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COVID-19 employment requirements families first coronavirus response act signed into law

Originally Published March 18, 2020 / Revised Based on New Developments Almost Daily / Last Updated on April 2, 2020 (these revisions in underline)President Donald J. Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law in the late…

Governor signs Alabama’s equal pay/salary legislation

On June 10, 2019, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (HB 225), which becomes effective on September 1, 2019.The Act prohibits race or sex discrimination in pay, if the work “requires equal skill, effort, education,…

Recognized in the Best in the Best Lawyers in AmericaA© (2019 edition)

Richard Lehr, David Middlebrooks, Al Vreeland and Mike Thompson have once again been recognized in The Best Lawyers In America© for Labor and Employment Law. Al Vreeland was also named Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law in the 25th Edition…

U.S. News & World report and Best Lawyers name LMVT to its best law firms list for 2018

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers named Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C. to its Best Law Firms list for 2018, ranking LMVT in Tier 1 for Employment Law (Management), Labor Law (Management), and Litigation (Labor & Employment).The 2018 rankings are based on the…

LMVT Makes Super Lawyers List

It is with great humility and pride that we wish to share the news that five of our lawyers were selected as Alabama Super Lawyers for 2017.Richard Lehr, David Middlebrooks, Al Vreeland and Mike Thompson were selected among the top…

LMVT recognized by chambers’ guide to leading lawyers for business

LMVT was recognized by The Chambers 2017 Client’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a Tier 1 firm in our field, the eleventh consecutive year we have been in the top tier of labor and employment lawyers. Chambers described the firm as:…