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2023

• On 11.10.23, Join A Special Zoom Session To Talk About Antisemitism In The Workplace (November 6, 2023)
• Employers, What Steps Are You Taking To Address and Prevent Antisemitism In Your Workplace? (November 2, 2023)
• For Women, The Pay Gap Can Be Scary (October 30,2023)
• Homophobic Slurs Spurs EEOC Action (September 26, 2023)
• How Do Multistate Employers Navigate State Paid Family Leave Laws? (September 14, 2023)
• Parsing EEOC Guidance On Accommodating Low Vision, Law360 (August 9, 2023)
• Employers Should Not Turn A Blind Eye To Employees With Vision Disabilities (July 27, 2023)
• Yes, The SCOTUS Ruling Banning Affirmative Action At The College Level Will Likely Affect Employers (June 30, 2023)
• In The Name of Love: The EEOC Has A Message About Pride (June 16, 2023)
• Employers, Let’s Pause For A Moment (May 23, 2023)
• The EEOC Provides What May Be Its Final COVID Guidance Update (May16, 2023)
• New York Continues To Crack Down On Sexual Harassment, Now With a New Model Policy (April 17,2023)
• Delaware Courts Are Striking Overly Broad Non-competes — Even In the Sale of A Business. (April 11, 2023)
• Must An Employer Accommodate An Employee’s Refusal To Use A Co-Worker’s Preferred Pronouns? (March 20, 2023)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Too Heavy A Lift For One Employer (February 27, 2023)
• New Paid Sick Leave in Spain Alleviates Pain (February 21, 2023)
• Have You Heard? The EEOC Issued New Guidance About Hearing Disabilities In the Workplace (January 25, 2023)
• FTC to Employers: Say Goodbye to Your Non-Competes (January 6, 2023)
• Congress Bumped Up Workplace Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees (January 3, 2023)

2022

• Employment Review For 2022 (December 30, 2022)
• When Love Is “On The Air” At Work (December 12, 2022)
• Employers, Don’t Throw Away Your Shot To Prevent And Remedy Antisemitism (November 7, 2022)
• Providing An Accommodation Is Not “A Shield From Criticism” (October 31, 2022)
• Prioritizing Mental Health At Work With A Different Kind of “Happy” Hour (October 20, 2022)
• Independent Contractor or Employee? A New Test Might Be Right Around the Corner (October 11, 2022)
• No Such Thing As A Free Lunch When It Comes to Sexual Harassment (September 21, 2022)
• Employers, Managers, I Implore You…Document Performance and/or Conduct Issues Before Terminating That Employee (September 6, 2022)
• Employers Shouldn’t Monkey Around When It Comes To MonkeyPox (August 18, 2022)
• New York Sexual Harassment Prevention Measures Mean Business (July 21, 2022)
• Employers, Here’s New EEOC Pandemic Guidance About COVID-19 Testing (July 14, 2022)

• New York Sexual Harassment Prevention Measures Mean Business (July 21, 2022)

• Employers, Here’s New EEOC Pandemic Guidance About COVID-19 Testing (July 14, 2022)

• Explaining Some Employment Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade (June 26, 2022)

• “Let’s Just Hire An Intern… .” Employers, It’s Not That Simple (June 13, 2022)

• The OFCCP Reminds Federal Contractors and Subs Of LGBTQI+ Obligations (June 10, 2022)

• Employers, the EEOC Is Watching How You Treat Pregnant Employees And Applicants (June 6, 2022)

• When Employees Request Leave For Mental Health Conditions  (May 26, 2022)
• Companies Confounded by RTO Conflicts  (May 23,2022)

• A Chat With The EEOC, the NYS Division of Human Rights, and the NYC Commission on Human Rights  (May 17, 2022)

• USDOL Reminds Employers To Give Nursing Mothers At Work A Break  (May 9, 2022)

• Bar None: Retaliation Violates Anti-Discrimination Laws (May 5, 2022)
• Time Off Really Pays (April 19, 2022)

• Siding With Transgender Employee, Iowa Supreme Court Sidesteps Bostock  (April 4, 2022)

