In this episode of The Burr Broadcast, Bryance Metheny, leader of the firm's Labor & Employment practice group, discusses the process that private employers would follow if a union attempts to organize its workforce. He uses...more
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Burr & Forman Represents Coastal Carolina University in Title IX Defense Verdict -
Jim Gilliam and Hunter Freeman successfully represented Coastal Carolina University in a five-day federal jury trial...more
4/1/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyberbullying ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Retention ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Inspection Rights ,
Labor Reform ,
National Interest Waiver ,
OSHA ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Sexual Assault ,
Title IX ,
Travel Ban ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In episode 6 of the Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Burr Partner Bryance Metheny is joined by Nafela Helou to discuss her recent article titled, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers. The article takes a wide...more
3/29/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CARES Act ,
Employment Contract ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Right to Work ,
Tax Penalties ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
In this episode of the Burr & Forman Labor and Employment Podcast Series, partners Bryance Metheny and Ron Flowers talk about anticipations for 2021 under the Biden Administration and implications on labor and employment over...more
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a second pandemic relief bill. The relief bill did not renew the employee paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) – the Emergency Family and...more
12/24/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Workplace Safety
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), which is comprehensive legislation intended to target economic issues arising from the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) during this economic...more
Just in time for Labor Day, the National Labor Relations Board’s (the Board) Democratic majority handed the organized labor movement one of its biggest legal victories in recent years. The decision radically redefines the...more
9/4/2015
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Temporary Employees ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
In a much-anticipated move, on June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule requiring a weekly salary of at least $970.00, or $50,440.00 annually, for employees to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards...more
The Tennessee legislature has passed a workers’ compensation reform bill that significantly changes the way claims are handled in Tennessee after July 1, 2014. Though Governor Bill Haslam has not yet signed the bill, he is...more