Erinn L. RigneyAssociateK&L Gates LLPWebsitewww.klgates.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail919-831-7046 Professional Biography Ms. Rigney is an associate in the Raleigh office, focusing her practice on labor, employment and workplace safety. More Legal and Business Bylines From Erinn L. Rigney Supreme Court Invalidates "Background Circumstances" Rule in Title VII Cases - (Posted On Thursday, June 12, 2025) Illinois Anti-Discrimination Law to Address AI Goes Into Effect on 1 January 2026 - (Posted On Thursday, May 01, 2025) EEOC Acting Chair Issues Statement Announcing Commission's Plans to Remove Gender Ideology and Return to Misson of "Protecting Women in the Workplace" - (Posted On Tuesday, February 04, 2025) The Changing Landscape of AI: Federal Guidance for Employers Reverses Course With New Administration - (Posted On Friday, January 31, 2025) Challenge Denied: District Court Rules that FTC's Impending Nationwide Ban on Non-Competes Is Unlawful and Blocks Its Implementation - (Posted On Wednesday, August 21, 2024) US Department of Labor Announces Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions - (Posted On Friday, April 26, 2024) Challenge Accepted: Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements for Most Workers - (Posted On Wednesday, April 24, 2024) Proposed Rule by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Would Ban the Use of Salary History Data by Federal Contractors and Require Disclosure of Salary Ranges in Job Postings - (Posted On Wednesday, March 27, 2024) DOL Announces Final Rule Affecting Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA - (Posted On Friday, January 12, 2024) DOJ Jettisons Its Last Criminal No-Poach Prosecution, but Antitrust Scrutiny of Labor Markets is Here to Stay - (Posted On Thursday, December 21, 2023) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Demystifying Commercial Litigation Finance by: Financial Poise Faculty The Fundamentals of the Chapter 11 First Day Hearing by: Michele Schechter The Anatomy of a Trial by: Joshua L. Gablin USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act Age Calculation Policy – Considerations for Employers and Employees by: Ian R. Macdonald Court Reversed Judgment Against A Trustee Due To Jury Instruction Errors And Also Held That A Party Is Not Entitled To A Jury Trial In Trustee Removal Actions by: David Fowler Johnson Remote Work Compliance Considerations for H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 Employees by: Ian R. Macdonald Court Dismissed Appeal From Interim Trust Orders Because It Lacked Jurisdiction by: David Fowler Johnson NYC Limits Housing Discrimination Based on Criminal Background: Is ‘Criminal History’ History? by: John A. Snyder , Diane Krebs Massachusetts Makarevich: ‘Understandable’ Separation Agreement Language Aids Employer in Unpaid Wages Case by: Brian E. Lewis , Eve R. Keller Breastfeeding at Work Redefined: Puerto Rico’s New Code Ushers in Major Changes by: Sara E. Colón-Acevedo , Karina Rodríguez Civil Rights Enforcement following Columbia’s Settlement with the White House by: Amy Fabiano , Brigid Harrington Court Rules Pension Fund’s Position Was Not ‘So Baseless’ as to Mandate an Award of Attorneys’ Fees by: Robert R. Perry DOL Resurrects PAID Program: Employers Can Self-Report, Resolve Violations by: Justin R. Barnes , Jeffrey W. Brecher Tax-Loss Harvesting Part III: Investment Strategies by: Andie Kramer European Court of Justice Upholds Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Upcoming Events Aug 21 2025 Crash Course: How to Acquire and Resuscitate Distressed Companies Sep 15 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Aug 13 2025 TSCA 30/30 - August 13, 2025 Print