• Managing Mental Health At Work (March 30, 2022)

• One Employer Sends A Clear Message: We Do Not and Will Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment (March 14, 2022)

• Employer Fails To See ADA Implications Of Its Actions  (Feb 28, 2022)

• Goal: U.S. Women’s Soccer Settles Equal Pay Lawsuit (Feb 23, 2022)
• A Tale of Two (NFL) Brians: Two Employment Lawyers Weigh In On Race Discrimination Lawsuit (Feb 3, 2022)
• Antisemitism In the Workplace (Jan 28, 2022)
• New Year, New COVID-19 Guidance For Employers…Again (Jan 5, 2022)

 

2021

• Making Employees’ Mental Health Disclosures Matter (Dec 30, 2021)

• As A Special Holiday Gift for Employers, the CDC Updated Its Guidance (Dec 28, 2021)

• The OSHA ETS Is Back In Business  (Dec 20, 2021)

• ESG and Human Rights in Modern Supply Chains: The Limits of Transparency, Michigan Business Law Journal Fall 2021.

• Breaking Down The OSHA ETS A Little Further—Employer-Provided Paid Leave  (Nov 5, 2021)

• Large Employers, the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Has Dropped!  (Nov 4, 2021)

• Working Women Still Suffering “Death by 1,000 Cuts”  (Oct 19, 2021)

• OSHA Is About To Drop Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance (Oct 12, 2021)

• Administrators, Not Ministers—Bostock Bars Discriminatory Termination of Drama Teacher at Catholic High School (Sept 8, 2021)

• ICYMI—Webinar Recording of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Considerations At Work (Sept 3, 2021)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Exemptions—It’s a Process (Aug 31, 2021)
• Employers Considering Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Programs, We Have a FREE Webinar For You (Aug 25, 2021)
• The FDA Is In! Will More Employers Start Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Programs? (Aug 23, 2021)
• Employer Tools In the Fight Against COVID-19: Paid COVID-19 Vaccine and Sick Leave (Aug 17, 2021)
• Careful With Those Return To Work Policies (Jul 22, 2021)
• Employers May Not Want To Judge A Book By Their Cover (Jul 1, 2021)
• Advancing Equity and Inclusivity At Work Requires Eradicating Inequity and Harassment (Jun 28, 2021)
• History Has Its Eyes On You, Employers (Jun 18, 2021)
• New EEOC Guidance Has Arrived! Key Points Employers Need To Know (Jun 1, 2021)
• Workin’ Moms During COVID-19 (May 27, 2021)
• What Does The New CDC Guidance Mean For Your Business? (May 17, 2021)
• Fire Department In Flames With Discrimination and Retaliation Claims (May 13, 2021)
• Flexibility Is Key To “Coaxing” Workers Back to the Office (May 4, 2021)
• EMPLOYERS, THINKING ABOUT PROVIDING PTO TO EMPLOYEES WHO GET COVID-19 VACCINES? (April 21)

• Employers, How Are You Handling Ruff Requests? (April 2021)

• Employers—Do You Want To Talk About These New COBRA Subsidies or Emotional Support Animals In The Workplace? (April 2021)

• Sexual Harassment—Allegations of A Hostile Work Environment With A Side of Quid Pro Quo (March 2021)
• Race Discrimination Has No Place In A Classroom…Or a Law School (March 2021)

• So What Does The New CDC Guidance Really Say? (March 2021)

• Offering COVID-19 Vaccines At Work? Read This First (March 2021)

• Gender Equity Takes Priority In The Office (Feb 2021)

• Employers, Be Aware Of Employees’ Mental Health—Moms Especially (Feb 2021)

• Client Alert-A COVID-19 SHOT IN THE ARM … OF EMPLOYEES? (Jan 2021)
• A COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit For Employers of Essential Workers (Jan 2021)
• Reckoning With Race Discrimination In Federal Workplaces (Jan 2021)
• Employer Decisions—There’s a New Final Rule In Town Governing Independent Contractor/Employee Classification (Jan 2021)
• What Does the EEOC Do Anyway? Oh, And It Issued Its New Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination (Jan 2021)

