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 “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) 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 Don't Give Up on CGL Coverage for ITC Proceedings Alleging Trade Dress Infringement by: Matthew B. O'Hanlon The Evolution of Family Offices: From Empires to Modern Wealth Management by: Ronald Diamond Federal Circuit’s Xencor Decision: Considerations for Jepson Claims and Implications for 35 U.S.C. § 101 Analysis by: Nicholas Martin , James J. DeCarlo How Are Family Offices Building Smarter Wealth? Structural Alpha (11 Examples) by: Ronald Diamond GeTtin’ SALTy Episode 50 | Sine Die: Maryland Legislative Session Wrap-up [Podcast] by: Nikki E. Dobay , DeAndré R. Morrow 10 Ideas for MSHA Leaders in the Trump Administration to Consider by: William K. Doran , Margaret S. Lopez Closing Time: Hell, High Water, and Insights from the Delaware Chancery Court Decision in Desktop Metal v. Nano Dimension by: Brian D. Weimer , Douglas A. "Drew" Svor California’s Wait Is Nearly Over: New AI Employment Discrimination Regulations Move Toward Final Publication by: Danielle Ochs , Jennifer Betts China’s State Council Releases White Paper “China’s Position on Certain Issues in China-US Economic and Trade Relations” – China Continuously Improves IP Protection and Prohibits Forced Technology Transfer by: Aaron Wininger EC Scientific Committee Begins Public Consultation on Preliminary Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (Nano) by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton What’s Next for MSHA Amid Government Dismantlement? by: William K. Doran , Margaret S. Lopez Safety Basics XI: OSHA Citations—From Costs to Compliance [Podcast] by: Frank D. Davis , John Surma Seller Considerations When Negotiating a Letter of Intent by: Jeremy D. Glaser , Stephen M. Callegari New York Department of Health Issues Long-Awaited FAQs for New York’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law by: Jean D. Mancheno , Cody Keetch An Updated Outlook for Private Equity in 2025 by: Louis Lehot , Brian C. Wheeler Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 10 2025 Executive Compensation Academy — Ideas To Increase the Life Expectancy of an Equity Plan’s Share Reserve Apr 16 2025 OSHA 30/30 - April 16, 2025 Apr 16 2025 Labor and Employment Update for Employers - April 2025 Print
