Department of Labor Releases New Overtime Rule
More Than 4 Million Employees Newly Eligible for Overtime Pay – The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay overtime rates to many employees working more than 40 hours in a work week. The FLSA exempts certain positions from overtime rates for employees in executive, administrative and professional positions […]
Daubert Attack On Opposing Medical Causation Experts
Introduction To prevail in a personal injury case, an essential element the Plaintiff must prove is causation. That is, the Plaintiff must prove the subject accident or incident actually caused the Plaintiff’s injury and damages. Plaintiffs typically seek to establish this element through the testimony of one or more post-accident […]
Daughtry to Speak at ARHA Seminar
The Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance (ARHA) will host a seminar featuring shareholder Bricker S. Daughtry. Bricker will speak on the evolving issues and challenges facing today’s business owners in keeping up with the requirements of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This free […]
Pamela Springrose Hallford Joins Carr Allison’s Dothan Office
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Pamela Springrose Hallford is now a resident in our Dothan office. After practicing in the firm’s Birmingham office the past four years, Pam is now able to assist clients in the Wiregrass Region on an array of topics from real estate to products […]
“Show Me the Money” – Why the EEOC Wants to Know What you Pay Your Employees
In late January 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it wants more information from you about your employees. Federal regulations already require employers with one hundred or more employees to report certain information to the EEOC. Presently, the EEOC requires qualified employers to disclose the gender and […]
Win for the Defense!
Hugh Harris recently secured a win in the District Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, on behalf of a hotel client sued in a slip and fall action. Hugh filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the Plaintiff’s claims were time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations found in Alabama […]
Ball Named to Alumni Council
Steve Ball, Shareholder in our Birmingham office, has been named to Samford University’s Alumni Association Executive Council. Steve’s term will run through spring of 2019. The Samford University Alumni Association strives to create a lifelong and worldwide community of alumni by increasing opportunities for engagement with each other and with […]
Carr and Oliver Present Award at USLAW Conference
At the 2016 USLAW Spring Client Conference, Carr Allison President Charles Carr and USLAW Chair Tom Oliver, also with Carr Allison, had the privilege to present the inaugural Bill Burns Award to its namesake and industry leader Bill Burns. USLAW created this annual honor to recognize client members who have […]
Watson Participates in Fishing Tournament for Charity
On behalf of Carr Allison, Shareholder Jordan Watson will sponsor the first annual Castin’ N’ Catchin’ for CHD fishing tournament to be held on May 7, 2016 on Lake Guntersville in Jackson County, Alabama. The tournament will benefit the Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center of Alabama at Children’s Hospital in […]
Congrats to our B-Metro Magazine 2016 Top Lawyers!
Carr Allison would like to congratulate the following attorneys who were chosen as 2016 Top Lawyers by B-Metro Magazine: Russell Q. Allison Kathy R. Davis Elizabeth Kanter Bo Kirkpatrick Thomas L. Oliver Lea Richmond Brett Ross Melisa Zwilling To see the full list, please click here.
