Guarino Chosen for Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum
Michael C. Guarino, an associate in Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office, was recently selected to the 2017 class of the Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum. Michael is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. The Future Leaders Forum develops leaders from a group of motivated attorneys who have been […]
Lockett Serves on Community College Presidential Advisory Committee
Tara W. Lockett, a shareholder in the firm’s Daphne, Alabama office was appointed by State Representative Adline Clarke to serve on the Bishop State Community College’s Presidential Advisory Committee and recently concluded her service. The purpose of the committee was to aid the Chancellor and the Board for the Alabama […]
DOL Withdraws Worker Classification Guidance
On June 7, 2017, the US Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew its 2015 and 2016 informal guidance related to classification of workers as independent contractors (where a worker is not considered an employee of the business for which the individual is providing work) or joint employees (where a worker is […]
Gulfport Office is Growing!
Carr Allison is pleased to announce the expansion of legal services to our clients with the addition of Nicole Collins Huffman and Nicole M. Harlan in the Gulfport, MS office. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Nikki Huffman joins Carr Allison as counsel after serving as vice president of litigation for one of […]
Jacksonville Just Got Bigger!
Carr Allison is pleased to announce the expansion of legal services to our clients with the addition of Lloyd Johnson Sarber III and Heath L. Vickers in the Jacksonville, FL office. Lloyd Johnson Sarber III joins Carr Allison as a shareholder where his practice will focus on civil trial defense […]
Alabama Judge Amends Workers’ Compensation Act Order
Update: Following the entry of his May 8, 2017 Order finding the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act unconstitutional, Judge Pat Ballard has now entered an amended order, likely in light of the industry response. Under the amended order, the original May 8, 2017 order is stayed indefinitely, instead of becoming effective […]
Local Judge Rules Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation Act Unconstitutional
On May 8, 2017, Judge Pat Ballard in the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Alabama, entered an Order which determined that two provisions in the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act are unconstitutional. The Order found that Ala. Code §§ 25-5-68 (maximum compensation) and 25-5-90 (statutory attorney’s fee) were invalid under both […]
OVERTIME PAY RULE – PENDING LEGISLATION
A Bill Allowing Employers to Grant Compensatory Time for Overtime Instead of Time and a Half Pay Passes House of Representatives. On May 2, 2017, the United States House of Representatives passed 115 H.R. 1180, known as the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. This bill would amend the Fair […]
Adair Named 2017 Top Attorney
Carr Allison would like to congratulate Shareholder Brett Adair for being named to Birmingham Magazine’s 2017 list of top employment attorneys. In it’s eighth-annual peer reviewed survey, Birmingham Magazine asked more than 4,000 local attorneys for their nominations for the area’s top lawyers in 35 practice areas. The attorneys listed […]
Carr Allison Welcomes New Associates
Carr Allison is pleased to welcome Chase S. Eley, Mark A. Dowdy, Anna T. Miller, Grace Van Dyke and Aaron M. Wiley as the firm’s newest Associates. Chase S. Eley joins Carr Allison’s Workers’ Compensation group in Birmingham. Chase received his BA from the University of Alabama and earned his […]
