Education
- University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with High Distinction, 2015)
- University of Arkansas (B.S., Cum Laude, 2012)
Admissions
- Nebraska (2015: Sustaining Member)
- Iowa (2019)
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska (2015)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2017)
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (2019)
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa (2020)
News
More NewsMcGrath North Celebrates Pride Month
McGrath North is excited to celebrate Pride Month to recognize, support and honor the LGBTQ+ community!
READ MORE
Events
COVID-19 Best Practices: Managing Your Workforce During The Pandemic
07.28.2020 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
READ MORE
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.
READ MORE
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.
READ MORE
Publications
More PublicationsEmployee Privacy: Understanding An Employer's Obligations Under Complex Legal Landscape
As remote work, work-from-home and other flexible work arrangements are more popular now than ever before, many employers are growing more interested in monitoring their employees’ work-related (and not-so-work related) activities. However, these employers should be aware of various employee privacy rights as an increasing number of states are enacting employee-friendly protections.
READ MORE
Employee Privacy: Understanding An Employer's Obligations Under Complex Legal Landscape
As remote work, work-from-home and other flexible work arrangements are more popular now than ever before, many employers are growing more interested in monitoring their employees’ work-related (and not-so-work related) activities. However, these employers should be aware of various employee privacy rights as an increasing number of states are enacting employee-friendly protections.
READ MORE
Vlogs
Privacy is Power - Episode 4: The Next Normal: Privacy Considerations for Return to Work
As the pandemic continues to wind down and vaccines are more widely distributed, employers are bringing employees back to work and may be collecting or accessing data through the use of vaccine cards, temperature checks, COVID-19 screening questions, workplace monitoring apps, and more. Join us for Episode 4, where we discuss not only the data privacy considerations associated with bringing employees back to work, but also the labor and employment considerations. This month, a guest speaker from McGrath North’s labor and employment group, Cody Brookhouser-Sisney, joins Caroline and Stacey for a panel discussion.
READ MORE
- American Bar Association
- Omaha Bar Association
- Nebraska Bar Association
- Law Clerk, Hon. Patience Drake Roggensack, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2015-2016
- Iowa Law Review
- Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
- Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award for performance in Academics & Co-Curriculars
- Faculty Awards for Academic Excellence
- Listed: “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch”, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2021 - 2022
- Leadership Omaha Class 43
- LeadDIVERSITY Advocate, 2021-2022