2020

• TODAY: Zoom “Office Hour” With Eric and Me—Employment 2021 (Dec 2020)
• ICYMI—Two Lawyers Talk COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns, New DOL Bulletins, And Looking Toward 2021 (Dec 2020)
• How Will Your Business Handle Accommodation Requests To Your COVID-19 Vaccine Program? (Dec 2020)
• Employers May (NOT Must) Continue To Provide FFCRA Leave—IF This Bill Is Signed (Dec 2020)
• Client Alert- Preparing for Exceptions To Your Business’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program (December 2020)
• NASDAQ Requests Diversity In The Boardroom—Because Leadership Matters (Dec 2020)
• Employers Encounter Employee Turkey Travel Plans (Nov 2020)
• Employee in Quarantine? Or Caring For A Child Whose School Is Closed? Calculating FFCRA Leave Can Be Hard. (Nov 2020)
• Supervisor: “Being Gay Is A Mental Disorder.” Such Comments Do Not Bode Well For An Employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Oct 2020)
• COVID-19 Is Impacting Your Employees’ Mental Health (Oct 2020)
• Employers, the CDC Has Updated Their COVID-19 Testing Guidance For Asymptomatic People (Sep 2020)
• Employers May Need To Revise Their FFCRA Policies (Sep 2020)
• Ministerial Exemption Does Not Bar Hostile Work Environment Claim For Gay Church Employee (Sep 2020)
• Just When You Think You Have A Handle On COVID-19 Quarantine Protocol…A Symptoms-Based Approach Emerges As CDC Guidance (Aug 2020)
• Client Alert- Executive Order on Withholding Payroll Taxes has Employers Shaking Their Heads (Aug 2020)
• Client Alert- Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance About Deferring Certain Payroll Tax Obligations That Raises More Questions Than It Answers (Aug 2020)
• Making Employees Sign a COVID-19 Waiver is a BAD Idea (Aug 2020)
• Employers, Are All Of Your Employees Requesting FFCRA Leave This Fall? (July 2020)
• Keeping It Real: Cases of Race-Based Harassment Continue. (July 2020)

• SCOTUS: Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Transgender Status is Sex Discrimination And Violates Federal Law (June 2020)

• Client Alert – You Have Coronavirus Questions In Your Workplace? We Have Answers (March 2020)

• Do We Have To Pay Our Employees If We Send Them Home Because Of The Coronavirus? (March 2020)
• Employee-Friendly California Provides Specific Guidance to Employers About Leave and Pay Related To COVID-19 (March 2020)
• Carving Out An Enforceable Noncompete In The 4th Circuit (February 2020)

• Employers, The EEOC is Watching (February 2020)
• Ban the What? (February 2020)
• Employers, Help Me To Help You-Please, Document! (February 2020)
• “Stay Home and Bake Cookies!” (January 2020)

