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. Latest Legal and Business Bylines From S. McKinley Gray, III The EEOC Issues a Proposed Rule Regarding the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act - (Posted On Friday, September 15, 2023) NLRB Turning Up the Heat Over Employee Handbooks - (Posted On Monday, August 14, 2023) Employers Take Note: New Laws Provide Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees - (Posted On Wednesday, March 08, 2023) Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements with Non-Supervisory Employees: New Limitations from the NLRB - (Posted On Wednesday, March 01, 2023) “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) Load More Current Legal Analysis The Landscape of GIPA Litigation in Illinois by: David M. Poell Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 by: Stanley S. Jones, Jr. , Helen L. Sloat New Legislation Extends California Noncompete Ban to Agreements Signed Outside the Golden State and May Impose Notice Obligations that Apply Retroactively by: Mikle S. Jew , Krista M. Cabrera United States | US Visa Statistics Show Continued Increase in Visa Issuance by: BAL U.S. Practice Group Drafting Non-Competes in a Shifting Regulatory Landscape by: Amir E. El-Aswad Upcoming Legal Education Events Apr 24 2024 Demystifying the Interplay Between ADA and FMLA for Enhanced Workplace Compliance Apr 15 2024 Let's Talk Compliance & Cocktails Apr 11 2024 EB-5 Fundraising Under the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022: Understanding the Relationship between an Escrow Bank and an EB-5 Fund Administrator Apr 10 2024 Labor and Employment Update for Employers - April 10th, 2024 Print