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Pierce Blue

E. Pierce Blue

Of Counsel

Washington, DC Phone +1.202.739.5459 Fax +1.202.739.3001

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW//Washington, DC 20004-2541//United States

Edward (Pierce) Blue counsels clients on labor and employment matters, including compliance with the ADA, GINA, and Title VII, and helps clients create safe, respectful, diverse, and inclusive workplaces. Pierce is a leader of the firm’s Reproductive Rights Task Force, member of the labor and employment practice’s COVID-19 Task Force and works in collaboration with the workplace culture consulting and workplace government relations and regulation teams. As a former attorney-advisor to a commissioner at the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a former labor policy advisor on Capitol Hill, Pierce provides insight into all aspects of employment civil rights policy and enforcement.

Pierce assists employers with complex employment law matters and uses his broad knowledge of employment law policy and enforcement to help companies maintain effective compliance policies and procedures.

While at the EEOC, Pierce provided legal counsel and strategic guidance on a range of issues, including disability rights, LGBT rights, pregnancy accommodation, harassment, and criminal records. Pierce also negotiated and drafted key EEOC policy statements in the disability and LGBT rights fields.

As a labor policy advisor on Capitol Hill, Pierce counseled committee leadership on legislation and oversight related to the EEOC and US Department of Labor, including wage and hour and paid leave issues.

Pierce continues to write regularly on key employment law topics and his articles have been cited in several published federal court decisions.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Pierce served as a foreign service officer at the US Department of State, advising senior executive branch and congressional officials on political developments related to Central America, Taiwan, and China.

Awards and Affiliations

Former Attorney-Advisor to Commissioner Chai R. Feldblum, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2012-2018

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, 2009, J.D., cum laude
  • College of William & Mary, 2006, B.A., Government, cum laude

Services

Regions

Trending Topics

Events

7/14/2022 - ERISA Industry Committee - Breaking Down Dobbs: Employer Considerations in a Complicated Landscape
6/30/2022 - Post–Dobbs Considerations for Employers

News

12/7/2022 - Financial Times Ranks Morgan Lewis Among Most Innovative Law Firms in North America
11/9/2022 - Abortion Rights Bolstered at State Level, HR Magazine
11/2/2022 - 2022 Ballot Measures Will Address Abortion, Marijuana and Minimum Wage, HR Magazine
7/27/2022 - Fresh Attention on Genetic Bias Law May Spark More Claims, Law360
7/14/2022 - Employers Must Keep Up with State Constitutions’ Changing Abortion Protections, SHRM
8/9/2021 - Consider These Steps When Asking Employees About Vaccination Status, HR Magazine
8/6/2021 - With Mask, Vaccine Mandates on the Rise, Employers Have Options — But Consistency Is Key, HR Dive
6/11/2021 - Here’s What Employers Need to Know About OSHA’s COVID-19 Directives, HR Magazine
5/28/2021 - EEOC Greenlights Coronavirus Vaccine Requirements, Incentives — with Some Limits, HR Drive
5/20/2021 - Employers Should Be Cautious When Asking About Vaccination Status, HR Magazine
5/18/2021 - Managing Workplace Mask Requirements as Restrictions Are Lifted, HR Magazine

