1996, Kentucky; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; Not admitted in Indiana
ISLN:
911261675
Areas of Practice (25)
Labor Relations Law
Employment Law
Trial Practice
Affirmative Action
Age Discrimination in Employment
Collective Bargaining
Employee Discipline
Employee Drug Testing
Employee Privacy
Employer Rights
Employment at Will
Employment Breach of Contract
Employment Civil Rights
Employment Disability Discrimination
Executive Severance Contracts
Fair Labor Standards
Family and Medical Leave Act
Harassment
Labor Arbitration
Management Labor Law
Negligent Hiring
Wage and Hour Law
WARN Act
Workplace Violence
Wrongful Termination Defense
Peer Reviews
4.4/5.0
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