Please join Martin Pringle Law Firm for our 2015 Oil & Gas Seminar
Wednesday, November 18
3:00 - 4:30pm
Petroleum Club - Ruffin Building
100 N. Broadway, 9th Floor

Seminar Topics Include:

• Prairie Chicken Update, by Rick…

Critical thinking is an important skill for every employee, including managers. But a supervisor’s ill-timed disapproving remarks about his employer’s hiring process can be misconstrued and may expose the organization to legal…

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempts from overtime pay “any salesman, partsman, or mechanic primarily engaged in the selling or servicing of automobiles.” But does this apply to “service advisors” employed by an auto dealership? So…

An employee requesting leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) puts a heavy burden of administrative responsibility on an employer. Should the organization later decide to take an adverse action against that employee, its…

The case of Jacobs v. N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts involved a plaintiff claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The proceedings ultimately didn’t go well for the employer. But, just as significant, the…

The concept of progressive discipline refers to a series of corrective steps a troubled employee must follow to correct employment-related shortcomings. If an employer stumbles when administering these steps, however, its legal arguments…

When looking to establish pretext for alleged racial discrimination, courts often look to “similarly situated” employees at the same organization. The recent case of Austin v. Long provides a working example of this practice.

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Employers are urged to step carefully when engaging independent contractors. Why? A real-life answer can be found in Keller v. Miri Microsystems LLC. In this case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit applied the “economic…

The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down an important decision regarding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Its ruling in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. addressed a dispute between a…

The law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, LLP is proud to congratulate Attorney, Robert Moody, for being honored as the Man of the Year recipient at the Wichita Urban Professionals event on Saturday, September 12. 

Robert…