2019

• Uber and the EEOC Settle Their Differences (December 2019)
• A Recipe For Sexual Harassment Liability (December 2019)
• News Flash-Simulating Sex Acts In The Workplace May Lead to Liability (December 2019)
• Employers, Are Your Supervisors Prepared For Accommodation Requests For Mental Health Issues (November 2019)
• Bystander Intervention At Work (November 2019)
• Can I require my employees to get a flu shot? (October 2019)
• Employers, Retaliating Against An Employee Who Discloses A Disability Is A Sure Way To Get Sued (October 2019)
• How Do We Destigmatize And Accommodate Mental Health Impairments In The Workplace (October 2019)
• Employers, Can You Fire An Employee For Being Gay or Transgender? (October 2019)
• How To Prevent and Correct Sexual Harassment By Customers (September 2019)
• Manager Training Time! (September 2019)
• Game Night Has A New Player: Ms. Monopoly (September 2019)
• How To Prevent Sexual Harassment In Your Restaurants, Bars, and Stores (September 2019)
• One Mama’s Memo: Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Policies Must Be Enforced To Be Effective (August 2019)
• Employers, Can You Fire An Employee In Rehab for An Opioid Addiction? (August 2019)
• EEOC to Employers: Ignore Harassment Complaints Based on LGBTQ Status At Your Peril (August 2019)
• Workplace Violence Prevention Plans—With a Twist (August 2019)
• One State Guides Employers To Establish Workplace Mental Health Standards (July 2019)
• Don’t Panic! We Have A Button For You! (July 2019)
• Will World Dominance Dictate Equal Pay? (July 2019)
• One State Guides Employers To Establish Workplace Mental Health Standards (July 2019)
• Will World Dominance Dictate Equal Pay? (July 2019)
• Black Hair Was “Dreadful” – But New Laws Are Changing All That (June 2019)
• When Equal Pay Audit Results Lead to Retaliation Claims (June 2019)
• LGBTQ Employees Face A Double Stigma (June 2019)
• Diversity & Inclusion: Making More Than Cosmetic Changes (May 2019)
• How Can Employers Recognize Signs of Impending Workplace Violence? (May 2019)
• New York City Employers: Sexual and Reproductive Decisions Are a New Class (May 2019)
• A Steak, Medium-Rare, With Sides of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation (April 2019)
• What’s All The Fuss? SCOTUS (Finally) Considers Whether Adverse Decisions Against LGBT Employees Constitute Sex Discrimination In Violation of Title VII (April 2019)
• Failing To Provide Accommodations for Mental Health Issues Comes At A Price (April 2019)
• Iron Throne or Boardroom—Leadership Matters (April 2019)
• Sex Stereotyping, Transgender Status, and a Settlement with the EEOC (April 2019)
• Allegations of Sex Discrimination and Unequal Pay—It’s A Small World After All? (April 2019)
• Hey 2019, How Is Corporate America Doing With LGBT Policies? (April 2019)
• Up In The Air—To Address Sexual Harassment, Follow Your Procedures (March 2019)
• HR: Do Not Delay When Designating Leave Under the FMLA (March 2019)
• Job Applicants and the ADA (March 2019)
• Accusations of “Institutionalized Gender Discrimination” Dominate Women’s Professional Soccer (March 2019)
• Opposition and Retaliation—Key Components of Laws Like Title VII and the ADA (March 2019)
• The 4th Circuit Says: Rumor Has It (February 2019)
• Diversity and Inclusion—BigLaw Partners “Classes” (February 2019)
• Who’s The “Boss”? (January 2019)
• You Should Dress More Gender Appropriate (January 2019)
• The City That Never Sleeps—The “Right” To Unplug (January 2019)

2018

• The Missing Link? NO! The Causal Link Needed to Prove Pretext of Discrimination (December 2018)
• Avoiding Dinners With Female Colleagues May Not Be the Answer to Avoiding Lawsuits (December 2018)
• What Classic Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Looks Like (December 2018)
• LGBT Circuit Split, Meet the Religious Exemption (November 2018)
• Diversity and Inclusion: the Best Response to Increased Sexual Harassment (November 2018)
• Sexual Harassment: Another Fire Department Engulfed in Flames (November 2018)
• A “Watershed Moment”: EEOC Roadmap to Preventing Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment (November 2018)
• EEOC Quantifies Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Claims for 2018…So Far (November 2018)
• It’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Day in New York! (October 2018)
• EEOC: Same-Sex and Race-Based Harassment is Not OK. (September 2018)
• Let My People Go! Or, Another Blow to Noncompetes (September 2018)
• Double Standards and Sex Stereotypes? Just ask Serena Williams (September 2018)
• Sexual Harassment: R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Fire Departments, (August 2018)
• New Jersey Federal Court: Employer Need Not Waive Drug Test for Medical Marijuana User, (August 2018)
• EEOC to Airline—When You Receive a Sexual Harassment Complaint, Do Something About It!, (August 2018)
• A Federal Jury Sends a Message in the #MeToo Era, (August 2018)
• Racial Harassment-A Case Study on “Severe or Pervasive”, (July 2018)
• Checking In With BigLaw and Equal Pay, (July 2018)
• Oklahoma! (Medical Marijuana Workplace Law), (July 2018)
• Race Discrimination Based On More Than Color-“Jewish Blood”, (July 2018)
• A Federal Jury Sends a Message In the #MeToo Era, (July 2018)
• Medical Marijuana and the Workplace—What Employers Want to Know, (June 2018)
• Employers, Do You Need To Accommodate An Employee’s Use of Medical Marijuana?, (June 2018)
• Racial Harassment—A Case Study On “Severe or Pervasive”, (June 2018)
• Checking In With BigLaw and Equal Pay, (June 2018)
• Fired Up About Retaliation, (May 2018)
• Employee or Independent Contractor? That Is the Question, (May 2018)
• New York Employers—Get Ready, Get Set, Go!, (May 2018)
• Reminder—Destigmatization of Mental Illness In The Workplace, (May 2018)
• “Work Faster!”, (April 2018)
• All the Single Ladies—No, Not Beyonce, (March 2018)
• Sexual Orientation—Might the 8th Circuit Join the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits’ Party, (March 2018)
• How To Slay The Dragon…I Mean, Eradicate Sexual Harassment, (March 2018)
• “Inclusion Rider”-What’s That? (March 2018)
• “Men At Work”- #MentorHer (February 2018)
• He Said/She Said-Making Informed Business Decisions in the #MeToo Era (February 2018)
• Gender Pay Inequity—Across the Pond (February 2018)
• Sexual Harassment Guidelines – Wonder Woman Gets It! (January 2018)
• I Love Lists! Dissective One Sexual Harassment Prevention List (January 2018)
• Over 40? You’re “Outta Here!” (January 2018)
• Time’s Up! (January 2018)

