Goal: U.S. Women’s Soccer Settles Equal Pay Lawsuit
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Equal Pay, Sex Discrimination
This week, equal pay for women in the workplace spotlights U.S. Women’s Soccer. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer team has been advocating for equal pay for six, yes six, years. They have been relentless in their pursuit of equal pay, and the payoff has finally arrived. The U.S. Soccer Federation agreed to settle with the…
Read More Advancing Equity and Inclusivity At Work Requires Eradicating Inequity and Harassment
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Bystander Intervention, Discrimination in the Workplace, Diversity and Inclusion, EEOC, LGBTQ+, Sexual Harassment
The federal government, the nation’s largest employer, continues to take steps to shape its organizational culture in a way that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusivity while preventing unlawful harassment. On June 25, 2021, the White House released an executive order, which includes a strategic plan to address employment discrimination and workplace harassment, including sexual harassment,…
Read More Will World Dominance Dictate Equal Pay?
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Sex Discrimination
By: Amy Epstein Gluck As I arrived at a jam-packed, standing room only sports bar on a Sunday morning, I wondered what a U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) victory would mean to the lawsuit filed by the team, which is scheduled to go to mediation after the USWNT’s 4th World Cup. What will it mean for…
Read More When Equal Pay Audit Results Lead to Retaliation Claims
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Age Discrimination (ADEA), Discrimination in the Workplace, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
By Amy Epstein Gluck Equal pay is getting a lot of press these days. Indeed, it seems to be a “Hot HR Topic.” (Yes, that IS a thing! OK, just for employment law nerds.) There’s a federal law requiring employers to provide equal pay for equal work, and, employers should know that most states have…
Read More Double Standards and Sex Stereotypes? Just ask Serena Williams.
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Sex Discrimination, Stereotype
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Settle in people, and grab some coffee because I have a lot to say today about Saturday’s Grand Slam between the legendary Serena Williams and upcoming powerhouse Naomi Osaka. Before you ask, “But, Amy, what does this have to do with employment and the workplace?” The tennis court is Serena Williams’…
Read More Checking In With BigLaw and Equal Pay
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, Equal Pay
By: Amy Epstein Gluck During the last couple of years, we have explored the twin issues of sex discrimination and gender pay disparities. We have examined it in the arenas of professional sports, universities, restaurants, Silicon Valley, and several different types of workplaces…including law firms. We’ve explained that true parity in the workplace can raise productivity…
Read More Happy Equal Pay Day! (and an opportunity to brag on my firm)
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Equal Pay
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Today is Equal Pay Day, a day that indicates how far into 2018 American women must work to earn as much as men did the previous year. Am I going to go on and on about unfairness and inequity? I am not. Instead, I provide you with facts and the results…
Read More Gender Pay Inequity—Across the Pond
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Equal Pay
By: Amy Epstein Gluck England seems to be sharing America’s gender pay gap woes. Former BBC journalist Carrie Gracie, former China editor, recently explained to British legislators that she left in protest about her pay when she discovered that her male peers, including the male North America and Middle East editor, earned “at least 50…
Read More Kudos To G.E. As It Strives to “Balance the Equation” With Women
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Diversity and Inclusion, Sex Discrimination, Stereotype
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Though I felt I was scaling mountains in Honors Bio during my sophomore year in high school and during six months of balancing equations, General Electric’s plan to “balance the equation” makes perfect sense to me…and likely to others. This year, General Electric, the science, technology, and engineering industry giant, revealed…
Read More Workplace Gender Disparity: Perceptions Are Not Always Reality
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Stereotype
“To be a woman in the United States is to feel unequal, despite great strides in gender equality, according to a wide-ranging poll about gender in postelection America released Tuesday. It’s catcalls on the street, disrespect at work, and unbalanced responsibilities at home.” (New York Times, 1/17/17). In spite of this, studies show a stark…
Read More RICHARD COHEN
Richard Cohen has litigated and arbitrated complex corporate, commercial and employment disputes for more than 35 years, and is a trusted advisor to business owners and in-house counsel both in the United States and internationally. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies, domestic and foreign commercial and investment banks, Pacific-rim corporations and real estate development companies, as well as start-up businesses throughout the United States.
AMY EPSTEIN GLUCK
Amy Epstein Gluck has represented individuals and corporate clients in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and various federal district courts for more than twenty years. Ms. Epstein Gluck’s current practice areas include employment law—advising on and drafting employment agreements; handling employment negotiations, severance agreements, noncompete and nondisclosure agreements, “wrongful terminations” and other EEO matters; representation at the EEOC level; advising employers about discrimination laws and how to remain in compliance, and employment negotiations.
