Paul focuses on labor and employment law in a national and international litigation and counseling practice spanning 25 states, the District of Columbia and the United Kingdom. He has successfully handled Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) class/collective actions involving employee misclassifications, off-the-clock work and donning and doffing on behalf of clients with facilities nationwide. He also has represented employers in arbitrations before American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) panels. Paul has first-chaired numerous employment discrimination jury trials in state and federal courts, all of which returned verdicts in favor of his clients. In other cases, he obtained summary judgment for the defense on sexual harassment, age, gender and disability cases. Paul is a frequent speaker and trainer to business groups regarding employment obligations and management strategies. Paul was Chair of the Husch Blackwell Labor & Employment Department from 2000 to 2009. He initially joined the firm as an Associate in 1990 and later practiced with another firm for four years before returning in 1997. Awards & Recognitions · Kansas City Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2005-2009 · Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor Law, 2007-2011 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association, Labor & Employment and Litigation Law Sections · Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys · Human Resource Management Association of Kansas City · Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association · Society for Human Resource Management Civic Involvement · St. Peter's School, Athletic Director/Chair of Athletic Committee · YouthFriends, Volunteer News & Publications News 10.19.11, Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars 10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars 10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys Publications 5.7.10, OSHA Enhanced Enforcement Efforts Signal Significant Changes for Employers 3.26.10, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Offers Tax Incentives for Hiring 11.2.09, New Legislation Expands FMLA Military Leave 7.9.09, Court Limits Enforcement of Non-Union Email Policy 7.2.09, Supreme Court Rules in Reverse Bias Case 6.19.09, Supreme Court Adopts "But For" Rule for ADEA Cases 1.1.01, Employer Liability for Acts of Customers, Vendors and Others, Missouri Lawyers Weekly Events 10.12.11, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 9.28.10, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 9.25.08, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 1.1.08, Firearms in Hospitality Venues/Workplace Violence, Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys
Speaking Engagements 1.1.08, Protecting the Corporate Jewels: Creative Defense Efforts in the New Era - Early Case Evaluation, Early Resolution, Deposition Techniques, Offers of Judgment, Mediation Efforts, and Roles of Summary Judgment and Jury Trial, The Missouri Bar's Winning in Employment Litigation: Addressing the New Challenges Seminar
Speaking Engagements 1.1.08, Recent Employment Law Developments, University of Missouri - Kansas City Henry W. Bloch School of Business & Public Administration; National Beef Packing Company
Speaking Engagements 1.1.05, Dead Calm: Taking the Wind Out of Plaintiff's Sails in a Hostile Environment Case, Mealey's Retail and Hospitality Liability Conference, Las Vegas, Nev.
Speaking Engagements 1.1.05, Making Sense of the New Wage & Hour Regulations, Central Missouri Human Resources Association
Speaking Engagements 1.1.04, Employment Rights as a Cancer Survivor, Turning Point
Speaking Engagements 1.1.03, Emerging Trends in Employment Litigation, Applebee's People Summit, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Speaking Engagements 1.1.03, Vicarious Liability for the Franchisor, Midwest Area Franchise Seminar
Speaking Engagements 1.1.01, How to Hire and Fire (and everything in between), Heartland Labor & Employment Institute
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