Author: Alicia Robinson

[E]ven if discriminatory or intimidating conduct occurs wholly offsite, it remains relevant to the extent it affects the employee’s working environment. Okonowsky v. Garland, 2024 U.S. App LEXIS 18357 at *29 (9th Cir. 2024). Hostile Work Environment Employees often use the term “hostile work environment” to describe many things that may upset them about their […]

On Friday, November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the United States Department of Labor’s April 23, 2024, final rule changing the standard salary level threshold required in order for otherwise exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees to continue to remain exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) […]

James Thompson has been appointed by State of Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally to serve as a member of the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation representing employers. James will be one of six voting members on the committee, his seat representing employers throughout Tennessee. James has represented and counseled employers and insurers in workers’ compensation […]

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At its Annual October Meeting, the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) announced Chris Frulla as President-Elect and A.J. Parker as Divisional Director for Middle Tennessee for 2024-2025. The TDLA is a group of lawyers primarily engaged in civil defense litigation, who have the opportunity to exchange ideas, techniques, and information through the association. The TDLA strives […]

At its Annual Meeting this month, the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) announced Jordan Gibson Neiderland as the recipient of its Emerging Leaders Award and A.J. Parker the recipient of its Rising Star Award. NATHAN E. SHELBY EMERGING LEADERS AWARDTo honor an emerging TDLA leader and participant in the TDLA Emerging Leaders Program, who has […]

Emily, a member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Group in our Memphis office, is a native of Collierville. She has a bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College. Emily graduated from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis, where she was an Articles Editor of the Law Review and competed in several […]