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Morgan McDonald-Ramos

Associate

Morgan McDonald-Ramos

Associate

Morgan McDonald is an associate working in the firm’s Litigation Department. Based in the Boston office, she is a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

During the summer of 2018, Morgan was a summer associate with Foley. Prior to that, she was a judicial intern at the Essex Probate and Family Court. She also worked as a research assistant for a legal writing professor.

Before attending law school, Morgan worked as a paralegal at a boutique litigation firm that specialized in commercial litigation, employment law, and college and university law.

Presentations and Publications

  • Author, “Home Sweet Home? Determining Habitual Residence Within the Meaning of the Hague Convention,” 59 B.C.L. Rev. E. Supp. 427 (2018)
September 12, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

DOJ's New Initiative Puts Title IX Compliance in Spotlight

Recent months have ushered in a series of directives from the federal government regarding the applicability and enforcement of certain...
June 23, 2025 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

First Circuit Concludes Employee’s Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims are Preempted by Federal Law

The U.S Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (covering Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island) recently...
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June 17, 2024 Labor & Employment Law Perspectives

Vermont Becomes Latest State to Enact Pay Transparency Law

Vermont has joined the growing list of jurisdictions with pay transparency laws.
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May 28, 2024 Blogs

Proposed Warehouse Worker Protection Act Could Have Major Implications for Businesses Employing Warehouse Workers

On May 2, 2024, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation they say will help protect warehouse workers from injury by placing limitations on, and requiring disclosure of, workplace quotas.
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August 17, 2023

Ensuring Child Labor Law Compliance Amid Growing Scrutiny

In February, the New York Times published an investigative report regarding alleged employment of underage migrants, many from Central America, at U.S. companies. While employment of certain minors is permitted under federal and state law, there are restrictions regarding the type of work, schedule and hours that minors may work.
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March 27, 2023 Blogs

The Third Circuit Concludes that “Salary” Does Not Include PTO

On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (covering Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) held that paid time off is not part of an employee’s salary for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act.