Maria C. Rodriguez

Maria C. Rodriguez advises US and international corporations with regard to employment law compliance and mergers and acquisitions; and defends employment cases and class action litigation. She is a trusted advisor to clients helping them avoid or resolve disputes and protect resources through proactive and strategic planning. She is experienced working with clients in the sports, media and entertainment, technology, food and restaurant, airline, transportation and distribution, health care and fashion industries. Read Maria Rodriguez's full bio.

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Emerging Trends Alert | Filling in the Gaps: Pay Equity

By Ellen M. Bronchetti, Jeffrey Holdvogt, Ron Holland, Andrew Liazos, Maria C. Rodriguez & Michelle S. Strowhiro on March 5, 2019

Posted in Employment, Executive Compensation

In a presentation at McDermott’s Employment and Employee Benefits Forum, our lawyers discuss the patchwork of state and local laws surrounding pay equity for similarly situated employees doing the same job. Particularly in California, new developments have emerged further clarifying pay equity laws. For best practices, they recommend:

Establishing compensation ranges across substantially similar jobs

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Worker Classification: Complications Beyond the Front Page

By Ellen M. Bronchetti, Ron Holland, Maureen O'Brien, Maria C. Rodriguez & Erin Turley on February 7, 2019

Posted in Employee Benefits, Employment

When California’s Dynamex decision rolled out the “ABC test”, it placed the burden on the employer to prove independent contractor (IC) status. In a presentation at the Employment and Employee Benefits Forum in California, McDermott’s lawyers discussed the implications of Dynamex, as it applies to various types of employers as well as those using…