Muskat Devine Senior Associate Mariah Berry Quoted in Law360 Article on New Pay Transparency Developments 

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Muskat Devine Senior Associate Mariah Berry has been featured in a Law360 Employment Authority article on new pay transparency law developments.   The article, headlined “5 New Pay Transparency Laws With Effective Dates to Watch” (subscription required), details the changes that states and cities are making to “narrow the race and gender pay gap by requiring …read more »

Muskat Devine Senior Associate Mariah Berry Named to 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation  

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Muskat Devine Senior Associate Mariah Berry has been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, a guide to the country’s next generation of legal leaders.  “The lawyers featured here are, for the first time, global, reflecting our fervent belief that is the future of law,” wrote Lawdragon publisher Katrina Dewey in …read more »

Mariah Berry Featured in The Texas Lawbook on Strategies for Avoiding the Gender Pay Gap

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The Texas Lawbook has published a guest article by Muskat Devine attorney Mariah Berry exploring strategies employers can use to achieve pay equity.   The article, “The Gender Pay Gap: Strategies for Avoiding and Addressing Pay Equity in the Workplace” (subscription required), was written by Ms. Berry to commemorate Women’s History Month.  “As a management-side labor …read more »

To Pay or Not to Pay: When are Bonuses Earned and Payable?

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Employers often offer bonuses that are conditional on the employee’s fulfillment of certain requirements, including continued employment on the payout date. When an employee fails to fulfill the required condition, the employer may want the employee to forfeit the right to any portion of the bonus. Whether an employer can require employees to forfeit their …read more »

Don’t Forget About the Obligations Surrounding Virtual I-9 Verification

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On April 25, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a six-month extension until October 31, 2022, of the policy allowing remote or virtual verification of the documentation required for a Form I-9 when an employee is working remotely. And while many employers relied heavily on this …read more »

‘Inclusion is Not Assimilation:’ Muskat Devine Attorney Mariah Berry Featured in Texas Lawbook on Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion

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  In recognition of Black History Month, Texas Lawbook has published an article by Muskat Devine attorney Mariah Berry on law firm diversity. “Law Firm Culture: Inclusion Is Not Assimilation” (subscription required) discusses why the biggest impediment to achieving true diversity in the legal profession is not recruiting diverse attorneys but retaining them. The reason: …read more »