Grant's practice experience of more than 30 years encompasses a wide range of issues that arise in employment and labor law. He provides counsel to clients in the health care, financial, hospitality, construction, business services, employee staffing, and non-profit sectors. Grant represents clients in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies. He regularly advises employers of all sizes and litigates civil cases regarding all forms of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, unlawful retaliation, contractual issues, personnel policies and practices, and wage and hour issues.
Grant also has advised and represented employers with respect to their rights and obligations arising under laws pertaining to collective bargaining and labor unions. He is a frequent lecturer regarding all aspects of the employment relationship that arise under numerous federal and state laws, and often represents employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and federal and state "wage and hour" agencies. He also serves as a mediator and is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Grant served as the Chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section (from 2015 to 2016).
More Legal and Business Bylines From Grant B. Osborne
- "You Can't Say That!" Or Can You? Words of Protest on Company-Provided Apparel Under the National Labor Relations Act - (Posted On Tuesday, March 05, 2024)
- The Buck Stops with You: Artificial Intelligence, Employment, & Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - (Posted On Friday, September 01, 2023)
- SCOTUS Raises Bar for Employers Confronted by Employees' Requests for Religious Accommodation - (Posted On Friday, June 30, 2023)
- Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements with Non-Supervisory Employees: New Limitations from the NLRB - (Posted On Wednesday, March 01, 2023)
- Lawful Use of Cannabis in North Carolina's Workplace - (Posted On Friday, November 04, 2022)
- Labor Unions and "Protected Concerted Activity:" What Private Employers – Unionized or NOT – Need to Know in 2022 - (Posted On Friday, August 19, 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)
The National Review named Grant B. Osborne as a Go-To Thought Leader for his timely contributions on labor and employment law developments, with a specific emphasis on COVID-19 employment guidance, and the impact of the FFCRA (Families First Coronavirus Response Act) and the DOL regulations interpreting the FFCRA. Mr. Osborne’s thought leadership is written with an eye to current events, such as best practices regarding political speech in the workplace, how businesses should respond when customers and clients refuse to wear masks, and guidance on various state laws concerning employers’ Coronavirus mandates.