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 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) 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 New CFPB Larger Participant Rule Boosts Oversight of Major Digital Payment Providers by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia California Poised to Fill Potential Regulatory Gap Amid Anticipated CFPB Leadership Shift by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Federal Court Denies Request to Delay CFPB’s Small Business Lending Rule as Compliance Deadlines Approach by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Takeaways from the 2024 Multistate Tax Commission Fall Meetings by: Nikki E. Dobay , Samantha K. Trencs EPA Releases National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Update by: Eva C. Schneider , Jodi Stein Upcoming Events Dec 10 2024 Legal AI Week 2024 Nov 25 2024 2024 Election: Impact on the Health Care Legal and Policy Landscape Webinar Dec 4 2024 TSCA 30/30 - December 4, 2024 Dec 4 2024 GLP-1 Drugs: What's Next after FDA's Resolution of Drug Shortages Dec 4 2024 REACH 30/30 - 04 December 2024 Dec 5 2024 Home Care Industry Update Dec 5 2024 Annual Review: Non-compete and Trade Secret Protection for Employers Dec 11 2024 2025 Annual Reporting & Proxy Season Update Print
