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Erin M. Shaughnessy

Associate


Louisville

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Overview

Erin M. Shaughnessy is a litigation associate in the firm’s Louisville office. Erin represents employers in workplace law disputes and advises companies on compliance with a wide range of federal and state employment law and agency regulations.

Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Erin spent several years at a regional full-service law firm where she worked on labor and employment-related cases.

While in law school, Erin served as Senior Articles Editor for the University of Louisville Law Review and was a member of the Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Team. She completed externships with the Hon. Rebecca Grady Jennings of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, in the litigation department of a multi-state healthcare company, and in the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2019, magna cum laude, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
  • B.A., 2016, summa cum laude, Murray State University

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky
  • Indiana

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Louisville Society of Human Resource Management
  • Young Professionals of Louisville

Community Activities

  • Fund for the Arts NeXt! Ambassador Program (2022-2023)
  • Volunteer at Kentucky Center for the Arts (2017-2019)

Insights

  • Event

    11/14/24

    2024 Louisville Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar

    Erin M. Shaughnessy, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Todd B. Logsdon, Chantell C. Foley, Timothy J. Weatherholt, John Rogers, Laurel K. Cornell, George D. Adams

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  • Insights

    06/11/24

    Time’s Up: New Kentucky Law Reduces Time Employees Have to Bring Discrimination and Wage Lawsuits

    Emily N. Litzinger, Erin M. Shaughnessy

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  • Event

    11/16/23

    Louisville Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar

    Laurel K. Cornell, George D. Adams, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Erin M. Shaughnessy, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Timothy J. Weatherholt

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  • Insights

    04/07/23

    5 Things Kentucky Employers Need to Know About the State’s New Medical Cannabis Law

    Emily N. Litzinger, Erin M. Shaughnessy

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  • News

    03/22/23

    Fisher Phillips Adds Litigation Associate in Louisville

    Erin M. Shaughnessy

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