Lawyer Bio : Richard L. Rainey

Bar Associations: American Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Treasurer, 1995 and Council Member 1997-2000; Mecklenburg County Bar Association.

Admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina. Admitted to practice before the North Carolina Supreme Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina and the District of Colorado, and the Eastern District of Michigan.

AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Editor, North Carolina Employment Law Letter, M. Lee Smith Publishers 1993 - current;

Contributor, 50 Employment Laws in 50 States, Employer Counsel Network, M. Lee Smith Publishers (2005);

Contributor, American with Disability Act Compliance Guidebook, M. Lee Smith Publishers (1992);

Contributor, State OSHA Special Report, Government Institutes;

"Older Worker's Benefit Protection Act," North Carolina Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Newsletter (1991);

"Fetal Protection Policies Unprotected," North Carolina Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Newsletter (1991).

• “FMLA Master Class,” sponsored by M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC, Charlotte, NC, November 9, 2011;
• “Your First Line of Defense: Training Supervisors to Ward Off Employment Law Claims,” co-presenter, sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC Annual Meeting); Denver, CO, October 25, 2011;
• “The New Regulations: GINA and ADAAA – The Dawning of a New Day,” sponsored by the Winston-Salem Society for Human Resource Management, Winston-Salem, NC, June 24, 2011;
• “Performance Appraisals: Benefit or Liability?”, sponsored by the Employer’s Association, Charlotte, NC, January 10, 2011 and November 5, 2009;
• “What Banks Need to Know Now: New Employment Requirements Under the SAFE Act,” co-presenter, Womble Carlyle Webinar, December 17, 2010;
• “FMLA Master Class,” co-presenter, sponsored by the North Carolina Employment Law Letter, Durham, NC, April 17, 2008;
• “FMLA Master Class,’ co-presenter, sponsored by the North Carolina Employment Law Letter, Charlotte, NC, April 15, 2008;
• “Wage & Hour Master Class,” co-presenter, sponsored by the North Carolina Employment Law Letter, Charlotte, NC, October 9, 2007;
• “Intersection of Psychiatric Disabilities and the ADA: A Roadmap to Compliance,” a Womble Carlyle Breakfast Briefing co-presented by Richard L. Rainey and Stuart A. Brock in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 14, 2007;
• “FMLA Master Class - The Advanced Interactive Workshop for North Carolina Employers", North Carolina Employment Law Letter, co-presented by Richard Rainey, Stuart Brock and Sheri Roberson in Charlotte, NC, November 8, 2006;
• “Identity Theft: What employers need to know to protect themselves and their employees,” a Womble Carlyle Breakfast Briefing co-presented by Richard L. Rainey and Stuart A. Brock in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 12, 2006;
• “Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Law,” a Womble Carlyle Breakfast Briefing co-presented by Richard L. Rainey and Stuart A. Brock in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 12, 2006;
• Legal Update, (IPMA – Southern Region Conference, April 2005);
• Conducting a Legal Internal Investigation: Employee Rights, (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Charlotte Chapter meeting, October 7, 2004);
• Immigration and Employment Issues in the Workplace: A 2003 Update, (September 30, 2004);
• Alternative Dispute Resolution, (Human Resources Law Update, Sterling Education Series, September 21, 2004);
• The “White Collar” Exemptions Under The Fair Labor Standards Act: An Analysis of the Regulatory Revisions”, (DataMax Seminars, July 21, 2004);
• Update On The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), (North Carolina Hospital Human Resource Association Spring Conference, March 26, 2004);
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Update, (Labor And Employment Law Update, Sterling Education Series, March 9, 2004);
• Employment Law Crystal Ball: Things To Look For In The Coming Years, (MICA Legal Clinic, Miami, Florida, November 2, 2001);
• Legal Update, (Charlotte Area Personnel Association Monthly Meeting, September 10, 2001);
• Basic Equal Employment Opportunity Law (American Bar Association, April 28, 2000);
• Labor and Employment Benefit Issues in Corporate Transaction (North Carolina Bar Foundation, February 25, 2000);
• Recruiting and Retaining Skilled Employees (Council on Education in Management, October 6, 1998);
• NCOSHA Ergonomics Initiative (The Employers Association, September 24, 1998);
• Union Avoidance (Davidson County Human Resource Association, September 21, 1998);
• Benefit Issues Under the FMLA, ABA and ADEA (Cambridge Institute, April 30, 1998);
• Labor and Employment Issues in Buying and Selling a Business (Cambridge Institute, June 10, 1997);
• Mergers and Acquisitions of Private Companies (Cambridge Institute, 1995);
• ADA (Carolina Human Resources and Employee Benefits Update, December 1995);
• The Lawyer and the Troubled Business, ABTV CLE Seminar (November 9, 1995);
• School Law in North Carolina (National Business Institute, Inc., October 12, 1995);
• Workplace Violence (Davidson Community College, September 21, 1995);
• North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act (September 14, 1994);
• Documentation of Disciplinary Action, (Society for Human Resource Management, Raleigh-Wake and Triangle Chapters, February 25, 1994);
• Negligent Retention (Public School Administrators, Raleigh Area Technical Assistance Center, February 18, 1994);
• OSHA Compliance (Davidson Community College, January 31, 1994);
• Family and Medical Leave Act (June 24, 1993);
• ADA (North Carolina Library Association Annual Meeting, June 1, 1993);
• Employment Torts in North Carolina (Institute of Business Law May 11, 1993);
• ADA (Davidson Community College, February 10, 1993);
• ADA (Surry Community College September 17, 1992);
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Southern Taxicab Conference, August 11, 1992);
• Drugs in the Workplace (October 18, 1990);