2017

• Diversity & Inclusion Done Right (December 2017)
• “’The Weinstein Effect’” on Holiday Parties—No Booze? What A Snooze! (December 2017)
• “Too Butch”— Sex Stereotyping (November 2017)
• Sexual Harassment Prevention 101 (November 2017)
• Setting the Record Straight On (Unlawful) Harassment (November 2017)
• Employer Update: Minimizing Gender Bias and Eradicating Sexual Harassment (October 2017)
• Oh Harvey! We’ll Need a Memo to the File (October 2017)
• The Hostess With The Mostest? Not Exactly. (October 2017)
• Performance Ratings Conditioned Upon After-Work Social Events Attendance (September 2017)
• The ADA’s Interactive Process—Not “One and Done” (September 2017)
• Is It Ok For A Supervisor to Ask A Subordinate To Cook For Him In the Nude? Not So Much (September 2017)
• Good for Google—Taking Corrective Action Against Sex Stereotyping (August 2017)
• A “Plan” to Combat Harassment in Silicon Valley (July 2017)
• Kudos to G.E. As It Strives To “Balance The Equation” With Women (June 2017)
• First Transgender Suit Permitted to Proceed Under the ADA (May 2017)
•  “The Linchpin” for Businesses: Your HR Department (April 2017)
• Working Mamas and Lactation Law (May 2017)
• Supremes Save Transgender Rights for Another Day (March 2017)
• Every Kiss Begins With “Cut it out!” (February 2017)
• “What Are You Like in Bed?” Not a Good Thing to Ask an Employee… Nor is Groping (January 2017)
• Coming Soon: NEW EEOC Harassment Guidance (January 2017)
• The Danger for Employers of Third Party Discrimination or Harassment (January 2017)
• Virginia Is For All Lovers, Including LGBTQ (January 2017)
• Doing the People’s Business? Sexual Harassment is Everywhere (January 2017)

