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| | Address | | One Commerce Square, Suite 1525 | | Memphis, Tennessee 38103-5515 | | (Shelby Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 901-507-7800 | | Fax: 901-202-4742 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Scruggs, Sossaman & Thompson, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Representing Management in Labor Relations and Employment Law: Union Representation Elections, Strikes, Unfair Labor Practice, Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Administration (NLRA), Fair Employment Practice, Equal Employment Opportunity, Harassment and Disability Discrimination (Title VII, ADEA, ADA), Affirmative Action (OFCCP), Employment Benefits (FMLA, COBRA), Employment Contracts, Restrictive Covenants and Covenants Not To Compete, Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), Military Leave and Veterans' Rights (USERRA), Wage-Hour (FLSA), Workplace Privacy (HIPAA), Reductions in Force (WARN Act), Wrongful Discharge, Whistleblower and Employment Litigation, and other matters involving the employment relationship. | | Year Established: 1988 | Firm Profile:
The firm represents public and private sector employers in all types of matters involving labor law and the employment relationship. It serves a nationwide clientele of small to medium size businesses as well as large national and international corporations. In addition to state and federal trial and appellate courts, the firm regularly practices before the NLRB, EEOC, OFCCP, U.S. Department of Labor, and their corresponding state and local agencies. The firm emphasizes the practice of preventive employment law by assisting clients in crafting the proper policies, selecting the right people, providing them with training in legal compliance and good human relations practices, and creating a progressive people and profit oriented environment. The firm works with its clients to devise innovative forms of compliance that allow the business to retain maximum managerial flexibility. | | Firm Size: 4 | Languages:
French. | Representative Clients:
All Coast Intermodal Services; Allstates Cos.; Amro Music; Anvil International; Assisi Foundation of Memphis; Basell USA, Inc.; Coastal Corporation; Conwood Inc.; DEL-JEN, Inc.; Dura Automotive; DynaMetal Technologies; ERMCO; FKI Automotive Group; The Fulmer Cos.; Guardian Industries, Inc.; Heidtman Steel; Humana, Inc.; IBC Mfg.; ISK Americas, Inc.; Illinois Tool Works, Inc.; Intermodal Cartage Co.; J & A Mechanical, Inc.; Jones Cos. Ltd.; Langston Companies Inc.; JME/McAlister's Restaurants; McCowat Mercer Press; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Memphis Country Club; Memphis Hunt & Polo Club; Meritex Logistics; Milan Express; Millington Telephone; PC Mall; PEMKO Mfg. Co.; Royal Furniture; Shea Clinic; Southern Hardware; Tennessee Association of Human Resource Agencies; ThyssenKrupp, Inc.; Viking Range Corp.; Vitro America, Inc.; Williams-Sonoma Corp. | | John P. Scruggs (Partner) born Greenwood, Mississippi, March 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee; 1981, U.S. District Courts, Western District of Tennessee and Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1968); Memphis State University (J.D., 1977). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Adjunct Professor, Memphis State University, 1982-1988. Manager, Human Resources, Block Drug Co., 1970-1975. Corporate Director of Human Resources, Federal Express Corporation, 1975-1978. Member, Society of Human Resource Management. Member: Tennessee Bar Association. [Capt., Armor, USAR]. Special Agencies: NLRB; EEOC; DOL. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Fair Employment Practices; Personnel Law; Collective Bargaining; Union Elections; Wage and Hour Law. Email: John P. Scruggs | | William L. Sossaman (Partner) born High Point, North Carolina, May 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1978, Tennessee; U.S. District Courts, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Northern District of Mississippi, Middle District of Florida, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th, 8th and 11th Circuits. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1969); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1972). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1971-1972. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); American Bar Association (Member: Equal Employment Opportunity Law Committee; Labor and Employment Law Section; Labor and Employment Law Committee of Litigation Section); Management Counsel Roundtable (Chairman, 1986-1987). [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1973-1977]. Special Agencies: NLRB; EEOC; DOL. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Union Elections; Union Contract Negotiations; Employment Discrimination; Affirmative Action; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Discharge. Email: William L. Sossaman | | Martin F. Thompson (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee; U.S. District Courts, Western District of Tennessee, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 6th Circuits. Education: Santa Clara University; University of Paris, Paris, France; Memphis State University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Theta Phi (Member, 1976-1978; President, 1977); Order of Barristers. Associate Justice, Moot Court, 1977-1978. Member, International Moot Court Team, 1977. Member: Memphis (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Tennessee (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Management Counsel Roundtable (Chairman, 1988-1989). Special Agencies: NLRB; EEOC; DOL. Reported Cases: Patterson v. Dyersburg, TN, 39 FEP Cases 256 W.D. TN 1985; Graham-Humphreys v. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. 209 F. 3d 552 6th Circuit 2000. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Union Elections; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Disability; Covenants Not To Compete; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Martin F. Thompson | | ASSOCIATE | | Alyson Chensasky (Associate) born Duncan, Oklahoma, October 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1997, Tennessee; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1986); University of Houston (J.D., 1990). Member: Federal Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employment Defense. Email: Alyson Chensasky |
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