Molly Connor
Associate
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Phone: +1 215 979 1849
- Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Molly Connor practices in the area of employment law. Ms. Connor focuses her practice in employment litigation, including the defense of employment discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour litigation, and employment contract matters. She counsels clients on employment policies and procedures, including the preparation of human resource policies, wage and hour compliance, employee terminations, and harassment and discrimination prevention. Ms. Connor drafts employment policies, severance agreements, restrictive covenants and arbitration agreements.
Ms. Connor served as law clerk to the Hon. Mark A. Kearney of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Connor is a 2021 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she was federal courts and submissions editor of the Notre Dame Law Review, and a cum laude graduate of Boston College.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 2021
- Federal Courts and Submissions Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 96 - Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education, M.E.T., 2017
- Boston College, B.A., cum laude, 2015
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2021-2023, 2024-present - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Mark A. Kearney
Professional Activities
- Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Selected Publications
- Co-author, “In First Impression Case, Third Circuit Greenlights Deductions from Exempt Employees Paid Time Off Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” Duane Morris Alert, March 23, 2023
- Co-author, “New York City Amends and Delays Salary Range Transparency Act,” Duane Morris Alert, June 15, 2022
- Co-author, “IS IT TIME TO SPRING CLEAN YOUR WAGE AND HOUR PRACTICES? Five Common Pitfalls and Strategies for Minimizing Risk,” American Seniors Housing Association Special Issue Brief, Spring 2022
- Co-author, “New OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard: Vaccinations, Testing and Face Coverings,” Duane Morris Alert, November 8, 2021
- Co-author, “NLRB General Counsel Memo Reinstates Position That Certain College Athletes Are Statutory Employees Under the NLRA,” Duane Morris Alert, October 12, 2021
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “Nipping Retaliation Claims in the Bud,” Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, July 12th, 2022