Overview
Attorney Ann Knuckles Mahoney's experience includes the following:
- Counseling employers on practices and procedures, such as employee handbooks and stand-alone policies
- Advising employers on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour laws and the classification of workers
- Assisting in defending clients in labor and employment-related litigation in a broad array of matters, such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour disputes
- Assisting in representing management in labor-related matters, including arbitration, the defense of unfair labor practice charges, and collective bargaining negotiations
During law school, Ann served as an Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial, and Commercial Law. She also received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Collective Bargaining Workshop and the Robert Lewis Prize upon commencement for academic excellence in Labor Law. Additionally, Ann worked as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Margo K. Brodie in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where her responsibilities included drafting proposed bench memoranda on pending employment discrimination cases. She then served as an Extern in the Employment Law division of the U.S. Postal Service’s New York Law Department.
Ann began her professional career as an HR Analyst and then as a Diversity Recruiter at a major financial services company. She later became an HR Generalist at a foundation that makes grants to higher education and cultural institutions involved in the humanities. In this position, she worked closely with the foundation’s HR Manager and General Counsel to assist in all aspects of human resources.
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Focus Areas
Experience
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Litigation – Labor and Employment (2022-2025)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Employment & Labor: Employer (2022-2023)
Credentials
Education
- Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2015)
- Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial, and Commercial Law
- University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 2007)
- The Wharton School, Concentrations in Management and Global Analysis
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Tennessee
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Professional & Community Involvement
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2022 Pathfinder
Media
Events
Past Events
- December 19, 2022
Insights
Insights
- BlogsNew York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act – New Obligations for Retail Workers Coming in 20255 minute read
- PublicationsOn Trend: New Pay Equity Laws Coming to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Vermont in 202513 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Honored for Excellence in the Legal Profession by Best Lawyers 2025
14 minute read - Media CoverageLaw360 Names the Twelve Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Who Moved Up the Ranks in Q1 20242 minute read
- BlogsMaryland Expected to Expand Pay Transparency Requirements in Fall 20247 minute read
- Media CoverageKevin Elkins, Clay Lee, Ann Knuckles Mahoney Featured in “Legal Notes: Epstein Becker Green Names Partners” ...2 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Six Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
10 minute read - Media Coverage
As Featured in Law360: Epstein Becker Promotions Inch Up with 12 Members Named
2 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Announces 2024 Promotions6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2024 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
12 minute read - Media CoverageAnn Knuckles Mahoney Quoted in “Caregiver Protections Gain Steam as Moms' Pay Gap Persists”3 minute read
- Media CoverageAnn Knuckles Mahoney Quoted in “US Soccer's Equal Pay Deal Resonates in World Cup Spotlight”3 minute read
- BlogsTime Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Training Time7 minute read
- BlogsMaryland Delays Implementation of State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program6 minute read
- BlogsPay Equity in Washington: Pay Transparency Comes to the Evergreen State6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Five Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
9 minute read - PublicationsNew York City Employers, Don’t Be Spooked: Everything You Need to Know About the Salary Transparency Law14 minute read
- Publications2022 Pay Equity Trends and Strategies for Complying with Pay Range Disclosure Requirements in New York City and California ...8 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
11 minute read - PublicationsVeto Overridden: Maryland Legislature Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program3 minute read
- BlogsUPDATE: Washington, D.C. Universal Paid Leave Increases Will Begin October 20222 minute read
- PublicationsMaryland Legislature Overrides Veto to Enact Paid Family and Medical Leave Program13 minute read
- Media CoverageAnn Knuckles Mahoney Quoted in “Former Felons Seeking Jobs Fight for Right to Explain Their Past”3 minute read
- Media CoverageAnn Knuckles Mahoney Quoted in “COVID-19 Tumult Softens Employers' Stance on Resume Gaps”2 minute read
- BlogsWashington, D.C. Announces FY 22 Universal Paid Leave Amounts2 minute read
- PublicationsNew York Expands Whistleblower Protections for Employees3 minute read
- PublicationsWhistleblower Notice Released by New York State Department of Labor3 minute read
- BlogsNew York’s Expanded Whistleblower Protections and Notice Requirements Take Effect January 26, 20222 minute read
- PublicationsNew York City Is Poised to Require Employers to Provide Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave6 minute read
- PublicationsWhistleblower Protections for Employees Expand in New York10 minute read
- PublicationsDistrict of Columbia Expands Universal Paid Leave for Families10 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsThirty-Five Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized as “Ones to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America 2022 ...5 minute read
- PublicationsAmendments to New York City's Fair Chance Act Require Most NYC Employers to Revamp Hiring Protocols22 minute read
- BlogsMassachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: The Latest Updates as Workers Begin to Use the Program5 minute read
- PublicationsLatest New York State Department of Labor Guidance Significantly Expands COVID-19 Sick Leave Obligations10 minute read
- PublicationsRoadmap to Compliance: Major Employment Laws Effective as of January 2021 and Beyond35 minute read
- Media Coverage
Epstein Becker Green Article on 2nd COVID-19 Relief Law Featured in “The Most-Read Employment Law360 Guests of 2020” ...
2 minute read - BlogsNew York State Proposes Paid Sick Leave Law Regulations and New York City Extends Deadline for Implementing Earned Sick Time ...5 minute read
- PublicationsSick and Safe Leave: NYS Releases FAQs and NYC Issues Notice14 minute read
- PublicationsNew York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act: New Amendments Conform Statute with State's Sick Leave Law, Require Prompt ...13 minute read
- PublicationsWage and Hour Considerations When Developing Modified Work Arrangements in Light of COVID-193 minute read
- PublicationsExecuting FLSA-Compliant Timekeeping Policies2 minute read
- BlogsNew York State Executive Order Requires Out-of-State Travelers to Quarantine and Amends Covid-19 Sick Leave Law ...8 minute read
- PublicationsNew York's Suffolk County Enacts "Ban the Box" Law8 minute read
- Media CoverageLaw360's Hottest Firms and Stories Features Epstein Becker Green Article on the COVID-19 Relief Bill2 minute read
- PublicationsWhat Employers Should Know About 2nd COVID-19 Relief Law2 minute read
- PublicationsFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act: Employers’ New Paid Family and Sick Leave Obligations19 minute read
- PublicationsUPDATE: U.S. House of Representatives Revises Paid Family Leave and Sick Time Provisions in COVID-19 Emergency Aid Bill ...8 minute read
- PublicationsU.S. House of Representatives Passes Sweeping COVID-19 Emergency Aid Bill That Guarantees Paid Sick Time and Family Leave ...19 minute read
- BlogsColorado Officially Increases the Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees and Makes Changes for Non-Exempt ...5 minute read