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 2013–2022 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
- Selected for inclusion on The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list, 2021–2023
- 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
In The News
- Employment LawScene Alert: Dust Off Those Handbooks–The NLRB Has Changed Its Rules (Again)
- 19 O’Neil Cannon Lawyers Selected as 2024 Best Lawyers®; Another 4 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Employment LawScene Alert: Pregnant and Nursing Employees Have Newly Expanded Rights
- O’Neil Cannon Serves as Legal Advisor to i3 Product Development in Its Sale to Helios Technologies
- Employment LawScene Alert: Religious Accommodation in Employment Will Have Its Day at the High Court
- Super Lawyers Recognizes 25 O’Neil Cannon Attorneys
- Employment LawScene Alert: Vote! And Remember That Your Employees are Entitled to Time Off to Vote!
- 19 OCHDL Lawyers Selected as 2023 Best Lawyers®; Another 4 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Erica Reib Reelected to the Board of the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Section
- Employment LawScene Alert: Union Organization Is On the Rise
- Joseph Gumina, Grant Killoran, and Erica Reib Published in the Wisconsin Lawyer
- Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Issues Details of Vaccine Mandate
- 19 OCHDL Lawyers Selected as 2022 Best Lawyers®; Another 5 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Employment LawScene Alert: What Does President Biden’s Executive Order on Non-Competes Mean for Wisconsin Employers?
- Employment LawScene Alert: What Does the CDC’s New Mask Guidance Mean for Employers?
- Employment LawScene Alert: American Rescue Plan Extends Tax Credits for COVID-Related Leave
- Employment LawScene Alert: Biden Administration Supports New Laws Protecting Employees from Discrimination
- Employment LawScene Alert: The Biden Administration Tackles Wage and Hour Issues
- Employment LawScene Alert: What’s a Biden Presidency Going to Mean for Employers? An Overview
- 21 Firm Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
- Employment LawScene Alert: The Election Is Almost Here—Voting Leave in Wisconsin
- Employment LawScene Alert: DOL Updates FFCRA Leave Regulations
- 20 OCHDL Lawyers Selected as 2021 Best Lawyers®; Another 5 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Face Covering Order Issued – Effective August 1, 2020
- OCHDL Creates New Health Care Law Blog
- Employment LawScene Alert: Supreme Court Rules that Title VII Prohibition on Sex Discrimination Protects Gay and Transgender Employees
- Attorneys Erica Reib, Joe Newbold, and Grant Killoran Featured in Wisconsin Lawyer
- Employment LawScene Alert: When Are My Employees Entitled to Leave under the FFCRA because their Children are Home from School or Daycare?
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Extends Safer at Home Order
- Employment LawScene Alert: DOL Issues FFCRA Regulations on Paid Leave
- Employment LawScene Alert: Safer at Home FAQs and COVID-19 Response Plans
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin and City of Milwaukee Safer at Home Orders Issued – Effective March 25, 2020
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin to Put in Place Safer at Home Order
- Employment LawScene Alert: President Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act Expanding Employees’ FMLA Rights and Mandating Paid Sick Leave
- 18 OCHDL Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Issues NEW Ban on Mass Gatherings of 10 or More People–What Does That Mean for My Business?
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Bans Mass Gatherings of 50 or More People–What Does That Mean For My Business?
- Employment LawScene Alert: Can I Send My Sick Employee Home?
- Employment LawScene Alert: Worried that Your Employee Has the Flu? Or is it Coronavirus?! Here are Some Things to Consider
- Employment LawScene Alert: Happy Holidays! Here’s a Lawsuit!
- O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing Elects JB Koenings and Erica Reib as Shareholders
- Employment LawScene Alert: Documentation Matters!
- Erica Reib Reelected to the Board of the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Section
- Employment LawScene Alert: The EEOC has Started Collecting Required Pay Data: Do You Need to Report and Are You Ready?
