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 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) Inside Out: Employment Law LARP - (Posted On Friday, January 21, 2022) Déjà Vu: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Dissolves Stay of OSHA COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard" for Large Employers - (Posted On Monday, December 20, 2021) Once More, with Feeling: Fifth Circuit Re-Affirms Stay of ETS and Then Loses Jurisdiction of the Case - (Posted On Tuesday, November 16, 2021) 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) Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 2 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Connecticut Heightens Scrutiny of Private Equity in Healthcare with Law Banning Hospital Sale-Leaseback Agreements and Requiring Private Equity Attestations by: Conor O. Duffy , Michael G. Lisitano California Responsible Textile Recovery Act by: Karen Artz Ash , Christopher A. Cole Debtor Eligibility for Subchapter V and Chapter 13 Expected to Rise by: Edgar A. Quintero New Wage Disclosure and Salary History Obligations for Employers in Maine and Virginia by: Evandro C Gigante , Laura M. Fant IL HB 5000 Set to Expand Notice Requirements for Health Care Transactions in Illinois by: John W. Eriksen , Daniel L. Fahey Future of Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Remains Uncertain by: Martin J. Crowley Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family and Medical Leave Coming to Virginia by: Evandro C Gigante , Laura M. Fant Orphan Engines: Hidden Collateral Risk in Mid-Market Aviation Deals by: Laura McCaskill Employment Law This Week - States Are Now Writing the Workplace AI Rules [Video] by: Courtney McFate , Elizabeth S. Torkelsen Supreme Court Rejects Implied Private Right of Action Under Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 by: Kevin P. Broughel , Sarah Eichenberger FCC Download: Monthly Updates - June 2026 by: John J. Heitmann , Debra McGuire Mercer Labor Update- New House Bill Proposes Changes to Initial Union Bargaining Process and NLRB Inches Closer to a Three-Member Majority by: Chase A. Clark Italy Introduces Employment Law Reforms by: Elsa Mora EU Nears Approval of Agreement to Delay Rules for AI Use in Employment Decisions by: Simone R.D. Francis , Danielle Ochs Navigating Technology License Grants: A Practitioner’s Series—Part 1: The Conditional License Trap by: Jeffrey L. Harvey , Florian Uffer Upcoming Events Jun 25 2026 WashU Law International Vibe Coding Challenge Jun 10 2026 California Labor and Employment Laws: Essential Insights Jun 10 2026 Contracts with Teeth – Effective Defenses and Risk Transfer Jun 11 2026 Getting It Right: Pregnancy Accommodation Best Practices for HR and Legal Print
