Skip to main content

Evan M. Piercey

Associate

[email protected]

+1.212.692.6723

Share:

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.

viewpoints

New York has greatly expanded its “whistleblower” law. The amendments to New York Labor Law §740 go into effect on January 26, 2022 and undoubtedly enhance employee protections and require New York employers to take certain steps to come into compliance. We discuss in greater detail below.
Read more
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has published guidance regarding employee cannabis use. 
Read more
The New York State Department of Health Commissioner has extended the designation of COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health in New York State” until October 31, 2021.
Read more
Read less

News & Press

Press Release Thumbnail Mintz

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.

News Thumbnail Mintz

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.

News Thumbnail Mintz

Legal Dive quoted a recent article written by Mintz attorneys Michael ArnoldAndrew BernsteinCorbin Carter, and Evan Piercey in a story discussing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s concerns surrounding a proposed noncompete ban.

News Thumbnail Mintz

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.

News Thumbnail Mintz

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.

News Thumbnail Mintz

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.

News Thumbnail Mintz

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).

Read less

Publications

Co-author, "Contract Corner," The Licensing Journal (November-December 2023).

Read less