2016

• May the Force Be With Her—Carrie Fisher aka Princess Leia Spoke Out About Mental Illness In and Out of Her Workplace (December 2016)
• Serena Williams Aces the Equal Pay Issue (December 2016)
• A How-To Guide to LGBT Corporate Policies (December 2016)
• Retaliation and Opposition—A Major Headache for Employers (December 2016)
• Amherst Cracks Down on “Locker Room Banter” — Another Team Bites the Dust (December 2016)
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination Violates Title VII—CLARIFICATION  (December 2016)
• Locker Room Banter — The New Normal? Harvard Soccer Woes (November 2016)
• Sexual Harassment—Still Illegal, and Attorneys’ Fees May Be Awarded Too (November 2016)
• Sex Discrimination v. Equality at BigLaw and Other Workplaces (October 2016)
• Sexual Harassment—An Epidemic? (October 2016)
• Combating “Bro-priating”—Amplification and it Works! (October 2016)
• Older Women Have It Rough! (October 2016)
• Nasty Women — Not in the Workplace, Please (October 2016)
• Changing Workplace Norms Require a Fresh Look at the Issue of Sexual Orientation (October 2016)
• Locker Room Banter Will Get You Fired, and Oh, Wait, It’s Against the Law (October 2016)
• From “Bro Culture” To Millennial Culture (October 2016)
• If You’re Gonna Talk the Talk You Gotta Walk the Walk —How To Minimize Gender Bias (October 2016)
• Autism—an Eye-Opener for Your Company, Not a Nonstarter (September 2016)
• LGBT Corporate Policies—Do Unto Others As You Would Have Done to You (and increase profits while you’re at it) (September 2016)
• Handling “Manterruption” and”Bro-priating”… In the Oval Office (September 2016)
• What do at least 5 Big Law Firms and the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team have in Common? (September 2016)
• WTF?? What the Fox — Take Two (And $20 Million) (September 2016)
• Sexual Harassment: What We Think We Know (August 2016)
• “HOTBEDS” of Sexual Harassment (August 2016)
• Stop the Stigma and Repeat After Me: “I have a disability and these are the accommodations I need” (August 2016)
• “That’s So Retarded!” Stop Stigmatizing Those with Mental Impairments (August 2016)
• It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over (August 2016)
• Mad Men Redux (July 2016
• What the Fox? (July 2016)
• Can I Get Some Fries With That Shake? (July 2016)
• Lady Lawyer Gives Shout Out To Lady CFO! (June 2016)
• Equality is Equality(June 2016)
• U.S. Soccer Says Extraordinary Gender Wage Gap Perfectly Defensible (June 2016)
• Conundrum: Drugs in the Workplace and on Lexology (May 2016)
• Another Advertising Agency Courting the EEOC: Have They Ever Heard of Retaliation? (May 2016)
• Boozin’ It Up — When You Suspect Your Employee Is An Alcoholic (May 2016)
• Changing the Conversation About Mental Impairments—Sia on American Idol(April 2016)
• Should Hope Solo Be Paid Less Than Clint Dempsey? (Is This Employment Discrimination?) (April 2016)
• Does Hope Solo deserve less pay than Clint Dempsey? (April 2016)
• What American Idol and Employment Discrimination Have in Common (March 2016)
• Women Are Just “Too Sensitive” – Or Could It Be Sexual Harassment? and on Lexology (March 2016)
• Those Good Old Boys Clubs May Come With a Hefty Price Tag for Employers and on Lexology (March 2016)
• Addiction—Behavior Issue or Disability? and on Lexology (February 2016)
• Sex Discrimination Is Not Just About Sex on Lexology (February 2016)

Other Publications

• Reasonable Accommodations for Mental Health Impairments under the ADA (December 2015)
• Title VII’s Opposition Clause—HR’s Best Friend (December 2015)
• Obama Supports Amendment to Title VII—The Equality Act (November 2015)
• Termination for Demanding Payment of Earned Bonus Held Actionable (November 2015)
• New ADA Summary for Employees of Federal Contractors (October 2015)
• Newly Released EEOC Directive to Assist Federal Employees Alleging Discrimination When Potential Conflict of Interest Exists (August 2015)
• The Obergefell Effect on Employment(June 2015)
• One Racist Act May Be Enough to Support a Title VII Claim (May 2015)
• Are those clients really yours? Consider this before you quit (November 2014)
• Has the Recent Same-Sex Marriage ‘Decision’ Paved the Way for Increased Protection Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment (October 2014)
• Dealing with the Limitations of Virginia’s Subpoena Power When the Information is Located in D.C. or Maryland (September 2014)
• EEOC Announces Record Monetary Recovery from Employers in 2013 (February 2014)
• Hope In Sight: When Our Baby Couldn’t See Washington Parent (March 2009)

