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 The Art of Effective Disciplinary Documentation: A Practical Guide for Manufacturing Managers - (Posted On Saturday, June 21, 2025) Key Employment Law Issues Employers Need to Watch in 2025 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 14, 2025) Part 1 in Heatwaves of Drama: A Case Study in "What Not to Do" for Southeastern HR Professionals - (Posted On Friday, December 13, 2024) Turning Back Overtime – Texas Judge Strikes Down Salary Threshold Increase - (Posted On Tuesday, November 19, 2024) Legal Showdown Continues: FTC Appeals Court Ruling Against Non-Compete Ban - (Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2024) Having the Talk: How Employers Should Prepare for Difficult Disciplinary Situations - (Posted On Tuesday, May 14, 2024) Raising the Rate: DOL Expands Overtime Protections to Millions of Workers - (Posted On Wednesday, April 24, 2024) The EEOC Issues a Proposed Rule Regarding the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act - (Posted On Friday, September 15, 2023) NLRB Turning Up the Heat Over Employee Handbooks - (Posted On Monday, August 14, 2023) Employers Take Note: New Laws Provide Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees - (Posted On Wednesday, March 08, 2023) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Minority and Illiquidity Discounts: What Every Business Owner Should Know by: FP Editors Circuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort Jurisdiction by: Francis A. Citera From Katrina to Erin: How Disasters Keep Rewriting the Legal Playbook by: Jim Donelon , Michael D. Ferachi Beijing Internet Court Requires Evidence of Creative Effort to Claim Copyright Protection in AI-Generated Images by: Aaron Wininger Prescription for Change: HHS and FDA Seek New Take on Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads by: Rachael G. Pontikes Track Your Company’s NG911 Compliance Dates by: Caressa D. Bennet , Michael R. Bennet The OBBBA: A Major Shift in Federal Clean Energy Tax Incentives by: Gregg M. Benson , Helen Y. Huang The Myth of a “Mild” Concussion: Why Every Head Injury Matters by: Lawrence J. Buckfire A Driver’s Guide to School Bus Safety by: Lawrence J. Buckfire New Mexico Will Hold Informational Webinar on Labeling Requirements for Products Containing PFAS by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act Amends FCRA by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern: A Merger That Strengthens Competition Where It Counts by: Ashley Baker SEC Charges Public Company and Executive with Disclosure Fraud by: Timothy K. Halloran U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Reinstatement of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as FTC Commissioner by: Lisa J. Sotto Texas Expands Its Mini-TCPA: Text Messages Now Covered, Litigation Risk Rises by: Russell S. Jones Jr. , Rodney L. Lewis Upcoming Events Sep 18 2025 Workplace Horizons Extension: Chicago Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Oct 21-22 2025 2025 Proxy Disclosure & 22nd Annual Executive Compensation Conferences Print
