Elizabeth Rowe Lawsuit – Page 2

Time To Tame The Wild West Of Equal Pay

Wednesday, December 12th, 2018Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 by Drew McManus

I had the pleasure of being an on-air guest for a segment of KPCC 89.3’s AirTalk; lively and in-depth discussions of city news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts, and more, hosted by Larry Mantle. We talked about Elizabeth Rowe’s lawsuit and took a deeper dive into how individual agreements work along with some of the connected issues. You can listen to the segment online at AirTalk’s program page for this episode. …

Equal Work, Equal Pay Lawsuit Could Change The Entire Landscape Of Musician Individual Agreements

Wednesday, December 12th, 2018Friday, July 6th, 2018 by Drew McManus

For far too long, orchestras have relied on a combination of hierarchical tradition and path of least resistance to arrive at terms for musician individual agreements. Unfortunately, this is exactly the sort of environment that leads to cronyism, discrimination, and resentment. I like to call it the garbage in, garbage out method of negotiating individual agreements. I strongly recommend everyone take the time to begin reading up on a recent bombshell …