J. Kemper Patton

Oct 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | D. Beth Langley |J. Kemper Patton

On October 7, 2024, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a memorandum offering her perspective on damages employers may face when enforcing allegedly unlawful non-compete agreements, and further, her belief that “stay-or-pay” provisions violate employees’ labor rights.

Jul 11, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Mark Davidson |D. Beth Langley |J. Kemper Patton

Brooks Pierce attorneys Beth Langley, Kemper Patton and Mark Davidson will present a labor and employment webinar on July 20 titled, “AI Usage in the Workplace and the Employment Implications of the Corporate Transparency Act.”Langley and Patton will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace and implications related to issues such as data privacy, personnel recordkeeping, policies and more.

Mar 3, 2023 | jdsupra.com | D. Beth Langley |J. Kemper Patton

In its most recent employment decision, the Supreme Court rejected an employer’s efforts to avoid paying overtime to a highly-compensated oil rig employee, finding that the employee’s daily pay rate did not satisfy the “salary basis test” required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).