Publications

1/19/2023 - The State of Reproductive Rights as of January 2023, Lexis Practical Guidance
1/9/2023 - NYC Postpones Enforcement of AI Bias Law Until April 2023 and Revises Proposed Rules
1/5/2023 - Congress Enacts New Employment Protections for Pregnant Employees and Nursing Mothers
1/5/2023 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of January 2023
11/28/2022 - US Midterms Set Stage for Future Reproductive Rights Action at State Level, International Employment Lawyer
11/18/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of November 18
11/5/2022 - Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to Harvard and UNC Race-Conscious Admission Programs, Practical Guidance
11/1/2022 - Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to Harvard and UNC Race-Conscious Admission Programs
10/27/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of October 26
10/11/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of October 11
10/4/2022 - New York City Proposes New Rules to Clarify Law on Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence
9/29/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of September 29
9/21/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of September 21
9/13/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of September 13
8/31/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of August 30
8/23/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of August 23
8/19/2022 - What Employers Should Know About Mpox, Bloomberg Law
8/11/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of August 10
8/3/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of August 3
7/27/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of July 27
7/19/2022 - Dobbs – US Government’s Response and Its Impact on the Healthcare Industry
7/19/2022 - Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs: The State of Reproductive Rights as of July 19
7/14/2022 - EEOC Updates Guidance on Employer COVID-19 Testing Programs
7/14/2022 - Post-Dobbs, States Seek to Define Laws Around Abortion Access
6/24/2022 - Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health: Implications for Employers and Employer Plan Sponsors
5/25/2022 - Takeaways From EEOC Guidance on Bias in AI-Enabled Hiring, Law360
5/20/2022 - EEOC Releases Guidance on Algorithms, AI, and Disability Discrimination in Hiring
5/10/2022 - LawFlash: Considerations for Employers and Employer Plan Sponsors Related to Potential Changes in the Effect of Roe v. Wade
5/6/2022 - Considerations for Employers and Employer Plan Sponsors Related to Potential Changes in the Effect of Roe v. Wade
4/26/2022 - Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Act Signed into Law, Limiting Employers’ Mandatory DEI Training
3/15/2022 - Florida ‘Stop WOKE’ Bill Could Impact Employers’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts
2/28/2022 - CDC Guidance Drops Mask Recommendation in Most Indoor Settings
2/16/2022 - Bill Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Misconduct Expected to Become Law
1/14/2022 - Supreme Court Reimposes Stay on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard, Allows CMS Rule to Go Forward
1/7/2022 - Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on OSHA ETS and CMS Rule on Vaccination
12/8/2021 - Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Stayed Nationwide
11/10/2021 - OSHA ETS Is Temporarily Stayed; State Legal Developments Merit Attention
11/5/2021 - Landmark OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Requires COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing
10/28/2021 - EEOC Updates Guidance on Religious and Pregnancy COVID-19 Vaccine Accommodations
10/26/2021 - EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Religious and Pregnancy Vaccine Accommodations
10/25/2021 - Arkansas Law Requires Employers to Accept Testing Alternative to COVID-19 Vaccination
10/1/2021 - Covid-19 Booster Shots: Legal Issues for Employers, Bloomberg Law
9/27/2021 - US Government Issues Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Federal Contractors & Subcontractors
9/10/2021 - New Vaccine Requirements for Covered Federal Contractors and Private Employers with 100+ Employees
8/13/2021 - Return-to-Work Considerations for Vaccines and Re-Openings, Bloomberg
7/29/2021 - CDC Releases New Guidance on Mask Usage Amid Flurry of COVID-19 Activity
6/21/2021 - Bostock and the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Rights, International Employment Lawyer
6/15/2021 - LawFlash: OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Employers and Directs All Other Employers to Nonbinding Guidance
6/11/2021 - OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Employers and Directs All Other Employers to Nonbinding Guidance
6/8/2021 - LawFlash: EEOC Updates Technical Guidance on COVID-19 with Focus on Vaccine Records and Incentives
6/3/2021 - Questions Remain After EEOC's Vaccine Guidance Update, Law360
6/1/2021 - EEOC Updates Technical Guidance on COVID-19 with Focus on Vaccine Records and Incentives
5/20/2021 - Updated CDC and OSHA Guidance on Mask Usage and Effects on Retail Employers
5/18/2021 - LawFlash: CDC Updates Guidance to Permit Vaccinated Workers to Remove Masks in Most Indoor Settings
5/14/2021 - CDC Updates Guidance to Permit Vaccinated Workers to Remove Masks in Most Indoor Settings
2015 - Job Functions, Standards, and Accommodations under the ADA: Recent EEOC Decisions, St. Louis University Journal of Health Law and Policy, Vol. 9
1/1/2014 - Wellness Programs, the ADA, and GINA: Framing the Conflict, Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal, Vol. 31
December 2012 - Arguing Disability under the ADA Amendments Act: Where Do We Stand? Federal Lawyer