• Speaker/Panelist, “The Movement to Ban Non-Compete Agreements: Re-Assessing Risk in the Wake of New York’s Non-Compete Bill” panel hosted by the Ad Idem Network.(August 9, 2023)
• Speaker/Panelist, 2022 Joint TE/GE National Conference, COVID-19 Updates and Discussion Panel (February 24, 2022)
• Speaker/Presenter, 2021 NYC SHRM Legislative and Legal Conference, “The Future of Work: Remote Work and The *New Normal*” (October 25, 2021)
• Speaker/Presenter, “COVID-19 Vaccines At Work—What Employers Need To Know,” Celesq Attorneys Ed Center and West LegalEd Center (May 20, 2021)
• Speaker, “Legal Crystal Ball—Anticipated Regulatory and Enforcement Risks in 2021-2022 Under the Biden Administration,” USI Affinity (February 19, 2021)
• Speaker, “Leading for Respect—Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Culture And Preventing Discrimination and Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression,” SHRM, Montgomery County webinar (February 19, 2020)
• Speaker, “How to Create a Diverse and Inclusive Culture-Preventing Discrimination and Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression,” SHRM Lehigh Valley Annual Conference (October 22, 2019)
• Speaker, Best Practices for Off-boarding and Hot HR Topics, American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Annual Conference, Washington DC (October 21, 2019)
• Speaker, EEO law and best HR practices for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Training Institute, Baltimore (August 26, 2019)
• Speaker, How to Prevent Your Organization from Becoming the Next #MeToo, for the annual SHRMLV (Society of Human Resources Management for the Lehigh Valley) Conference (October 1, 2018)
• Speaker, #MeToo in the Law Firm Environment, for the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Washington Annual Conference (September 28, 2018)
• Speaker, Cannabis Law Summit– Employment Issues Related to Marijuana, New York City (May 18, 2018)
• Speaker, Preventing and Correcting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, and Minimizing Litigation Risks for Start-Ups, Metro DC Business community (February 28, 2018)
• Speaker, Annual Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference in Toledo, Ohio about Mental Health and Addiction Issues in the Workplace (September 21-22, 2017)

