The University of Memphis Law Review. Published Works
"No Religious Discrimination Without Accommodation Request, Tenth Circuit rules," Lexology (October 2013) [Co-Author]
"Employee's Request for Funeral Leave Can Trigger Religious Accommodation Duty, Federal Appeals Court Rules", Lexology (August 2013)[Co-Author]
"Supreme Court Holds But-For Causation Standard Applies to Retaliation Claims Under Title VII," TBA Labor & Employment Newsletter (July 2013) [Author]
"Court rules employee who voluntarily resigned had no FMLA-interference claim", Lexology (June 2013) [Co-Author]
"Transfer to New Position Triggered Employer FMLA Liability, Court Rules, but Front Pay Too Speculative", martindale.com (April 2013)[Co-Author]
"Termination Upheld Where Employee's Facebook Photos Showed She was Dishonest While on FMLA Leave", martindale.com (March 2013)[Co-Author]
"Sixth Circuit Upholds Firing of Nurse for Patient Charting Error: Rejects Plaintiff's FMLA, Age, Disability, and ERISA Claims", TBA Labor & Employment Law Section Newsletter (February 2013) [Author]
"Using Social Media in Termination Decisions: A New Illustrative FMLA Case from the Sixth Circuit", HR Professionals Magazine (December 2012) [Author]
"Employee's Facebook Pictures Sink FMLA Interference, Retaliation Suit against Employer", martindale.com (November 2012) [Author]
"No FLSA Violation Where Employers Designate Workweek to Reduce Overtime Pay, Court Rules." martindale.com (October 2012) [Co-Author]
"Employee Disciplined after Complaint about Workplace Lactation Policy has FLSA Retaliation Claim." martindale.com (July 2012) [Co-Author]
"Sixth Circuit Reverses "Sole Cause" Standard for ADA Claims, Finally Joining Other Circuits." martindale.com (June 2012) [Co-Author]
"Religion at Work: Balancing the rights of Employees and Employers" Tennessee Bar Journal Vol. 42, Is. 9 (September 2006) [Author]
"The Unanticipated Consequences of Employment at Will: Proving Damages in Restrictive Covenant Enforcement Cases" Engage Vol. 7, Is. 2 (October 2006) [Co-Author]
"Testing the Waters of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claims" Engage Vol. 8, Is. 1 (February 2007) [Co-Author]
"Defending Claims Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act" DRI-The Job Description (Spring 2008) [Author]
"Title VII Retaliation Claims after White:The Struggle to Define Materially Adverse Conduct in the Context of the Reasonable Employee Standard" Engage Vol.10, Is. 1 (February 2009) [Author]
"Retaliation Claims and Workplace Investigations: The Implications of Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee" DRI-The Job Description (Spring 2009) [Author]
"The Dark Side of Fare Wars: The Sixth Circuit Takes a Fresh Look at Predatory Pricing Claims Under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act" Engage Vol. 8, Is. 2 (June 2007) [Author]
Honors, Awards and Pro Bono Activity
• Executive Council, Federal Practice Section, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member Labor & Employment Section, Tennessee Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Memphis Lawyers' Chapter, The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies
• Executive Committee, Labor & Employment Practice Group, The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies
• Board of Directors, Memphis/Mid-South Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission 2011-2017
Bar & Professional Association Memberships
Tennessee State Bar Association
Memphis Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
DRI
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