S. McKinley Gray, IIILabor and Employment AttorneyWard and Smith, P.A.Websitewww.wardandsmith.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail252-672-5476 Professional Biography Ken leads the Labor and Employment practice. His practice experience encompasses various areas of employment-related litigation. He advises clients and litigates cases involving all forms of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and breach of employment contracts from small start-up companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Ken is a frequent lecturer on employment discrimination, workplace retaliation, workers' compensation, and wage and hour law issues. He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law and serves in leadership roles with various legal and civic organizations. Ken is a former president of the Craven County Bar Association, a former two-term president of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Coastal Carolina, and Chairman of the Deacons of First Baptist Church of New Bern. More Legal and Business Bylines From S. McKinley Gray, III U.S. Court of Appeals Puts Brakes on OSHA COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard" - (Posted On Monday, November 08, 2021) OSHA Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard" - (Posted On Friday, November 05, 2021) Busy as a Bee: LARPing a day in the life of HR - (Posted On Wednesday, October 06, 2021) The FFCRA Trap: Employers Must Consider Retaliation Even After the FFCRA - (Posted On Friday, June 04, 2021) Webinar: Protecting Yourself Against EEOC, OSHA, and Workers' Compensation Claims in the COVID-19 Era - (Posted On Thursday, June 25, 2020) Live Action Role Playing — A Day in the Life of HR - (Posted On Friday, May 31, 2019) Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 2 Current Legal Analysis Breaking Down Federal Policies to Address Drug Shortages by: McDermott + Consulting PPPlease Stop Fraud: Two Whistleblowers Awarded $2.5 Million in PPP Fraud Settlement by: Tycko & Zavareei Whistleblower Practice Group On July 1, 2024, Texas May Have the Strongest Consumer Data Privacy Law in the United States by: Elizabeth Rogers 10 Creative Ways for Lawyers to Repurpose Content by: Stefanie M. Marrone FDA Gets Technical on HCT/P Rules in Warning Letter to Human Tissue Company by: Dominick DiSabatino , Cortney Inman Upcoming Legal Education Events Jun 26 2024 TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later Jun 18 2024 There Is More to TSCA Reporting Than CDR: TSCA Sections 8(a), (c), (d), and (e) Jun 12 2024 Preparing for HHS’s 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) Reboot – Lessons from the Field Jun 12 2024 Sponsor’s Role in Regulatory Testing — Complying with GLP Standards Print