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Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl to Serve on National Advertising Review Board (Movers & Shakers)
Vogelpohl is the president and CEO at MHP/Team SI of Little Rock. read more >
8th Circuit Court Ruling Favors Rehab Program
The ruling overturned a $1.6 million class-action judgment in 2020 against Hendren Plastics Inc. read more >
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Furlough or Layoff? (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
I had always considered a layoff to be a temporary response to a decrease in demand for a particular company’s goods or services — exactly what an area company in question called a furlough. read more >
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ABPG Owner Now Owns ABPG Name
It’s a minor development in the scheme of things, but Arkansas Business’ parent company now owns the rights to the name Arkansas Business Publishing Group. read more >
Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus Adds 5
Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus P.C. has added attorneys Philip Kaplan, Bonnie Johnson, Nicholas Williams, Robin Fish and Bryan Borland to its team. read more >
Mitchell Williams Adds Bingham, Spencer (Movers & Shakers)
David Biscoe Bingham and Stuart Spencer have joined Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard as counsel in the Little Rock office. read more >
AETN Standoff Drags On
Three months after setting a deadline, there has been no resolution announced in a stalemate that followed the firing of chief fundraiser Mona Dixon, the AETN Foundation COO who had been a fixture in Arkansas educational TV for three decades. read more >
AETN Foundation Lawyers Up
Lawyers are talking and meetings are set in the power struggle between the Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network and its nonprofit fundraising arm, the AETN Foundation. read more >
Where Medical Marijuana Collides With Worker Safety
Two conflicting trends are hitting the United States: a continuing shortage of qualified or willing candidates for truck driving jobs, and the increasing state-level legalization of medical or recreational marijuana. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Clark, Starnes Join Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus Firm
Alexander Clark has been hired by Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus PC in Little Rock as an associate attorney, and Kate Starnes was hired as marketing administrator. read more >
Sexual Harassment: Workplaces Must Enforce Boundaries
The establishment of boundaries, education and clear policies regarding behavior in the workplace, according to lawyers and human resources experts, are key for employers. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Carolyn Witherspoon on How Protecting Employees a Work in Progress
Carolyn Witherspoon, director of Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus of Little Rock, describes workplace law changes and adds women no longer have to dress like men before the bench. read more >
Wright Lindsey Jennings Adds Four (Movers & Shakers)
Nathan R. Finch, Daveante Jones, Jessica Pruitt Koehler and Sidney L. Leasure have joined the Little Rock office of Wright Lindsey Jennings as associate attorneys. read more >
Rainwater Holt & Sexton Add Associate Attorneys (Movers & Shakers)
Randal Hobbs and Shawn Rowland have been hired as associate attorneys at Rainwater Holt & Sexton in Little Rock. read more >
Update: State Chamber Behind Bill to Clarify Workplace Terms of Marijuana Law
A bill backed by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce to amend the state's new medical marijuana law was filed Monday by state Rep. Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock. read more >
Donna Smith Galchus of CGWG Dies
Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus P.C. of Little Rock announces the death of founding member Donna Smith Galchus. The firm said she died Dec. 4 following a brief illness. read more >
Pot Talk: Burning Questions From Employers About Legalization (Commentary)
If passed, ballot initiatives supporting the legalization of marijuana for medical use should prompt employers to address the complex workplace issues that would inevitably arise. read more >
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Jennifer Chunn Hired at Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus (Movers & Shakers)
Chunn was previously a grants manager for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. She earned her degree in journalism and a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. read more >
The Benchmark: Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus Putting People First Into Practice
The law firm of Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus focuses on places to work with most of its clientele. It guides businesses and employers through the legal labyrinths of workplace issues such as union matters, discrimination, compensation and immigration status. read more >
Affordable Care Act Amplifies Risk of Misclassifying Employees
Health care reform is increasing the importance of the correct classification of employees, employment lawyers and others say. That’s because the “employer mandate” of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees (or their equivalent) to offer those workers health insurance. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -