Evan litigates a wide array of employment disputes before state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies. Evan has experience handling matters at all phases of the litigation process and also assists clients in resolving their disputes through mediation and settlement.
Evan’s practice also includes advising clients on a range of issues, including compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws as well as drafting and negotiating employment agreements.
Prior to joining Mintz, Evan was an associate at an Albany, New York-based law firm, where he represented and counseled clients in labor and employment matters. Evan began his legal career as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Labor and Employment division at the New York City Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel, where he represented the City of New York in a broad spectrum of labor and employment disputes. Earlier in his career, Evan also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judith C. McCarthy in the Southern District of New York.
In law school, Evan was a member of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy team, where he competed in interschool competitions and served as the business editor on the executive board for the 2014-2015 school year.
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New York State Enacts Pay Transparency Law
December 23, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
NYC Proposes Rules in Advance of 2023 Automated Employment Decision Tools Law
November 4, 2022 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey
NLRB’s Newly-Proposed Joint-Employer Standard Puts Employers on Notice
September 16, 2022 | Blog | By Richard Block, Danielle Dillon, Evan Piercey
The NLRB’s Busy July – A Harbinger of Future Coordinated Federal Action Between the NLRB, FTC, and DOJ
August 15, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Tinny Song, Richard Block
EEOC Issues Guidance Addressing How the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions Could Violate the ADA
June 8, 2022 | Blog | By Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey
New York City Commission on Human Rights Provides Salary Range Transparency Act Guidance
April 11, 2022 | Blog | By Danielle Dillon, Evan Piercey, Michael Arnold, Jennifer Rubin
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has released a Fact Sheet entitled Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements, which provides much-welcomed guidance to employers on the NYC Salary Range Transparency Act. Some questions, however, remain unanswered.
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New York State HERO Act Designation Expires
March 21, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey
On March 17, 2022, the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under the HERO Act ended. The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) declined to extend this designation. The most immediate effect of this designation ending is that the activation of workplace exposure prevention plans mandated under the HERO Act is over.
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(Updated) A Comprehensive Breakdown of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rule
January 12, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Jennifer Rubin, David Barmak, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Danielle Bereznay, Danielle Dillon, Nicole Rivers, Paul Huston, Emma Follansbee
Read Mintz’s comprehensive analysis of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard pertaining to workplace COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for employers with 100 or more employees.
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New York State Department of Health Issues Updated Interim COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance
January 7, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
On January 4, 2022, and faced with record numbers of COVID-19 cases in New York State, the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) issued Interim Updated Isolation & Quarantine Guidance. The Interim Guidance aligns NYSDOH’s isolation and quarantine recommendations for the general population with the guidance issued by the CDC on December 27, 2021, which the CDC has updated repeatedly since then, and about which we previously reported on here. This Interim Guidance also supersedes the essential worker portion of NYSDOH’s December 24, 2021 shortened isolation guidance, although the portion pertaining to healthcare workers remains in effect. We will continue to provide updates on NYSDOH’s recommendations, as well as those issued by other public health agencies, as events continue to unfold.
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New York Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations for HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee Requirement
January 4, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Michael Arnold
The New York State Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations interpreting and further defining the contours of the HERO Act’s joint labor-management workplace safety committees. We summarize the proposed regulations below.
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Mintz recently filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to protect access to emergency care for pregnant women under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States that the Court will hear on April 24th.
Appellate Split Muddies Path For NY Pay Frequency Suits
February 26, 2024
Associate Evan Piercey recently spoke to Law360 about the challenges facing federal courts in New York due to conflicting decisions from state appeals courts regarding the enforcement of weekly pay requirements.
New York Governor Voices Concerns About Proposed Noncompete Ban
December 5, 2023
Legal Dive quoted a recent article written by Mintz attorneys Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Corbin Carter, and Evan Piercey in a story discussing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s concerns surrounding a proposed noncompete ban.
Keeping Tabs On Fight Over Board Diversity Rule At 5th Circ.
November 8, 2023
ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin, and Associates Danielle Dillon and Evan Piercey co-authored an article in Law360 on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's rejection of a challenge to Nasdaq's diversity rule.
Unanswered Questions In The Wake Of New York’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban: Where Does The Bill Leave Employers?
August 14, 2023
Member Andrew Bernstein and Associates Corbin Carter and Evan Piercey co-authored an article published by the New York Law Journal summarizing the proposed New York legislation on non-competes.
The Future Of AI: Will It Change Life In NYC For Better Or Worse?
February 13, 2023
Associate Evan Piercey was interviewed by New York City local news station PIX11 on the use of AI in the workplace and the ways in which New York City is attempting to control the evolving technology through the implementation of Local Law 144, which will regulate the use of AI tools.
NYC’s New AI Hiring Law Won’t Be Enforced Until April
January 13, 2023
NYC Local Law 144 And The New Frontier Of Algorithmic Decision-Making In The Workplace: What Employers Need To Know As They Prepare For 2023 And Beyond
December 12, 2022
Mintz Of Counsel Michelle Capezza and Associates Evan Piercey and Corbin Carter co-authored an article published in the New York Law Journal which analyzes NYC Local Law 144, its impact on employers in New York City and their use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs).
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Mintz recently filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to protect access to emergency care for pregnant women under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States that the Court will hear on April 24th.
Associate Evan Piercey recently spoke to Law360 about the challenges facing federal courts in New York due to conflicting decisions from state appeals courts regarding the enforcement of weekly pay requirements.