• Quoted, The Washington Post, Work Advice: If a worker wants to record our chat, what should I do? (September 7, 2023)
• Quoted, Law360 Employment Authority, 3 Takeaways From EEOC Guidance On Visual Disabilities (July 27, 2023)
• Quoted, Law360, $26M Starbucks Verdict Shows Risks Of Hasty Decisions (June 13, 2023)
• Quoted, Bloomberg Law, Offensive Music Ruling Guts ‘Equal Opportunity Harasser’ Theory (June 9, 2023)
• Quoted, Bloomberg Law, Fight Over Transgender Pronouns at Work Faces Muddy Legal Waters (April 13, 2023)
• Quoted, Law360, article “World Leaders’ Exits Hold Lessons For Employers On Burnout” (February 17, 2023)
• Quoted, Bloomberg Law, article “Offensive Music at Work Creates Legal Headaches for Employers” (February 13, 2023)
• Quoted, SHRM, Monkeypox at Work: Keep ADA Guidelines in Mind (August 4, 2022)
• Quoted, Fortune, article “The business case for abortion care policies.”(July 28, 2022)
• Quoted, The Washington Post, Female teen lifeguard questions why male teen guards are being paid more for the same job (July 29, 2021)
• Quoted, The Washington Post, Report to work, quit or be fired (July 22, 2021)
• Quote, SHRM, Distinguish Between the ADA’s Many Prohibitions on Medical Examinations (June 1, 2021)
• Quoted, Law360, 4 Virus ADA Questions Employers Want The EEOC To Tackle, (April 15, 2021)
• Quoted by The Washington Post (@washpostbiz) My old job was erased when I was on medical leave. Doesn’t the job I return to have to be the same? (April 15,2021)
• Quoted, The Wall Street Journal, Can My Employer Ask if I Got a Coronavirus Shot? , (March 21,2021)
• Quoted, EHS Today, Employers Need to Address Women’s Mental Health, (March 8,2021)
• Quoted, Law360,  3 Ways To Ensure Vaccine Incentives Abide By Anti-Bias Laws, (February 3, 2021)
• Quoted, SHRM, EEOC: Mandatory Antibody Testing Is Prohibited (June 19, 2020)
• Quoted, The Washington Post, Wanted: Servers who can lift 100 pounds. Working life in the coronavirus economy is changing. (June 11, 2020)
• Quoted, The Washington Post,  Work Advice: My employer is still denying remote working requests , (March 26, 2020)
• FisherBroyles Partners Jack L. Wuerker and Amy Epstein Gluck secured a Virginia Supreme Court ruling, which affirmed a circuit court holding that dismissed their opponent’s case in its entirety.
• Quoted, The Washington Post,  When an employer actually needs ‘the best man for the job’, (January 2, 2020)
• Quoted, The Washington Post,  Work Advice: HR vice president disparages own stepchild with special needs at company meetings, (September 6, 2019)
• Cited, Complete Guide to Human Resources and the Law, 2019 Edition – Shilling – Google Books
• Featured, @Law360, “12 Attorneys on How Diversity Gives Them the Edge”, (June 2019)
• Quoted, Business Insurance, Employment Partner Amy Epstein Gluck Quoted in Business Insurance, (February 2019)
• Quoted, The Boston Globe about employment issues related to medical marijuana and proposed off-hours cannabis law in MA, Employment Partner Amy Epstein Gluck Quoted in The Boston Globe, (December 2018)
• Quoted, ACWI Newsletter, A Simple Way to Stop Harassment, (June 3, 2018)
• Quoted, New York Times, How to Respond When a Colleague Is Harassing Women, by Rob Walker (March 2018)
• Quoted, The Washington Post, Work Advice: How to Stay out of a Company War Caused By an In-House Love Triangle, by Karla Miller (March 2018)
• Quoted, Business Insurance, “Behavior in C-Suite Must be Addressed” by Judy Greenwald (November 2017)
• Quoted, Business Insurance, “Weinstein Revelations Highlight Sexual Harassment Risks” by Judy Greenwald (October 16, 2017)
• Quoted, Washington Post Magazine column, “The boss wants to rate them on their attendance, socializing at company events” by Karla L. Miller (August 24, 2017)
• Nominee for the Women of Influence Award, bestlawyers.com (Spring Business Edition 2017)
• Amy Epstein Gluck provides “expert advice” to “What’s Working in Human Resources” about steps employers can take to prevent and handle harassment of employees from customers and other third parties
• Quoted, People Feature, “Separation Anxiety: Pitfalls of Signing Severance Agreements” by Jill Gregorie, Ignites (January 30, 2017)
• Featured, Washington Post Magazine column, “Work Advice: Who owns the rights to your designs? It depends.” by Karla L. Miller (December 29, 2016)
• Featured, Material Handling and Logistics, “Avoid Trouble by Creating and Enforcing an Effective Sexual Harassment Policy“, by David Sparkman, MHLnews (November 18, 2016)
• Featured, consult with Circa News “Welcome to your new job. Here’s how not to get fired” by Natalia Angulo-Hinkson. (September 9, 2016)
• Quoted, “Sexual Orientation Bias Destined For High Court, If Not Capitol,” Law 360. (August 2, 2016)
• Featured, consult with Washington Post Magazine’s Work Advice columnist about sexual stereotyping implications in the workplace. “@Work Advice: At first blush, this rule about wearing makeup rankles” (May 5, 2016)
• Featured, Washington Post Magazine’s Work Advice column on payment recoupment issues. “@Work Advice: The cost of reclaiming money” (April 7, 2016)
• Featured, Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan, “Disability Discrimination in Employment from the Employee’s and Employer’s Side” (February 2016)

• The Bowman Foundation for Workplace Equity and Mental Wellness Advisory Board Member (May 2022-Present)
• Nerdy Girl Success Advisory Board Member (2021-Present)
• Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law, Officer (2018-Present)
• Director, Board of Directors of Charles E. Smith Life Communities and the boards of the senior service organization’s Landow House, Revitz House, and Ring House residences (August 2015-August 2018)

• Recognized in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America for her work in Litigation – Labor and Employment.

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