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 Cheers to this! Good News for the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Industry by: Jane Francis Nowell , Tyler J. Russell Supreme Court’s Purdue Decision Requires Nationwide Adoption of 5th Circuit Bankruptcy Practice on Third-Party Releases by: Tyler P. Brown , Brian M. Clarke Investing in SAFE and Convertible Note Rounds ꟷKnow Your Bedmates! by: Alex Allemann Minnesota Ban on Staffing Agency Nonsolicitation Provisions to Take Effect July 1, 2024 by: Andrew E. Tanick , Zachary V. Zagger Treasury Department Publishes Notice of Proposed Outbound Investment Rule by: Sevren R. Gourley , Eric R. Markus Upcoming Legal Education Events Oct 9 2024 Government Contracts Annual Update 2024 Sep 6 2024 2024 Employment Law Symposium Jul 9 2024 Regulation of the Use of AI by Financial Institutions Print