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EAST TENNESSEE EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISER

Providing insight on developments in labor and employment law affecting East Tennessee employers and employees.

UPDATE: U.S. Department of Labor Provides Guidance On Whether Parents of Minor Children Who Choose To Attend Remote K-12 Classes Are Entitled To Paid Leave Under The FFCRA

On August 18, 2020, I posted a blog entitled “Are Parents of Minor Children Who Choose To Attend Remote K-12 Classes Entitled To Paid Leave Under The FFCRA?” At that time, I commented that the United States Department of Labor (DOL) had not yet to addressed the question and provided my prediction of how the […]

Supreme Court finds that Title VII employment protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extend to gender identity and sexual orientation

Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell–granting same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry—a related question remained: would gender identity and/or sexual orientation later receive protection from discrimination in employment under the Civil Rights Act? On June 15, 2020, in a 6-3 opinion authored by recently appointed Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, the Court […]

ESTATE PLANNING: BUSINESS, FAMILY & PERSONAL

Visit us for tips to make and keep your estate planning, wills, trusts, real estate, and business succession planning up-to-date. Topics on everything from delegating health care and financial decision-making authority during disability and other family/medical-related issues, to current state and federal tax laws that should be considered when forming or managing a family business.

Estate Planning: It’s for the Children (of all kinds)

In Tennessee, a person can leave his estate pretty much to whoever he wants.* Of course, when a person dies without a will, the State of Tennessee provides for how property is divided. See the blog article entitled, “When Aunt Becky Had No Will.” If a person has no will, there are differences in how […]

FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED & LAWYERED

Providing insight on laws that regulate the manufacture, trade, possession, transfer, record keeping, and transport of firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories.

U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Bump-Stock Case

On June 14, 2024, the U.S. Supreme released its decision in Garland v. Cargill.  Full opinion here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-976_e29g.pdf  In in 6-3 decision, the Court decided that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) exceeded its...

Evolution of the Modern Handgun

I have had the good fortune of being present during two of the great changes in handguns, the switch from revolvers to semi-automatics and the ongoing transition from conventional sights to optical devices. (The switch from black powder to cartridges predates me by...

Marble & Dirt

Providing insights on land use regulations in Knoxville and the greater East Tennessee area.

What is blight?

I find land use issues interesting.  This is true with urban development.  It may be even more true with urban disinvestment (and, even more particularly so, with attempts to reverse urban disinvestment). A term often employed in urban redevelopment conversations is “blight.”  In general, the word “blight” is used to describe decaying or otherwise undesirable […]

Recode Knoxville’s Proposed Zoning Map

Recode Knoxville’s first draft of a proposed zoning map for Knoxville was released today. The proposed map can be accessed here. If you would like to speak to Richard Graves on this or any other matter, he may be reached at (865) 546-9321. Richard E. GravesA Tennessee native and a true Volunteer at heart, Richard, […]

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