Debra S. Katz's Attorney Publications

Debra Katz and Alexandria Smith, "The Line Between a Demanding Workplace and a Demeaning One," Bloomberg Law (November 3, 2021)
Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, "Bloomberg nondisclosure agreements controversy misses why victims can want them." NBC News (February 22, 2020).
Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, "Banning confidentiality agreements won't solve sexual harassment." Washington Post (December 10, 2019).
Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, "Setting the Record Straight: Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's Legal Team Speaks Out." Ms. Magazine (October 9, 2019).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, "Blue states are leading in sexual harassment reforms. Red states are leaving women behind." Washington Post (July 23, 2019).
Debra Katz and Matthew LaGarde, "INSIGHT: The Societal Reckoning Caused by the #MeToo Movement Must Now Translate into Legal Reform." Bloomberg Law (June 6, 2018).
Debra Katz, "30 Million Women can't sue their Employer over Harassment. Hopefully that's changing." Washington Post (May 18, 2018).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, "Sexual harassment stakes huge for low-income women. Will #MeToo help them too?" USA Today (December 8, 2017).
Debra Katz, "Emerging Issues in Whistleblower Law and Retaliation," ALI-CLE's The Practical Lawyer (December, 2017).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, "Discrimination isn't just a Difference of Opinion - it's a Violation of the Law," Huffington Post (August 21, 2017).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, "Betsy DeVos' Title IX approach fails to trust women who report sexual assault," USA Today (August 3, 2017).
Debra Katz and Mehreen Rasheed, "Confronting Bias To Improve Workplace Well-Being," Law360 (July 12, 2017).
Debra Katz and Mehreen Rasheed, "New Policies Pose Threat to Immigrant Workplace Rights," Law360 (April 17, 2017).
Debra Katz and Aaron Blacksberg, "Racial Harassment and Retaliation: the Employee Perspective," Law360 (April 12, 2017).
Debra Katz and Aaron Blacksberg, "Whistleblower Protections vs. Confidentiality Obligations," Law360 (March 17, 2017).
Debra Katz and Aaron Blacksberg, "Federal Whistleblower Protections May Face Greatest Test Yet," Law360 (January 25, 2017).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, "How Sexual Harassment Stays Hidden," Law360 (October 30, 2016).
Debra Katz and Matthew LaGarde, "OPINION: Employee Political Coercion Protections are Weak," Law360 (October 18, 2016).
Debra Katz and Hannah Alejandro, "Ailes Scandal Puts Sex Discrimination Issues in Plain View," Law360 (Aug. 19, 2016).
Debra Katz and Colleen Coveney, "Title IX Enforcement: A Lack of Institutional Support," Law360 (Jun. 20, 2016).
Debra Katz and Matthew LaGarde, "A Victory For SOX Whistleblowers In Recent DOL Decision," Law360 (Apr. 27, 2016).
Debra Katz and Danielle Brian, “Whistleblowers in Congress need protection,” USA Today (Nov. 19, 2015).
Debra Katz, “Navigating the Maze of Private Sector Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Laws,” in Employment Law Institute 2015 381 (Practicing Law Institute, 2015).
Debra Katz and Alexis Ronickher, "Ignoring Issues Raised By Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Only Compounds the Problem," Corporate Compliance Insights (Sept. 11, 2015).
Gaylynn Burroughs and Debra Katz "Won't Back Down," Ms. Magazine (Summer 2015).
Debra Katz and David Marshall, “The Senate ‘Makes Good’ On Congress’ Antitrust Promises,” Law360 (Aug. 6, 2015).
Matthew Stiff and Debra Katz, "Whistleblower Policies Could Create Contractual Rights," Law360 (Mar. 27, 2015).
Debra Katz and Matthew LaGarde, “4th Circ. Reminds Whistleblowers Of Their Role And Rights,” Law360 (Feb. 10, 2015).
Alexis Ronickher and Debra Katz, “A Tale Of 2 Circ. Court Whistleblower Cases,” Law360 (Dec. 5, 2014).
Debra Katz and Abigail Cook-Mack, “Minority Rules,” Ms. Magazine (Nov. 15, 2013).
Alexis Ronickher and Debra Katz, “A Powerful Tool To Effectively Fight Fraud,” Law360 (Sept. 20, 2013).
Debra Katz and Matthew LaGarde, “Another Whistleblower Win For Plaintiffs Bar,”Law360 (Jun. 27, 2013).
David Marshall and Debra Katz, “SEC Must Stop The Latest Effort To Impede Whistleblowers,” Law360, May 13, 2013.
Debra Katz and Matthew LaGarde, “An Important Win for Whistleblowers,” The National Law Journal (Apr. 22, 2013).
Alexis Ronickher and Debra Katz, “Summa v. Hofstra – A Cautionary Tale For Employer,” Law360 (Apr. 11, 2013).
Michael Filoromo and Debra Katz, “Welcome Guidelines on Criminal Background Checks,” The National Law Journal (May 14, 2012).
Asarnow, A. and Debra Katz, “Stop the bias against the jobless,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 8, 2011).
Michael Filoromo and Debra Katz, “Whistleblower Protections Restored: Sylvester V. Paraxel,” Law360 (Jun. 10, 2011).
Alison Asarnow and Debra Katz, “Commentary: Court to resolve circuit split over petition clause protections for government employees,” National Law Journal’s Supreme Court Insider Blog (Nov. 3, 2010).
