's 40 administrative law judges were lawfully appointed by Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, and that the case against Oracle should be allowed to proceed.

By Erin Mulvaney

3 minute read

November 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

Oracle Uses Supreme Court Ruling to Attack Regulator's Discrimination Claims

"Secretary Acosta's ratification orders merely rubber stamp some other official's determination that these ALJs should be appointed," Oracle's attorneys at Orrick contend. The case is a test of the scope of the Supreme Court's decision in Lucia v. SEC.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

November 20, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Oracle Invokes Supreme Court Ruling to Attack Labor Department's Discrimination Claims

"Secretary Acosta's ratification orders merely rubber stamp some other official's determination that these ALJs should be appointed," Oracle's attorneys at Orrick contend. The case is a test of the scope of the Supreme Court's decision in Lucia v. SEC.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

November 20, 2018 | The Recorder

Inside an Educational Tech Company's Trial Victory Against the EEOC

“I had to make sure the jury understood what the EEOC was alleging, and what they were not alleging,” a defense lawyer for IXL Learning says.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

November 20, 2018 | Legaltech News

Inside an Educational Tech Company's Labor Victory After Glassdoor Complaint Firing

'I had to make sure the jury understood what the EEOC was alleging, and what they were not alleging,' a defense lawyer for IXL Learning says. But it may not mean companies should 'declare victory in the Glassdoor Wars.'

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

November 20, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Inside Education Technology Company IXL Learning's Trial Victory Against the EEOC

“I had to make sure the jury understood what the EEOC was alleging, and what they were not alleging,” a defense lawyer for IXL Learning says.

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

November 16, 2018 | National Law Journal

Former NLRB Officials Spar Over 'Joint Employer' Definition

"If there are two entities that share or co-determine your essential terms and conditions of employment they should both be at the bargaining table," said Richard Griffin, the former Obama-era NLRB general counsel.

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read

November 15, 2018 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Why Stop at Sexual Harassment? | Law Firms Sign Transgender Letter | Plus: Watch This Gig Case at 9th Circuit

We've rounded up some plaintiffs-side thinking as more companies embrace practices that end mandatory arbitration for victims of sexual harassment. Plus: several law firms have signed onto a letter advocating for greater LGBT rights, just as SCOTUS gets ready to review a series of high-profile workplace cases. Scroll down for Around the Water Cooler. Thanks for reading!

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

November 14, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

United Denies Enabling Pilot Who Continually Posted Nude Photos of Flight Attendant

Lawyers for United, represented by a team from Seyfarth Shaw, contend in an EEOC lawsuit that the alleged conduct was "outside the course and scope" of the pilot's job at the airline and that the conduct was "not authorized or condoned by United."

By Erin Mulvaney

4 minute read