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Erin

Erin O. Sweeney

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Erin Sweeney is a proactive and client-centered counselor with significant experience providing strategic and pragmatic day-to-day advice on employment and labor issues, in both unionized and nonunionized workplaces, and to clients ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 companies.

Her background includes providing a full-spectrum of employment advice for local, national and international employers on a wide array of issues related to state and federal employment and labor laws, internal policies and compliance issues, leaves and accommodations, discipline and termination, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, risk management, dispute resolution and workplace best practices.

With well over a decade of experience exclusively in labor and employment law, Erin's practice also focuses on defending matters in state and federal courts, arbitration, and administrative forums such as the EEOC, DOL, NLRB and state agencies. She also provides tactical advice to employers on labor organizing campaigns, wage and hour audits, internal communications, workplace trainings, avoiding unfair labor practice charges and other day-to-day human resources issues.

Erin has also successfully represented employers during R-petition hearings, unfair labor practice charges, grievance proceedings, labor arbitrations, strikes and lockouts, benefit and trust fund audits and collective bargaining.

Professional Experience

Littler Mendelson P.C., Of Counsel (2019-2020)

Calibrate HR Law, Owner and Attorney (2014-2019)

Fisher & Phillips, Attorney (2011-2014)

Smith Freed & Eberhard, Attorney (2010-2011)

Ryley Carlock & Applewhite

Attorney (2004-2010)
Summer Associate (2003)

Community Involvement

Oregon Women Lawyers

Member (2010-Present)
Freelance Lawyers Group, Co-Chair (2017-2019)

Arizona State University Alumni Association, Oregon Chapter

Member (2010-Present)
Board Member (2011-2015)

Oregon State Bar

Labor and Employment Law Section, Member (2010-Present)
Quality of Life Committee, Member (2014-2015)

Arizona State Bar, Member (2004-Present)

Multnomah Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

Oregon Labor and Employment Relations Association, Member

Society for Human Resource Management, Member

Portland Human Resource Management Association, Member

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Arizona, Fundraising Team Lead (2005-2010)

International Cancer Advocacy Network, Fundraising Committee Member (2005-2007)

Thought Leadership

October 6 - December 8, 2021Event / CLE
'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Webinar Series
Lane Powell | Virtual
October 20, 2021Event / CLE
Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workplace Policies and Infrastructures
Lane Powell 'Best Practices For Best Employers™' Webinar Series | Virtual
July 28, 2021Event / CLE
Creating and Supporting a Culture of Respect and Inclusion
Oregon Health Care Association | Tigard, Oregon
November 9, 2020News
Sweeney Joins Labor, Employment & Benefits Team
Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

Labor, Employment & Benefits

Education

Seattle University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2004
Arizona State University, B.A., Journalism/Public Relations, cum laude, 2001

Admissions

Oregon
Arizona
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Honors

“Oregon Rising Star,” Thomson Reuters, Employment & Labor (2012-2014)

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