Erica N. Reib - O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C.

Erica leads O’Neil Cannon’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. She assists clients with employment discrimination litigation, non-competition and trade secret litigation, Occupational Safety and Health matters, wage and hour issues, NLRB and unfair labor practice matters, employment policy and agreement drafting and review, unemployment compensation, investigations and proper employment practices to avoid litigation.

Experience/Representative Client Work

Associate Attorney. Received reversal and remand on behalf of clients from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Hansen v. Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC, et al., No.13-3391 (7th Cir., Aug. 18, 2014) and Greengrass v. International Monetary Systems Ltd., No. 13-2901 (7th Cir., Jan. 12, 2015)
Legal Extern, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Mediation Division, 2011
Legal Extern, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Unit, 2009

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
Board Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Labor & Employment Section
Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Leadership Development Committee
Member, Co-Chair, of the Labor & Employment Law Discussion Group, Firm Liaison, Association for Women Lawyers
Member, Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association
Member, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Milwaukee Bar Association

Court Admissions

State Bar of Wisconsin
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Western District of Wisconsin
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Awards/Distinctions

Selected for inclusion in 2013–2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
Selected for inclusion on The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list, 2021–2024
Joseph E. O’Neill Prize for Student Writing, 2011
Martin J. Greenberg Award, 2011
Joseph E. Tierney, Jr. Award, 2011
Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Sports Law Review, 2010–2011
CALI Award, Employee Benefits, 2010
CALI Award, Professional Sports Law, 2010
CALI Award, Amateur Sports Law Workshop, 2010
Posner Pro Bono Society
Sports Law Certificate, National Sports Law Institute

Articles/Presentations

Co-Author, “Education on Unpaid Internships for the In-House Counsel,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
Co-Author, “Paying Employees Correctly Under the FLSA with Preliminary and Postliminary Activities,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
Co-Author, “A Primer for Inside Counsel on Donning & Doffing Under the FLSA,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
Co-Author, “Unpacking the Surprisingly Tricky ‘Regular Rate’ in Overtime Calculation,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
Co-Author, “A Primer for Inside Counsel on Meeting FLSA Overtime Exemption Tests,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
Co-Author, “Independent Contractors–Avoiding Misclassification Under the FLSA,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
“Ante Up or Fold: What Should Be Done About Gambling in College Sports?,” 21 Marq. Sports L.R. 621, 2011

Community Involvement

Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic, 2009–Present
Legal Action of Wisconsin Volunteer Lawyers Project, 2011–Present
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement, Inc., Board Member & Legal Committee Chair, 2015-Present
Centro Legal, Cetro LeGala Planning Committee, 2015–Present
Marquette Law School Reunion Planning Committee, 2015–2016
Marquette Law School Recent Alumni Event Planning Committee, 2014–Present
Milwaukee Justice Center, Volunteer & Firm Liaison, 2015–Present
MJC 5k Run for Justice, Committee Member, 2016–Present

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