People Q&A: Dickinson Wright’s Reid Estes William WilliamsUpdated Apr 19, 2021 M. Reid Estes, Jr., is a member attorney in the Nashville office of Dickinson Wright. He serves as manager of the firm’s Labor and Employment …
Home State making progress on construction worker misclassifications Geert De Lombaerde Jun 11, 2014 A push by the Tennessee Department of Labor to stop construction companies ducking their workers' compensation and unemployment insurance obli…
Management Ramsey rails on red tape Geert De Lombaerde Mar 29, 2011 Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey wants small business owners and managers to tee off on government bureaucrats making "ridiculous" decisions and says he wi…
Home OSHA cites local Postal Service facility Geert De Lombaerde Feb 10, 2011 The U.S. Postal Service has been fined $70,000 over a "willful safety violation" at its Royal Parkway facility. There, an employee was hurt wo…
Home Contractors can start registering for workers' comp exemption Geert De Lombaerde Jan 6, 2011 The Tennessee Department of State has begun accepting applications from certain construction business owners wishing to opt out of the workers…
Home NFIB wants stiffer fines Geert De Lombaerde Feb 3, 2010 Saying it will both increase resources and awareness, the National Federation of Independent Business is calling for the state to "increase fi…
Home The NFIB's Tennessee priorities Geert De Lombaerde Jan 7, 2010 With state lawmakers preparing to kick off the action on Capitol Hill, the National Federation of Independent Business says it will wade into …
Don't mess with the feds Geert De Lombaerde Dec 30, 2008 Knoxville attorney Jack Burgin shares some perspective on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's fiscal 2009 report. One noteworthy num…
