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 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) Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements with Non-Supervisory Employees: New Limitations from the NLRB - (Posted On Wednesday, March 01, 2023) “I Always Feel Like, Somebody’s Watching Me”: How the NLRB General Counsel Proposes to Curtail Employer Surveillance - (Posted On Friday, December 16, 2022) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Beltway Buzz, December 20, 2024 by: James J. Plunkett Final Regulations Released for Partnership Recourse Liabilities by: Kenneth C. Wang , Jared C. Kassan EPA Finalizes TSCA Risk Management Rules for PCE and TCE by: Mark N. Duvall , Ryan J. Carra The Legal and Economic Realities of Medicare Drug Pricing: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges by: Adam Herbst CFTC Staff Takes a "Measured First Step" in Artificial Intelligence by: Clifford C. Histed , Cheryl L. Isaac McDermott+ Check-Up: December 20, 2024 by: Debra Curtis , Kristen O’Brien Next Year's Legal Buzz: What’s Brewing for Oregon and Washington Employers in 2025 by: Courtney McFate The EEOC and Wearable Tech: Balancing Innovation and Compliance by: Adam S. Forman , Nathaniel M. Glasser Upcoming Events Jan 8 2025 Whistleblower Protections: Navigating Health Care Employment & Labor Rights Jan 14 2025 What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2025 Jan 15 2025 Healthy AI Roundtable Chicago Jan 31 2025 Mass Actions: Bankruptcies, MDLs, Class Actions & Harrington v. Purdue Feb 26 2025 MCLE Triple Play Print