A. Rickher and Debra Katz, “Commentary: Court tackles scope of employees’ constitutional right to privacy,” National Law Journal’s Supreme Court Insider Blog (Oct. 5, 2010).
Michael Filoromo and Debra Katz, “Commentary: Will justices claw at ‘cat’s paw’ theory of employer liability,” National Law Journal’s Supreme Court Insider Blog (Sept. 22, 2010).
A. Rickher and Debra Katz, “In-house lawyers left in the lurch,” National Law Journal (Sept. 13, 2010).
Debra Katz, “Commentary: Are Oral Complaints to Supervisors Protected Under Wage-and-Hour Law?,” National Law Journal’s Supreme Court Insider Blog (Sept. 1, 2010).
Michael Filoromo and Debra Katz, “How Far Will the High Court Go On 3rd-Party Reprisals?,” Employment Law 360 (Jul. 30, 2010).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “Save Your Life, Save Your Livelihood,”Ms. Magazine (Spring 2010).
N. Williams and Debra Katz, “Protecting Workers In A Nuclear Renaissance,” Law360 (May 29, 2009).
N. Williams and Debra Katz, “Protect Nuclear Whistleblowers,” The National Law Journal (May 18, 2009).
Debra Katz and M. Dundon, “Please Protect the Whistle-blowers,” The Legal Times (Mar. 2, 2009).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “Equal Pay and Beyond,” Ms. Magazine (Winter 2009).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “Less Gain, More Pain,” Ms. Magazine (Fall 2008).
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, “Surprisingly Pro-Worker,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 6, 2008).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “Firing Back,” Ms. Magazine (Summer 2008).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “Stall Tactics,” Ms. Magazine (Spring 2008).
Debra Katz and J. Williams, “Halt, In the Name of Public Safety: The Federal Government Must Stop Lashing Out at Whistle-blowers,” The Legal Times (Mar. 31, 2008).
Debra Katz and Justine Andronici, “Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers: Experts Only, Please,” The National Law Journal (Feb. 18, 2008).
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, “The Legacy of “Ledbetter”,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 1, 2007).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “The Right to Complain,” Ms. Magazine (Spring 2007).
Justine Andronici and Debra Katz, “Scaling the Maternal Wall,” Ms. Magazine (Jan. 5, 2007).
Debra Katz and Justine Andronici “Teen Harassment and the Foley Scandal,” Ms. Magazine (Oct. 2006, reprinted as “Workplace Harassment Now a Teen Right of Passage,” AlterNet.org, Oct. 24, 2006).
Debra Katz and Justine Andronici, “Acting Above the Law,” The National Law Journal (Oct. 9, 2006).
Debra Katz and Justine Andronici, “No More Excuses!,” Ms. Magazine (Fall 2006).
Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, “Victories for Workers,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 2, 2006).
Debra Katz and Avi Kumin, “‘Meritor’ at 20: Ills persist,” The National Law Journal (Jun. 26, 2006).
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, “Only Two Major Rulings,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 3, 2005).
Debra Katz, “A Surprising Year,” Legal Times (Dec. 20, 2004).
Debra Katz and Andrew Schroeder, “The ‘Extortion’ Factor: Waging the P.R. Battle,” The National Law Journal (Nov. 8, 2004).
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, “Employment Cases: ‘Constructive Discharge’,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 2, 2004).
R. Adams and Debra Katz, “Lawyers Who ‘Tell’ Risk All,” The National Law Journal (Mar. 29, 2004).
Debra Katz and A. Kabat, “No Windfall After All,” The National Law Journal (Nov. 10, 2003).
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, 2003 Supreme Court Employment Law Review: “A Pro-Employee Trend,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 4, 2003).
Debra Katz and Banks, L., Employment Cases: “Wins for Both Sides,” The National Law Journal (Aug. 5, 2002).
Debra Katz and Avi Kumin, “Family Leave Lives On,” The National Law Journal (Jun. 24, 2001).
Debra Katz, “Judicial Legislation Run Amok: New Limits on Punitive Damages Imposed,” Legal Times (Jul. 12, 1999).
R. Eisenberg and Debra Katz, “Hiring Minds Want to Know: Increasingly Popular Psychological Testing of Job Applicants May Violate ADA,” Legal Times (Feb. 8, 1999).
Debra Katz and A. Kabat, “Electronic Discovery in Employment Discrimination Cases,” TRIAL (Dec., 1998).
Debra Katz and L. Bernabei, “Harassment vs. The Reasonable Employer,” Legal Times (Jul. 13, 1998).
Debra Katz and L. Bernabei, “Judge Needs Gag Order for Spouse: Husband’s Advice in Clinton Case Violates Judicial Ethics,” Legal Times (Feb. 16, 1998).
Debra Katz, “One Round Too Many: Clinton’s Lawyers Could at Least End the Paula Jones Case,” Legal Times (Jan. 26, 1998).
Debra Katz, “National Public Radio; Yes: There is a Duty to Air a Variety of Viewpoints,” ABA Journal(Jun. 1996).
Debra Katz and L. Bernabei, “Practicing Public Interest Law in a Private Law Firm”, 96 W. VA. L. REV. 293 (Winter 1993-1994).
Debra Katz, “Under Bail Reform Act ‘Preventive Detention’ Prevents Due Process,” Legal Times (Jul. 17, 1989).
Note, “State v. Dean: A Compulsory Process Analysis of the Inadmissibility of Polygraph Evidence,” 1984 WIS. L. REV. 237 (1984).