Education
- University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2007)
- Saint Louis University (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2004)
Admissions
- Nebraska (2008: Sustaining Member)
- Iowa (2007)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa (2010)
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska (2008)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2008)
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (2010)
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa (2017)
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (2017)
News
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More EventsModern Models of Success for Women in Law
McGrath North Board Member and Shareholder Abbey Moland is a co-host and panelist for an educational and networking event focused on Modern Models of Success for Women in Law on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Over 100 women from Omaha’s legal community will be at this first post-pandemic relationship building event by Drinks Among Friends, a grassroots organization dedicated to bringing women in the legal community together, to empower them in their legal practices, in their roles as businesswomen and in their aspirations to lead.
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Alerts
More AlertsEmployers Must Provide Abortion-Related Accommodations For Workers Under New EEOC Rule
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued its final regulations for purposes of implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA went into effect in June 2023 and requires employers with 15 or more employees to consider accommodation requests from employees and applicants for “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions” in the same manner as accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employers must provide reasonable accommodations to “qualified” individuals with a “known limitation” due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship.
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U.S. Department of Labor Rolls Out New Independent Contractor Rule
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule addressing worker classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule goes into effect on March 11, 2024 and is very similar to the proposed rule issued by the DOL in 2022. In short, the new rule rescinds the independent contractor rule adopted during the Trump Administration and restores a multi-factor analysis in determining whether workers are properly classified as employees versus independent contractors.
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Publications
More PublicationsPlanning To Leave Your Employment And Compete? Don't Forget About Your Duty Of Loyalty
When employees decide to leave their employer and engage in competition, they frequently overlook their duty of loyalty. Absent a non-compete or non-solicitation restriction, an employee may believe that he or she can freely engage in discussions with clients and customers regarding their intention to leave employment and engage in a competitive business.
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NLRB General Counsel Illuminates Prior Decision Addressing Severance Agreements
Recently, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a memorandum responding to inquiries that became prevalent after the McLaren Macomb decision. In McLaren Macomb, the NLRB took aim at overbroad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements. The NLRB also found that simply offering a severance agreement to an employee can violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”) if the agreement provides severance benefits in exchange for giving up statutory rights under Section 7 of the Act - NLRB Takes Aim At Severance Agreements.
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- Omaha Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Iowa State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Listed: Great Plains Super Lawyers Rising Star (Employment & Labor) 2015-2022
- Listed: Great Plains Super Lawyers (Employment & Labor) 2023
- Listed: “Best Lawyers in America”, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- LeadDIVERSITY Cohort 1 – 2019-2020
- Omaha Chamber of Commerce Leadership Omaha, Class of 2013-2014
- Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- Nebraska Bar Association Leadership Academy Fellow 2010-2011
- Student Legal Advocate, University of Iowa College of Law Legal Clinic, 2005-2006
- Writer, 2005-2006; Note and Comment Editor, 2006-2007 The Journal of Gender, Race and Justice
- Listed: Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Nebraska, Labor & Employment – Up-and-Coming)