- Employment LawScene Alert: Employers Should Confirm that their I-9s Are in Order
- Employment LawScene Alert: It’s Too Cold to Work – How Employers Should Handle Wage Deductions in Inclement Weather
- Employment LawScene Alert: Company Holiday Parties & Tips for Avoiding Liability
- Employment LawScene Alert: Voting Leave In Wisconsin – What You Need to Know
- Employment LawScene Alert: Employers Must Review their Background Check Processes to Ensure Compliance with New Rules
- #MeToo: Sexual Harassment Claims and Misconduct
- Employment LawScene Alert: Ruling on Marquette Professor Contains Lessons for Private Employers
- Employment LawScene Alert: Supreme Court Decides Class-Action Waivers Are Enforceable for Employees
- Employment LawScene Alert: Employers Should Review Their Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements
- Seventeen Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
- Employment LawScene Alert: Multi-Month Need for Leave Disqualifies Employee from ADA Protections
- Employment LawScene Alert: Court Invalidates Expanded Overtime Rule
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Right-to-Work
- Congress Contemplates “Comp Time” Bill
- Don’t Forget about DOL’s New Overtime Rules Just Yet
- Employment LawScene Alert: What President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Could Mean for Employers
- OSHA New Anti-Retaliation Rules Goes Into Effect December 1, 2016
- BREAKING: New DOL Overtime Rule Will Not Go Into Effect December 1
- Federal District Court to Rule November 22, 2016 on Attempt to Block New Overtime Rules
- Nineteen Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
- Employment LawScene Alert: Voting Leave – What Wisconsin Employers Need to Know
- Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Delays Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions
- Employment LawScene Alert: Employers Must Update Their FLSA Posters
- Employment LawScene Alert: Increased OSHA Penalties Now In Place
- Employment LawScene Alert: EEOC Introduces Proposed Changes to EEO-1 Reporting That Could Reveal Pay Discrimination
- Your Leased Employees May Now Join a Union with Your Regular Employees – And They Don’t Need to Ask Your Permission
- Your Leased Employees May Now Join a Union with Your Regular Employees – And They Don’t Need to Ask Your Permission
- Erica N. Reib Elected to the Board of the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Section
- Employment LawScene Alert: Your Arbitration Agreements with Employees May Be Invalid
- Employment LawScene Alert: New OSHA Anti-Retaliation Provision Requires Employers to Rethink Their Safety-Related Policies
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin to Implement Drug Testing Rules for Unemployment Recipients
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals Issues Decision on Meaning of “Substantial Fault” in Unemployment
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Enacts Law on Franchisor Joint Employer Liability
- Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Donning and Doffing Decision
- Employment LawScene Alert: How Wisconsin’s Knife Law Reform Impacts Employers
- Employment LawScene Alert: EEOC Issues Draft Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues
- ADA Website Compliance Cases Move Forward; Senators Urge Regulatory Action
- Employment LawScene Alert: IRS Delays Affordable Care Act Reporting
- Employment LawScene Alert: Seventh Circuit Rules That EEOC Must Try to Resolve Disputes Through Conciliation Before Filing Suit
- Is Your Company’s Website Compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
- Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Penalties to Dramatically Increase in 2016
- Twenty Attorneys Elected to the Wisconsin Super Lawyers Lists
- Employment LawScene Alert: NLRB Adopts New Test for Joint Employer Status
- Employment LawScene Alert: Making Sure Your Wellness Program Complies With the Law
- Employment LawScene Alert: DOL Memo States That Most Workers Are Employees Under the FLSA
- Employment LawScene Alert: Transgender Employees & Bathrooms—What Should an Employer Do?
- Employment LawScene Alert: Supreme Court Sets Standard for EEOC Conciliation Efforts
- Attorneys Gumina and Reib Publish Labor and Employment Law Article Series in InsideCounsel Magazine
- Employment LawScene Alert: NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Employee Handbooks
- Employment LawScene Alert: Governor Walker Signs Right-to-Work Bill
- Employment LawScene Alert: Religious Accommodations and Your Workplace
- Employment LawScene Alert: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on the EEOC’s Duty to Conciliate
- Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Implements New Reporting Requirements
- Employment LawScene Alert: NLRB Decides that Workers Can Use Their Employers Email — Even for Union Organizing
