Labor & Employment
Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds
15 years ranked
Provided by UB Greensfelder LLP
Employment & Labor
Energy Industry
Financial Services
Health Care
Construction
Construction Industry
Electronic Information Management
Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation
Restrictive Covenants
Private Equity
Private Wealth Services
Energy
Financial Services Industry
Health Care & Regulated Industries
Kevin is Co-Managing Partner of UB Greensfelder. In this role, he oversees the daily affairs of all of the firm’s offices, leading strategic, financial, and operational issues. His priorities in firm leadership include guiding long-term strategic growth initiatives, promoting diversity of leadership, and enhancing the firm’s service to clients and the community.
In his legal practice, Kevin handles a range of employment issues, including traditional labor matters, working with employers to navigate lawsuits, investigations, and human resources issues. He has defended employers and management in employment discrimination lawsuits, wage and hour class action lawsuits, ERISA litigation, and demands for arbitration, as well as lawsuits concerning non-competition and confidentiality agreements. His practice has included work with clients in the construction, financial services, retail, and manufacturing industries, among others. He is a certified mediator trained in alternative methods of resolving disputes, potentially allowing parties to reach a compromise before going to trial.
With extensive experience in traditional labor law, Kevin is also experienced in providing counsel to management with respect to union relations, labor arbitrations, and collective bargaining agreements. He advises on compliance with employment laws such as Title VII, ERISA, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and wage and hour laws, as well as their state law counterparts, and assists in conducting internal investigations of employee complaints of harassment.
American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Missouri Law Review (Associate Member, 1993-1994; Note & Comment Editor, 1994-1995); University of Missouri-Columbia Student Bar Association (President, 1994-1995)
Missouri State High School Football Official (1995-2015)
St. Peter Catholic Church, Volunteer Coach (2003-2015)
University of Missouri School of Law
J.D.
Boston College
B.A.
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Kevin McLaughlin is co-managing partner at UB Greensfelder. He is highly regarded for his expertise in representing employers across a range of labor and employment matters, such as terminations and ERISA litigation.
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